Archives for January 2014

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We had some issues with the Site due to bandwidth demands.  In order to alleviate some of the issues of hosting the videos directly on our site, we have chosen to move the hosting of the Videos over to our new provider – Vimeo.  We will still serve them up from our site but the bandwidth demands will be born by Vimeo.  So far we have moved the AutoCAD Training Videos and the CADWorx Beginner Series Videos over to Vimeo and we will continue the process until complete.

Please take a look and let us know what you think…

PS The third video in the CADWorx Beginner Series has been posted.

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OrthoGen for Intergraph CADWorx PLANT Professional has been released!

OrthoGen for CADWorx does for 2D orthographics what Isogen does for 2D isometric generation from 3D models. Simply define your drawing formats, define your 2D views, and Orthogen automatically creates fully annotated 2D plan, section, elevation and other drawings required for site layout and construction. OrthoGen pre-populated with dozens of common drawing types that require only minor adjustments to achieve your desired drawing styles.

Orthogen is a mature software product that has been used in Intergraph’s PDS plant design software for years.  CADWorx is now the only AutoCAD-Based Plant Design software compatible with OrthoGen!

Below is a short Video on Orthogen:

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Features

Integrated with AutoCAD® and CADWorx®

The OrthoGen for CADWorx Plant Professional (OrthoGen) integrated drawing interface quickly reads properties directly from CADWorx models files. Because OrthoGen operates within the AutoCAD environment users can auto annotate, and conduct other 2D embellishments, through AutoCAD viewports. OrthoGen also integrates well with existing user developed CADWorx commands, details, standards, and block libraries.

Multiple AutoCAD viewports and xRefs

OrthoGen allows the use of multiple AutoCAD viewports and utilizes data from xRefs up to three levels deep. Because of this flexibility users can create drawings representing multiple scales and views. Because OrthoGen is tightly integrated into the AutoCAD environment it also supports the AutoCAD User Coordinate Systems (UCS)

Flexible settings and standards creation

The user interface of OrthoGen for CADWorx lets users select thousands of option combinations. These combinations can be saved as drawings styles for future individual or group use. In addition the production mode interface allows the easy enforcement of project standards. To ensure user productivity OrthoGen is supplied with forty pre-defined and editable drawing styles, so users can be up and running in no time.

Easy label repositioning and modification

When using OrthoGen in the CADWorx environment users can use basic AutoCAD commands to move and rotate labels. What is special is that these edits are preserved when running updates on the drawing, eliminating unnecessary re-work. Users can also add additional dimensions, hatching, notes, details, etc. using basic CADWorx and AutoCAD commands.

Automated column grid references

By creating a single grid model helps coordinate and automate the placement of grid labels for ALL drawings on a project. Grid models provide a firm dimensional base that helps eliminate guesswork and the introduction of errors.

Annotations where you want them

The fast, high-resolution, white-space search algorithms allow users to generate orthographic representations that will automatically avoid areas that you do not wish to have dimensions or annotations to appear. Commands also help define dimension “edges” on the drawings.

Please contact ECE Design for more information.