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News Release from: TraceParts | Subject: Trace Parts for Autodesk Inventor
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 13 February 2001

Full mechanical components library for
Inventor

With the release of Trace Parts for Autodesk Inventor, Trace Software is the first software developer in the world to supply a fully integrated library of mechanical components for Autodesk Inventor.

Trace Software is pleased to be announcing the immediate release of Trace Parts for Autodesk Inventor and in doing so is the first software developer in the world to supply a fully integrated library of mechanical components for Autodesk Inventor An application and service of impressive benefits, Trace Parts provides designers with access to an extensive library of mechanical components that is always up-to-date and includes a dynamic 3D viewer for the fully parametric components

"When designing Inventor we dedicated ourselves to the task of providing users with immediate productivity gains by giving the program a highly intuitive user interface specialised specifically for the task of mechanical design" Georges Millet, Managing Director of Autodesk France.

"Trace Parts for Inventor completes this requirement for productivity in a remarkable fashion.

Capable of improving productivity by anywhere between 50% and 80%, a library of mechanical components is an essential requirement for most design offices." "It is not the task of CAD platform developers to manage the information provided by various component manufacturers," declares Etienne Mullie, CEO of the Trace Software Group.

"This is a specialist field that Trace Software, one of Autodesk's partners since 1989, has been involved in for several years by collaboration with some of the biggest names in the mechanical industry." Compatible with Mechanical Desktop, AutoCAD 2000, Architectural Desktop and now Autodesk Inventor, Trace Parts is now available for the entire range of Autodesk's iDesign product line.

Drawing offices operating simultaneously in both Mechanical Desktop and Inventor environments can therefore use the product.

Trace Parts has also been chosen by a number of other CAD platform developers, which ensures an attractive and long-term relationship with the manufacturing community.

Trace Parts, the go-between for manufacturers and designers Trace Parts is not just a product line, but also a concept and entire range of services supplied to manufacturers and drawing offices.

Trace Parts is based upon PartsXML©, a structure that standardises the coding of the information required to accurately define components, and the dotCAD format, a descriptive language based upon Javascript that is used to define the fully parametric component models.

As well as the "Component Library" products, Trace Parts technology also enables the creation of custom online and CD solutions for manufacturers.

These specialist applications allow manufacturers to promote their equipment by addressing the entire design community while removing the technical constraints associated with the use of different file types in CAD.

Trace Parts is also an online application; the site is a gateway that provides for the worldwide distribution of the CAD models from the manufacturers involved in the Trace Parts concept.

Trace Parts for Autodesk Inventor Trace Software and SPATIAL have recently signed a partnership agreement for the use of the ACIS kernel within Trace Parts, the result of which is that both Autodesk Inventor and Trace Parts for Inventor use the ACIS modelling kernel as part of their core programming.

Trace Parts also includes the following functionality: - The content of Trace Parts includes tens of thousands of components and is constantly growing.

Updates are supplied by CD ROM or online.

- Trace Parts can be used immediately following installation due to its modern and intuitive interface that is directly accessible from within Inventor.

- Trace Parts includes several search engines as well as a flexible classification system that enhances its ease-of-use.

- Trace Parts caters for the 3D visualisation of components prior to their insertion in assemblies, which allows designers the opportunity to check the parts they have selected.

- As well as the 3D models, Trace Parts also provides extensive documentation distributed by the manufacturer concerning the components, such as information about mounting conditions, technical considerations, etc? - Components created by Trace Parts and inserted into assemblies include all the information required to create detailed parts lists.

- Users can develop the contents of the library to suite their requirements by; the addition of their own models, editing of attached databases and the association of custom documentation for in-house use.

Price and availability Trace Parts for Inventor is distributed via the Autodesk reseller network at a price of 750.00 euros (USD 690.00).

Trace Parts is also available as a server based application, this functionality allows the management of the contents of the library in function of the custom requirements of individual companies.

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