The BSA offers a $5,000* reward for information that leads to a successful action against a business entity using unauthorised software. It is illegal and against the terms of Smart! EULA to use progeCAD Smart! freeware for commercial or business purposes of any sort.

But warnings don’t always work. Twenty-nine percent of software installed on PCs in Australia in 2006 was obtained illegally, according to a new study by analyst house IDC, sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) — a two percent drop from 2005 levels.

Measures are underway to deal with illegal use

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Some may have had problems to read SolidWorks 2007 files within TransMagic. I am happy to say that this problem seems apparently fixed in the upcoming TransMagic SP2 release available soon.

We have been working with the beta and SolidWorks 3D solid body topology seems to read in fine now. We did notice that TransMagic does not support reading the underlying parametric sketches, even when importing empty bodies and wireframe. Still, this is an important improvement for some.

Our staff have been involved in most aspects third party OEM product design for many years. Now we are posting some of the past projects (the ones that we can) on our Elance page.

I loose count of the number of CAD systems we have licensed in house. CATIA V4, Cadkey, Inventor, T-Flex, VX, progeCAD (of course) and several others. We specialize in plastics assembly design, especially in automotive. But we are flexible. Once I even looked at a project for Nike ;)

Further comments can be found on our design and drafting services page.

Other Product Design Services

• TDI Group - Industrial Design Consultants India TDI Group is a team of India-based professional designers providing high quality and cost effective Product and Industrial Design services.
• Icarus Design - Product Design Bangalore India Icarus Design is a product design outsourcing company based in Bangalore. We specialize in industrial and mechanical design, working with clients from product conceptualization through design, prototyping and decorating.
• Design Ticket - Industrial & Product Design India Offers Product Design and Industrial Design Consultancy, based in Pune India, proves design for Medical, Consumer and Electronic Products.
• Prodigy Labs - Hardware and Software Design, India Prodigy Labs is an Embedded Technology Company having expertise in the hardware and software design and development of embedded devices.
• Onio Design - Product and Packaging Design, India Onio is a design studio with more than 7 years of design experience with local and international clients. Design areas include: electronic gadgets design, perfumes and cosmetics packaging design, complex mechanisms and product systems design. Graduates of two premier institutes in INdia (IIT and NID) come together. Strong offshore project management experience. USA representation available. Based in Pune, India.
• Genesis Multidesigners - Product Design Services India Genesis Multidesigners provides a range of design services from product design to exhibition, interior, user interface and Web design.
• Axiom Consulting - Product Engineering and Developement, California & India Axiom Consulting is a product design, prototyping, engineering and developement company, with offices in California and Bangalore India. Our clients range from fortune 500 companies in the USA to inventors and small- to medium-sized manufacturers interested in high quality and low cost product developement.
• Square 1 Product Development - New Product Development, lllinois USA Square 1 Product Development is a dynamic company dedicated to creating and developing superior products in a variety of industries. Our highly qualified staff consists of skilled and experienced
• Reva International - OEM Services and Product Design, USA & China With over 20 patents in their engineers’ portfolio, a diverse range of OEM clients, and a dedicated worldwide staff that operates 24 hours per day on our customers’ behalf, Reva OEM is a single-stop solution
• Centroid Creative Hubb - Product and Automotive Design Firm in Chennai, South India Centroid Creative Hubb is an Industrial Design Studio based in Chennai, South India that specializes in the areas of Product and Automobile Design. We undertake end-to-end design solutions, from concept to final production supervision consulting. We have handled clients from Tractors to Pens, and we have a very wide product portfolio of our works done in the recent past.
• Georgia Tech EDTV - Automation & Product Design Assistance, USA The Office of Economic Development and Technology Ventures (EDTV) at Georgia Tech operates broad-based programs of assistance to Georgia entrepreneurs, businesses, industry, economic developers and communities. The regional offices of Georgia Tech’s Economic Development and Technology Ventures can assist manufacturing firms by providing services related to mechanical equipment, automation and product development.
• IDE Geneva Innovations International IDE is Bangalore based design innovation studio providing complete new product development solutions to organisations seeking ways to transform their ideas into products.
• TriE Commercial Group - Commercial Product Design and Development TriE Commercial Group is a contract product design and development firm with expertise in the commercial industry. We work with start-up, mid-size, and multinational organizations to provide strategic development services, which will meet your regulatory and business needs. TriE’s technical team has experience in taking a project at any stage of the product life cycle, from conception to market entry.
• Remote 3D - Industrial Design and Related support Remote 3D works with domestic and international firms and OEMs to support the product development process at various stages. Apart from industrial design services, Remote 3D specializes in product detailing and photo-realistic renderings.
• SnS Design - Product Design Services SnS Design is a full-service product design firm for innovative product design solutions. We design a broad range of products such as home appliances, electronic, medical products, furniture, and children’s
• Sagentia: Product Development, User Research, Manufacturing, Business Strategy Sagentia is a global technology management and product development company. We have an uncompromising commitment to innovation that has led to the launch of breakthrough products that have changed the basis
• Desmania Design Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi and Mumbai, India Desmania was established in 1992 as a multi-disciplinary design firm. Over the years it has evolved into a one stop shop for creative solutions. We have a talented pool of resources that is well blended with our state-of-the-art infrastructure to offer services on a turn key basis in the areas of industrial design, product design, visual communications and packaging design.
• DEENTEK Solutions - Product Development Management Singapore DEENTEK Solutions, a Singapore based consultancy firm, provides product development management services tailored to meet the needs of a variety of industries from OEM/ODM to small scale product development
• Slingshot Product Development Group - Product Design & Development, USA & China Slingshot Product Development Group (PDG) is a vertically integrated product design and development company with sevices ranging from industrial design to electrical and mechanical engineering and encompassing
• Brightworks - Product Design Consultants UK Brightworks provides a complete range of industrial design and new product development services. We are specialists in medical device design, technical & structural packaging design, telecoms equipment design 

