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News Release from: PTC - Parametric Technology (UK) | Subject: Pro/Desktop Express 2001
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 March 2002
Midrange solid modelling software - for
free
PTC will launch Pro/Desktop Express 2001 at the Solid Modelling 2002 exhibition this week in Birmingham.
PTC will launch Pro/Desktop Express 2001 at the Solid Modelling 2002 exhibition this week in Birmingham The free general design software allows all engineers to collaborate and to interact with users in a PTC value chain and visitors to the show can collect a free copy from PTC's stand at the show which is in the Bracebridge Suite of the National Motorcycle Museum
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Pro/Desktop Express 2001 is the breakthrough parametric solid modelling software with midrange functionality that perfectly meets the needs of concept engineers, designers, home engineers, students and engineers who don't require the full power of PTC's Pro/Engineer.
Its ease of use and deployment are unparalleled.
Pro/Desktop Express 2001 is built on PTC's Granite One modelling technology, which delivers native file interoperability with any other Granite application, including Pro/Engineer.
Pro/Desktop Express 2001 is an efficient solution for users who don't need the power of Pro/Engineer but need to support, work or collaborate within a Pro/Engineer product development environment.
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Now, Pro/DESKTOP 2001 makes the power of PTC's technology available to an unpredecentedly broad range of users who will be able to share data with users of both Pro/Engineer and third-party applications built on Granite".
Pro/Desktop Express 2001 users can harness the power of collaboration over the Internet via an invitation to PTC's Pro/Collaborate service from a Pro/ENGINEER user.
The www.procollaborate.com website allows design engineers to collaborate both within the enterprise and across firewalls with external suppliers, manufacturing partners and customers.
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"By integrating Pro/Desktop with Pro/Collaborate and offering Pro/Desktop Express 2001 for free we are extending the reach of the PTC value chain", said Mike Brown, Pro/Desktop product line manager at PTC.
"Pro/Collaborate project participants who are not Pro/Engineer licensees can now use Pro/Desktop 2001 or Pro/Desktop Express 2001 to access, modify, and manipulate Pro/Engineer designs".
Pro/Collaborate project creation entitlement is free for Pro/Desktop and Pro/Engineer customers under an active maintenance contract.
The full Pro/Desktop 2001 package, available worldwide for $995, also includes photo-realistic rendering and Visual Basic for Applications.
Pro/Desktop is already deployed in a number of large companies where users are engaged in conceptual design, jig and tool design, manufacturing, project management and other functions where the full power of Pro/Engineer is not necessary.
"We use PTC's Pro/Desktop in our concessions department at Airbus UK to detail modifications to design manufacturing, and in our service support department to detail repair work for aircraft damaged while in service", said Stephen Tothill, engineering CAD / KBE solutions manager at Airbus.
"There are approximately 120 users of Pro/Desktop within Airbus UK, and they find it very easy to use".
At smaller companies, Pro/Desktop often supports the transition from 2D to 3D design.
It is also immensely popular among a range of users, from project engineers to home engineers, who place a premium on ease of use.
"Choosing Pro/Desktop as our primary CAD tool was easy - it's a logical, inexpensive choice considering all of its capabilities.
It has been the ideal tool for us to move from 2D to 3D because of its intuitive features and ease of use", said Peter Readey, president of Steam Machines "We've used Pro/Desktop as our CAD package since 1997 for all of our computer aided design.
We use it for all our engineering design work and drawings - for sterolyth parts, moulds, even for electronic circuit boards - CAM.
It is a most versatile tool".
Steven Bennett, chief executive officer of Starchaser Industries, developer of NOVA, the world's first commercial re-useable manned launch vehicle, said, "The design of NOVA would have been impossible without PTC's Pro/Desktop.
The aggressive development schedule for this project has meant we need to have our designs right the first time and we have been able to achieve that".
In a testament to Pro/Desktop's ease of use, more than 1 million middle and high school students in the USA and UK are using Pro/Desktop as part of their design technology curricula.
Both Pro/Desktop packages include 2D sketching, parametric feature-based modelling, feature-based drafting, assemblies, 2D and 3D kinematics, collaboration, configurations, animations, Pro/Engineer interoperability, and the ability to export Windchill ProductView data.
Pro/Desktop Express is downloadable for free from the PTC website.
Alternatively, a CD may be obtained for $15 postage and handling.
Pro/Desktop Express will be free until the release of the next Express version.
Users will be asked to reregister every six months to ensure they receive the latest service and maintenance package.
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