The CAD Rating Guide

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Systems Featured in the 5th Edition

Note: The 5th edition was first published in June, 1997. The 6th edition is due out in the first quarter of 2002. Many of the products and companies listed below have changed since the 5th edition came out. We have tried to keep the links as fresh as possible.


3D/EYE, Inc. TriSpectives Technical 2.0 CRGbanner1.gif (9212 bytes)
Advanced Relational Technology, Inc. Chief Architect 4.0  
Advanced Solid Technologies (ASTech) TOPsolid  
AeroHydro, Inc. MultiSurf 3.0  
Algor, Inc. Algor  
Alias|Wavefront Alias Designer 5.1
Alias Studio 8.0
AutoStudio
 
Altair Computing, Inc. HyperMesh 2.1
OptiStruct 3.0
 
ANSYS, Inc. ANSYS FEA 5.3  
Applicon, Inc. Bravo 6.0  
Archway Systems, Inc. PenDrafter 8.1  
ASA (Advanced Software Applications) DIAMOND 9.1  
Ashlar Inc. DrawingBoard 1.0
Vellum 3.0
 
auto·des·sys, Inc. form-Z and form-Z RenderZone 2.9  
Autodesk, Inc. AutoCAD 14
AutoCAD Designer (w/AutoCAD 13) Release 2
AutoCAD LT for Windows 95
AutoCAD Map 2.0
AutoCAD Mechanical (w/AutoCAD) 1.0
AutoCAD OEM
Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 1.2
AutoSketch R2.1
AutoSURF (w/AutoCAD) 2
Survey Complete
 
BAGH Technologies Architrion II 6  
Baystate Technologies, Inc. CADKEY 97 Release 1  
Bentley Systems, Inc. MicroStation 95
MicroStation GeoGraphics
MicroStation MasterPiece 5.6
MicroStation Modeler 5.5
MicroStation PowerDraft 5.6
 

CADMAX Corporation

CADMAX TrueSurf Master V7.50 cadmax3.gif (9203 bytes)
CADSI DADS 8.5  
CadWare s.r.l. BlueCAD 1.0
Pj2 3.1
 
CAiCE Software Corporation CaiCE 6.0  
Choice Computing TrueCAD 2.1  
Cigraph s.r.l. CumTerra 1.4.2
HouseMap 1.3
 
CIMLINC, Inc. ExpertCAD 3D 5.2  
CIS Graphics Inc. Design-3 3.1  
CoCreate Software GmbH ME10 8.0
ME30 8.0
SolidDesigner 4.5
 
Cognition Corp. Mechanical Advantage II 4.2  
Computer Design, Inc. DesignConcept 3D 5.1
U4ia 4.2
 
Computervision Corporation CADDS 5 6.1.1 Note: Computervision has been acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation
Corel Corporation Corel CAD 3D v1.0
Corel Visual CADD 2.0
 
D-Cubed Ltd. 2D DCM 3.2.0
3D DCM-P3 1.6.0
 
Dassault Systèmes CATIA V4R1.8
CATIA/CADAM Drafting V4R1.8
 
DATACAD LLC DataCAD 7  
Datacut GRAFX II 1.13a  
Deneba Software, Inc. Canvas 5.0  
Design Futures, Inc. IDRAW 36.0
MegaMODEL 3v3.04
 
Diehl Graphsoft, Inc. Blueprint 5
MiniCAD 6
Diehl Graphsoft was acquired by Nemetschek Ag
Ditek Software Corp. DynaCADD 4.0  
Drawbase Software Drawbase 2.3  
Eagle Point Software Irrigation Designer
ProSurveyor Plus 13.1
Site Designer II 2.0
SolidBuilder
 
EDS Unigraphics Unigraphics 12.0  
Engineered Software PowerCADD 3.0  
ESRI, Inc.
(Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.)
ARC/INFO 7.0  
F I T, Inc. CADVANCE 7.0  
FCAD, Inc. FelixCAD 2.1  
GDS Corp. (Graphic Data Systems Corp.) GDS 5.6  
Graphisoft US, Inc. ArchiCAD for TeamWork  
GrayTech Software, Inc. CAD X11 3.1
GTWorks 14.1
Point Line Professional CADD 10.5
 
GTX Corporation GTXImage CAD 4.0  
IBM Corporation A&ES 3.1.0 Note: A&ES has been withdrawn from the market.
ICEM Technologies ICEM DDN 3.3.02 Note: ICEM Technologies has been acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation
IMSI
(International Microcomputer Software, Inc.)
TurboCAD Professional 4.0  
Informatix Software International Limited microGDS 5.0  
Intergraph Federal Systems ISDP (Integrated Ship Design & Production) v2.4  
Intergraph Software Solutions EMS 3
Imagineer Technical 2.0
Solid Edge 3.0
EMS and Solid Edge are now owned by Unigraphics Solutions
ISD Software und Systeme GmbH HiCAD 15  
Kinetix, the Multimedia Division of Autodesk, Inc. 3D Studio Max 1.2  
MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation (MSC) MSC/ARIES 6.1
MSC/PATRAN 7.0
 
Manufacturing and Consulting Services, Inc. (MCS) ANVIL-5000 6.0  
Matra Datavision Inc. CAS.CADE
EUCLID 3 2.0
EUCLID Quantum
Prelude 1.1
STRiM 6.2.0
 
Metalman Corporation MetalMan 2.0  
MICROCADAM, Inc. HELIX Design System 2  
Modern Computer Aided Engineering (MCAE) INERTIA  
Nemetschek Systems, Inc. ALLPLAN12  
Parametric Technology Corporation Pro/ENGINEER 18.0  
Radan Computational Ltd. New Radraft 10.1  
Ricoh Company, Ltd. DESIGNBASE 5.2  
Robo Systems International, Inc. RoboCAD  
SDRC
(Structural Dynamics Research Corp.)
Artisan
I-DEAS Master Series 4
 
SDRC's CAM Business, CAMAX CAMAX Modeler 12.0  
Sigma Design International, LLC ARRIS 7.0  
SoftCAD International ArchiTECH.PC 2.09  
SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks 97 (v3)  
Spatial Technology, Inc. ACIS 3D Toolkit 2.1  
Structural Research & Analysis Corporation (SRAC) COSMOS/M 1.75  
Tecoplan Informatik GmbH Virtual Workshop 2.3  
Template Graphics Software, Inc. Open Inventor 3D Toolkit 2.2  
TommySoftware, North America, Inc. CAD/DRAW 4 Level 2 4.10e  
Top Systems, Ltd. T-FLEX Parametric Pro 5.2  
Trius Inc. Draft Choice 2  
University of Arizona GIFTS FEA 6.7.1  
Varimetrix Corporation VX 6.0  
Vero International, Inc. VISI-CAD Solids 3  
ViaGrafix
  • NASDAQ: VIAX
DesignCAD 97  
Visio Corporation Visio Technical 4.5 Visio was acquired by Microsoft Corporation

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