CADDIT will continue carrying the VariCAD 3D product on the CADstore. A few weeks ago VariCAD announced the release of VariCAD 2008. The new features for 2008 include:

• support for 3D threads (threads at bolts, screws and nuts, including library parts; threaded holes, etc.)
• improvements in shells and surface development
• new 3D kernel capabilities (e.g. Boolean intersection, improved 3D chamfer tool)
  a new tool for spherical solids
• new BOM and title blocks’ features
• further impoved STEP file compatibility
• a possibility of setting antialiasing for better display in 3D (graphic card settings)
  and more.

VariCAD can be downloaded for free and used for 30 days before buying a license. VariCAD is ideal for small 3D sheet metal, industrial jig and fixture design, as well as more general drafting projects. There are a number of tutorial videos online to help users learn CAD design with VariCAD.

The rumours are true. T-Flex is finally here.

What is T-Flex?

High-end hybrid parametric solid and surface modeling CAD CAM software. Many of the features somewhat resemble Pro Engineer. T-Flex CAD comes bundled with basic FEA and motion simulation and kinematic study for assemblies. Sketches are defined by either outlining or hatching vector construction entities, much the way a board draftsman darkens (HB) lines from his much lighter draft strokes (6H).

But don’t let the simplicity fool you! T-Flex CAD CAM has been used to develop entire factories and transport systems.

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Never omit the hidden value of CAD services.. Long time ago, when CAD Services as we know them today were in their infancy I started to work with a customer. The entire circuit could be delivered by a collection of services, which grew today to best CAD services. They brought the realisation that the bigger capabilities delivered by the services were of interest to a broader range of customers. And the quality, of course, was one of the deciding points.

CAD Services list:

• Indsys Computers - CAD Outsourcing India  

                  Indsys Computers is a drawing management and IT services company providing CAD/CAM drawing and drafting services. This includes paper to CAD, raster to vector, area polylines, 3D and perspective drawings,…

• Icarus Design - 3D CAD Services India  

                  Icarus Design is a product design outsourcing company based in Bangalore. We specialize in industrial and mechanical design, working with clients from product conceptualization through design, prototyping and…

• Collab Information Systems - Software Development & Engineering Design, India  

                  Collabsoft offers end to end offshore services in application software development, product development, engineering design and drafting (AutoCAD, AutoPlant, Pro/E). Collabsoft is a division of Collab Information Systems Pvt Ltd, a company incorporated in India.

• VNCAD - Vietnam Computer Aided Design  

                  VNCAD provides offshore outsourcing services for consulting, modeling, CAD, and software development, as well as technology transfer.

• Max Design - Computer Aided Design (CAD) Pondicherry, India  

                  Max Design provides computer aided design (CAD) support services for the aviation, marine and other sectors. This includes 3D modeling, 2D drafting, data migration from one format to another (2D to 3D, 3D to 2D, 3D to 3D) and from one software to another, and 3D rendering and animations

• JSM Technologies - Ship Design Services  

                  JSM Technologies specializes in providing ship design services to shipyards all over the world. Use of the latest technology and skilled manpower resources has helped JSM Technologies in providing detailed engineering drawings to various shipyards and also to their OEM suppliers. JSM Technologies also creates intuitive component libraries, complete with information and their respective 3D Models, to be used by ship designers.

• Sphinx Worldbiz Limited - CAD/CAM/CAE Outsourcing Services New Delhi, India  

                  Sphinx Worldbiz Limited is a CAD outsourcing company based in New Delhi, India offering world class engineering services in CAD/CAM/CAE Outsourcing, 3D Modeling and more.

• Space Coast CAD Solutions - Catia Design Experts  

                  Space Coast CAD Solutions is a Florida-based engineering services company specializing in Catia CAD design and data translation. Using Catia V4 and Catia V5, we excel at delievering high-end data at an affordable cost. All work is performed domestically, and we are authorized to receive unclassified military critical data. Services provided range from drafting to knowledge based engineering and automation.

