CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
13 December 2004
Product News
Code Zebra Releases FlowTools 6 for AutoCAD® 2005
Code Zebra, Inc. announced the release of FlowTools® 6, the only general-purpose intelligent diagramming application available for AutoCAD®.
Using intelligent symbols and connectors, FlowTools creates any kind of schematic or diagram, such as P&ID's, fire protection systems, wiring harnesses, piping plans and control systems. Users can instantly convert their symbols to intelligent symbols with one click using FlowTools' patented automatic-conversion features.
FlowTools' diagrams use only all-native AutoCAD entities so drawings can be opened and manually edited in any version of AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT, now or in the future.
New to FlowTools 6 are double-line connectors with individually assignable width and corner radii-great for pipe and wire representations. Connector attributes such as size and length can be displayed right on the connector.
The length of pipes or wires can now be displayed with the connector or listed in a BOM created using LivingLegendT, Code Zebra's legend building AutoCAD plug-in, or with any attribute-extraction tool. Lengths update in real time when connectors are stretched or rerouted.
Symbol connection point names can now be assigned so that complete FROM/TO wire labels can be automatically generated and output as a text file.
A brand new, animated tutorial allows users to start creating diagrams in just a couple of minutes.
FlowTools has unique, patented technology for easy intelligent symbol authoring and automatic diagram conversion, that make working with existing AutoCAD diagrams easy.
FlowTools is protected by US Patent numbers 6,239,813 and 6,243,101.
"This is our best-ever release of FlowTools and is the total package-complete feature set, easy-to-use, great learning tools," said Code Zebra CEO, Timothy Erskine. "There's really nothing to compete with it, especially for the affordable price."
Pricing and Availability
FlowTools 6 is available immediately for US $249 ($338 with LivingLegend), or $99 upgrade for existing customers, and supports AutoCAD Release 2000 through 2005 and all related products.
Code Zebra, Inc. was founded in 1996 to develop and market technical software solutions to the computer aided design marketplace.
A fully-functional, trial version of FlowTools can be downloaded from Code Zebra's web site at http://www.codezebra.com . Contact Code Zebra, Inc. at 800-356-2113 or mailto:sales@codezebra.com .
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