Altiva Software Becomes a Platinum Level Sponsor of MicroStation Connections

March 5, 2007 (Houston, TX) — Altiva Software, Inc. and ConnectPress, Ltd. are pleased to announce that Altiva Software, the only company dedicated to 100% conformance to CAD standards, has become a Platinum Sponsor of the ConnectPress MicroStation Connections Community.

Altiva is the world leader in helping drafting organizations and companies take their CAD data quality and efficiency to a higher level of control with its flagship product CADconform®.

CADconform is a software add-on that works seamlessly between MicroStation® and AutoCAD® to promote and enforce 100% conformance to CAD standards by eliminating drafting errors and significantly contributing to the accuracy of design drawings. It is the only product of its kind that provides an encrypted, tamper-proof electronic seal ensuring data integrity and user confidence.

"We are thrilled to join the ConnectPress community," stated Altiva Software CEO Philip Hurlston. "MicroStation Connections is a remarkable forum of highly-engaged users, committed to learning more, improving their skills, and sharing knowledge with their colleagues. This community is a great place to advance the important issue of CAD data quality and to promote awareness of the powerful, yet easy-to-use and cost-effective solution that CADconform represents for achieving superior CAD data quality. We look forward to this working relationship with ConnectPress and to the interaction with the MicroStation community."


How CADconform Helps Drafters

How it works

CADconform lets users import or define multiple standards sets, then it automatically creates drafting menus derived from those standards. Drafters use those menus to create drawings, and then run the check/fix option to locate and correct non-conformances, eliminating the hassle of rework.

After running the check/fix, the drafter assigns CADconform's tamper-proof electronic seal, assurance that the drawing conforms 100% to the CAD standards, essentially automating the conformance process, saving time and increasing efficiency.

CADconform also provides batch reporting on the conformance status on hundreds or thousands of drawings at a time.


Ability to easily use multiple sets of standards

Different companies and industries often have their own CAD standards. With CADconform, you can easily draft, check/fix, conform and report on many different standards, to easily accommodate all of your various projects or clients' needs. And the latest version of CADconform has built-in intelligence to associate a drawing with its correct standard. The drafter opens a CAD file and CADconform automatically loads the correct standard.


National CAD Standard in latest version

CADconform is also the only product of its kind that is licensed to incorporate the complete United States National CAD Standard™ (NCS) V3.1, which includes all program components for: the AIA CAD layer names, drawing set and sheet organization, drafting conventions and notations, plotting guidelines, extensive symbols library, and thousands of terms and abbreviations. Also included are ready-to-use MicroStation resource files (DGNLIBS, Cell Libraries, Line Styles, etc.) and discipline-specific drafting menus.

With the latest version of CADconform, you can draft, check/fix and certify drawings to the NCS right out of the box, saving weeks or months of setup time and increasing related drafting efficiency immediately.


A/E/C CADD Standard in latest version

Developed by the CADD/GIS Technology Center to reduce redundant CADD standardization efforts within the Army, Navy, Air Force and Corps of Engineers, incorporation of this standard into CADconform also includes all program components needed to draft, check/fix, conform and report on all aspects of this standard.


Added functionality for GEOPAK

As part of its check/fix functionality, CADconform can check for the hidden data attributes created by GEOPAK, which are invisible to the drafter but are used to calculate material takeoffs for GEOPACK quantity reports.

CADconform imports the valid data attributes from the GEOPAK Design & Computation (D&C) Manager and stores that information with the corresponding feature. During the CADconform check/fix, in addition to the all of the other symbology-related checking, CADconform checks for and allows the drafter to correct or add missing GEOPAK user data.


How CADconform Helps Businesses

As part of its check/fix functionality, CADconform can check for the hidden data attributes created by GEOPAK, which are invisible to the drafter but are used to calculate material takeoffs for GEOPACK quantity reports.

Properly enforced CAD standards provide strategic business value including: improved collaboration between team members, re-use of intellectual property stored in drawings, better data interoperability, and significant cost-savings and contributions to HS&E. Standards-conformed CAD data provides opportunities for access to new ROIs. It's not just about CAD data - it's about the intellectual property stored in CAD drawings that can be contributing to your business through the full lifecycle of a facility.


About ConnectPress, Ltd.

ConnectPress creates online communities for a variety of industries and professions. The company accomplishes this in three main ways: 1) by living and studying communities to understand what characteristics and factors make for successful communities, 2) by building and sharing the best technology to facilitate community development on the web, and 3) by hosting communities or offering the tools and environment for others to host their own communities.
Visit them on the web at www.connectpress.com.


About CADconform and Altiva Software

CADconform® is a software add-on that works seamlessly between AutoCAD® and MicroStation® to promote and enforce 100% conformance to CAD standards. It is the only product of its kind that provides an encrypted, tamper-proof electronic seal ensuring data integrity and user confidence.

Properly enforced CAD standards provide strategic business value including: re-use of intellectual property stored in drawings, better interoperability and project management, and significant cost-savings and contributions to HS&E.

Altiva Software is the only company dedicated to 100% conformance to CAD standards. It is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices in Germany and Australia.

Visit us on the web at www.altivasoft.com.

Contact:

Marie Franklyn

Business Development Manager
2434 Riverway Oak Dr
Kingwood, TX 77345
Office: (281) 295-2250
Fax: (832) 201-0462
mfranklyn@altivasoft.com


CADconform is a registered trademark of Altiva Software, Inc. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc. MicroStation is a registered trademark of Bentley Systems, Inc.