Collaboration software speeds time-to-market

Paul Boughton

PTC is announcing Cocreate 2008 - the latest release of its explicit CAD, PDM and collaboration software package.

Cocreate 2008 brings new time savings to companies challenged with shrinking design cycles. The software helps users explore more style options quickly and keep product designs aligned with manufacturing processes. Additionally, companies that design complex machinery will benefit from the highly responsive, 3D cross-sectional design environment.

New enhancements in Cocreate 2008 include: revised pattern capabilities; more flexible work-in-progress capture; shaded and rendered drawing views; enhanced surface editing capabilities; and fast cross-sectional modification.

Additionally, Cocreate Drafting 2008 now supports Autocad 2008-compliant DWG and DXF formats. Other capabilities include dimensioning enhancements, such as ANSI-compliant chamfer dimensions, dimension pre- and postfixes, inquiries and grouping of dimensions, symbols, and text. Cocreate Model Manager 2008 and Cocreate Drawing Manager 2008 continue to provide Cocreate Modeling customers with a CAD data management system that is said to be easy to install, easy to use, and easy to add additional value.

James Heppelmann, executive vice president of software solutions, and chief product officer at PTC, comments: “Flexibility to respond to unexpected changes and speed of iteration are critical to the success of companies that choose explicit modelling solutions like Cocreate to develop their designs. The release of Cocreate 2008 demonstrates PTC's ongoing commitment to delivering the capabilities that will help them attain maximum value from their software investment.”

Cocreate 2008 is scheduled to be available in May 2008 in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese.

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