Now Even AutoCAD Can Open CATIA Files
As part of our MCAD proprietary file import plug-ins for AutoCAD, today we released two plug-ins that import CATIA V4 and V5 part, assembly, graphics, export and session files. You can see the press release here. CATIA V4 Import for AutoCAD can read CATIA V4 part and assembly (.model), export (.exp) and session (.session) files from CATIA 4.1.9 to CATIA 4.2.4. whereas CATIA V5 Import for AutoCAD can read CATIA V5 part (.CATPart), assembly (.CA

Pro/ENGINEER Import for AutoCAD Released
Today we released another plug-in for AutoCAD called Pro/ENGINEER Import for AutoCAD. As the name suggests, it imports Pro/ENGINEER files into AutoCAD. This is different from Pro/ENGINEER 2D Import for AutoCAD, a different plug-in that imports 2D drawings created in Pro/ENGINEER into AutoCAD. This plug-in imports Pro/ENGINEER parts (.prt) and assemblies (.asm) as 3D solid objects in AutoCAD, which can then be further edited using AutoCAD’s solid modeling tools. You can see the press release

26/11 – A Year Later
Today is 26/11. A year ago on this day 10 Pakistani trained terrorists entered Mumbai by the sea and wrecked the kind of havoc that no normal human being would even wish for his enemy. And the worst part is that the mastermind of the Mumbai carnage, a twisted individual called Hafeez Saeed, is as good as a free man in Pakistan and is plotting more attacks on India with the active backing of the Pakistani army. The feeling here in India is not just anger, but that of rage. Rage that this will happen again. The question is when. But there is a more important question – What are w

Inventor Import for AutoCAD Released
Today we released Inventor Import for AutoCAD, a product that we have been working on for some time and which I mentioned in my earlier post titled “How To Open Inventor Part and Assembly Files In AutoCAD?“. In short, this plug-in gives AutoCAD the ability to read Inventor part (IPT) and assembly (IAM) files without the user needing to have access to Inventor. The press release is available here. At the recent Autodesk DevDays event I attended

Specialized and Mainstream MCAD
Today Brad Holtz of Cyon Research pointed me to an interesting white paper published in 2007 titled “A Fresh Look at the Value Proposition of High-End Mechanical CAD“. This white paper is a followup to a similar one published back in 2003 and aims at determining whether the conclusions drawn in the 2003 white paper are still relevan