Support for AutoCAD 2013 DWG files is also included in the update. The Open Design Alliance (ODA) has updated its development platform for creating DWG compatible applications and import/export utilities. The new release adds support for Java as a development environment, among other changes, and supports changes to the DWG format in AutoCAD 2013. ODA is a non-profit … [Read more...] about ODA adds Java as development platform for DWG compatibility
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Open Design Alliance adds new membership levels
The target audience is corporations that use ODA technology only for internal solutions, not to create products for commercial release. Open Design Alliance (ODA) today announced the addition of two new levels of membership: Corporate Founding and Corporate Sustaining. These membership levels are designed for corporations wanting to develop in-house solutions on Teigha, the … [Read more...] about Open Design Alliance adds new membership levels
2008: Autodesk and Bentley exchange software libraries to improve interoperability
In 2008 Autodesk and Bentley Systems agreed to direct exchange of software libraries and the reciprocal use of each other's Application Programming Interfaces. It remains as the largest single company-to-company interoperability agreement in the history of AEC software. An archive article from the July 10, 2008 edition of CADCAMNET, acquired in 2010 by Jon Peddie Research. By … [Read more...] about 2008: Autodesk and Bentley exchange software libraries to improve interoperability
Open Design Alliance adds raster library, Android support to Teigha update
The raster support comes from an open source library used by 90 products. The Android support is an API in member-only beta testing. The latest release of the Open Design Alliance (ODA) Teigha software development platform adds support for a popular raster image software library and offers software developers its first support for the Android mobile OS platform. Teigha … [Read more...] about Open Design Alliance adds raster library, Android support to Teigha update
Bentley joins the iPad bandwagon
New mobile apps will connect to ProjectWise collaboration and Navigator model viewing products. Bentley Systems will extend its ProjectWise V8i synchronized collaboration and Bentley Navigator V8i review and markup capabilities to users of mobile devices, such as iPads. The company announced the forthcoming release of the two apps at its annual user conference … [Read more...] about Bentley joins the iPad bandwagon
ODA ships cross-platform DWG/DGN viewer
A new free CAD file viewer doubles as a test platform for Open Design Alliance members. The Open Design Alliance has released a free cross-platform viewer for AutoCAD DWG and MicroStation DGN files. The viewer is available on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. ODA is the CAD industry consortium historically known for its reverse-engineering of the AutoCAD DWG format. It now … [Read more...] about ODA ships cross-platform DWG/DGN viewer