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Autodesk Delivers XML Tool for AutoCAD 2000i Products with New
Product Extension
Latest Milestone in Strategy to Use XML to Extend Digital Designs Beyond CAD
Departments
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., December 5, 2000—Autodesk Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) today
announced the new XML/Data Extension tool for its AutoCAD® 2000i family of
products—the latest installment of the Autodesk® Product Extension strategy introduced
last April. The XML/Data Extension is part of a broader Autodesk XML initiative to create
a common, open standard for delivering design data to the Web, ensuring compatibility
between products in different segments of the design industry, and facilitating
e-commerce around design specifications. In addition, because of the cross-platform,
cross-industry acceptance of XML, the XML/Data Extension will allow developers to
create tools that help designers share their design data with other mainstream business
functions such as marketing, sales, operations, and customer support. The new
XML/Data Extension will be available to customers in the United States and Canada.
"XML can accurately represent complex data files like those our customers produce with
AutoCAD, and allow distribution of this data over the Web—letting non-designers access
and use data created with AutoCAD 2000i-based products," said Larry Diamond, vice
president of Autodesk's Design Platforms Group. "Access to design data helps
customers, manufacturers, suppliers, and management play an active role in the design
process and make more educated business decisions. Today's announcement clearly
illustrates how we're delivering valuable tools through the Extension Program."
XML/Data Extension
The XML/Data Extension extends design intelligence to external business processes and
applications. Key to this is DesignXML, a web-centric tool targeted at third-party
developers. DesignXML makes it possible to fully represent both graphical and
nongraphical data using an open, published XML schema. It extends the value of DWG
data by allowing external applications and processes (such as word documents and
sales) to seamlessly use and create design data. The XML/Data Extension also comes
with a number of new tools that help AutoCAD software designers use the program more
efficiently. The new tools include a Block Attribute Manager, an Enhanced Attribute
Editor, Enhanced Attributed Extract feature, a Layer Translator, and a Layer
Previous function.
The XML/Data Extension runs on AutoCAD 2000i software and the following AutoCAD
2000i-based products: AutoCAD® Land Development Desktop Release 2i, AutoCAD
Mechanical 2000i, Mechanical Desktop® 5 Power Pack, AutoCAD Mechanical 2000i
Power Pack software, Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 3, and AutoCAD Map® 2000i.
How Autodesk is Leveraging XML
Autodesk unveiled its XML initiative last June, committing to creating a common,
platform-independent, and open standard for communicating design-related information
across corporate networks and over the Web. Through XML-based products and
initiatives, Autodesk customers are able to deliver design data across the value chain,
including contractors, partners, building owners, and separate business disciplines
throughout an enterprise. Autodesk is focusing its XML efforts in four areas: adoption
throughout the Autodesk product line, ensuring cross-product interoperability,
incorporating relevant industry XML initiatives, and publishing XML schemas for design
collaboration.
Autodesk Product Extensions Strategy and Pricing
Autodesk product extensions are downloadable plug-in software created to enhance the
AutoCAD 2000i platform and many of the AutoCAD 2000i-based products. The extension
program is how Autodesk delivers incremental features/functions as they are developed,
eliminating the need to wait for a new version of a product. By getting the latest design
solutions faster, customers will see return on their software investment increase month
over month as Autodesk continues enhancing product capability. The incremental
approach also helps to lower training costs, and extensions can be implemented without
large disruptions to ongoing projects.
Members of the Autodesk VIP subscription program—a service that provides customers
with quick-and-easy access to the latest Autodesk software, tools, and information—can
download the XML/Data Extension and each new Autodesk Product Extension free of
charge at www.autodesk.com/vipcentral. To learn more about the VIP Program, visit
www.autodesk.com/vip. The XML/Data Extension is also available immediately for
download from the Autodesk U.S. and Canada e-stores for US$149. Go to
www.autodesk.com/estore. The new XML/Data Extension will be available in the United
States and Canada.
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