• KG Information Systems - CAD/CAM/CAE/CFD Service Provider in Japan  

                  KG Information Systems provides CAD/CAM/CAE/CFD services to leading Japanese companies for more than a decade.

• Dema Technology Co. Ltd. - CAD/CAM/CAE/RE/RP Services Nanjing, China  

                  Dema Technology Co. Ltd. is a product design (CAD/CAM/CAE/RE/RP) outsourcing company based in Nanjing, China. We specialize in industrial and mechanical design, working with clients from product conceptualization through design, prototyping and tooling.

• Arjun Projects - Design and Engineering Company Chennai, India  

                  Arjun Projects is a design and engineering company based in Chennai, India. We provide engineering services to the oil & gas, power, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. We also work with leading contractors and fabricators and other consultants for their requirements for design and preparation of detail engineering drawings, including fabrication drawings.

• Satellier - Design Support Services for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries  

                  Satellier provides value-added design support solutions evolving from computer aided design (CAD) documentation, 3D modeling and building information modeling (BIM) services to architecture, engineering, and construction firms. Our corporate offices are in Chicago and New Delhi. We also have offices in New York and Los Angeles.

• ARC International  

                  ARC International serves the flexographic industry by providing a wide range of printing roll products, including wide web printing rolls, narrow web printing rolls, and Anilox rolls.

• Outsourcing CAD Works - CAD Drafting and Conversion Thrissur, Kerala (India)  

                  Outsourcing CAD Works offers CAD drafting and conversion in India. We are specialists in architectural design, drafting and 3D rendering. Our USA office is in Birmingham, Alabama. Our India office is in Thrissur, Kerala.

• Pangeaneering Services - Simple Solutions to Detailed Engineering India  

                  Pangeaneering Services offers customised solutions for all engineering needs in India. Today, detailed engineering outsourcing has gained tremendous momentum across the globe. Outsourcing of non-core…

• Eicher Engineering Solutions (EES) - Engineering Services USA, China and India  

                  Eicher Engineering Solutions (EES) is a unit of Eicher Motors Limited (EML), formed as a “Centre of Excellence” to provide design, development and consulting expertise in the field of engineering services. EES has global delivery capabilities with delivery centers in the USA, China and India.

• BANDACORP - CAD Drawing and Digitization Philippines  

                  BANDACORP is a 100% American owned multi-disciplinary supplier of AutoCAD Services. We are based in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Philippines. Our range of expertise is professional services for mechanical engineering and architectural disciplines. Our specialty is AutoCAD services, 3D modeling and rapid prototyping.

• Beijing FEAonline Engineering Co.Ltd - CAE/FEA/CFD/Mesh Generation China  

                  Beijing FEAonline Engineering Co.Ltd is a global CAE engeering services company in China. FEAonline can provide the following CAE servics: mesh generaion, non-linear FEA, CFD, and optimization.

• Alcyon - CAE, CAD, Meshing, Design Automation, Knowledge Based Engineering India  

                  Alcyon is an engineering services provider focused on computer aided engineering (CAE), meshing, design automation and knowledge based engineering (KBE). We provide services in reverse engineering, 2D-3D…

• EGS Computers India - Specialists in Product Design, FEA since 1993 in India  

                  EGS Computers India Private Limited, since 1993, has been in the forefront of delivering solutions to customers in the areas of product design and development, validation using finite element analysis,…

Youtube is hosting this video trailer for our upcoming "progeCAD Action" video series. These videos should answer many of the questions our new users have had about CAD drafting, as well as indroducing someof us to advanced functionality like Etrack (Otrack), XREFs, VBA, AutoLISP customization and more. Visit the CADDIT CADCAM3D Youtube page and add your comments.

CADDIT recently announced their introduction of the TransMagic 3D CAD file translator suite to the Australian market. TransMagic not only translates CAD data - it can analyze, render, cut and even heal files from CATIA, Pro Engineer, Unigraphics, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor and many other systems. The following five minute video demonstrates how Australian engineers read CAD files from multiple systems without buying another CAD system.

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WorldCAD Access from upFront.eZine reported on Jul 26, 2007 that "Frustrated with the pace of development at the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, Europe’s Bricsys is working on its own development path".

Apparently they feel that they can do a better job? Reports are sketchy, but some indicate that BricsCAD plans to leave the ITC altogether. I can’t help but wonder what next years BricsCAD "upgrade" will really be like. If anyone has more details about this, feel free to post them here.

Despite aggresive marketing, the BricsCAD version of IntelliCAD has not been as successful

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progeCAD 2008 8.0.18 IntelliCAD has been released. This is a free upgrade for all current proge CAD 2008 customers. progeCAD Professional users can upgrade online simply by clicking "Help -> Check Update" from the progeCAD menu bar. progeCAD Standard and progeCAD Smart! will also be upgraded soon.

New features and fixes in 8.0.18

General features and fixes
TEXT: Dwgcodepage will be automatically set to syscodepage in new drawings in order to handle different charsets (cyrillic, greek, chinese, etc)
TEXT: "Open this dialog when the drawing and system code differs" option

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