CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
12 June 2012
Product News
New Illustration Product Transforms Enterprise CAD and 2D Data
ACD Systems International, Inc. today announced Canvas 14 and Canvas 14 +GIS, an effective way to transform technical CAD and 2D data into creative illustrations that can be used throughout the enterprise. With Canvas 14, engineers and designers can draw and edit precise documents that can be quickly and easily annotated and shared. The additional Canvas +GIS allows for the use of geo-data within illustrations. Both products provide the capabilities of the Adobe Product Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat at a fraction of the cost. Companies currently using Canvas include Boeing, Caterpillar, GM, Chevron, Lockheed Martin and NASA.
"Big Data presents incredible opportunity for companies, but it also creates incredible challenges," said Frank Lin, General Manager and CTO of ACD Systems. "Enterprises must be able to take complex technical data and transform it into information that can be easily understood and immediately impactful. For example, an aircraft engineer can develop an illustration of the latest passenger aircraft which he can use for production. The same illustration can be used by the marketing department for a brochure, or infographic creation, by customer service for support, by maintenance for repair documentation and by the CEO for a Board of Directors presentation. ACD's commitment to accuracy, speed, ease of use and the ability to protect and preserve data makes this solution ideal for companies that are committed to getting the most value out of their data."
Canvas makes it easy and inexpensive to create, annotate, dimension and share technical data.
About ACD Systems International Inc.
Founded in Texas in 1993 by imaging visionary Doug Vanderkerkhove, ACD Systems is one of the largest and most respected independent digital editing and management companies in the world. Doug foresaw the importance of the convergence of analog and digital (print, photos, scans, video and metadata).
The company's products include ACDSee Pro 5, ACDSee 14, and Canvas 14 +GIS, which help Fortune 500 companies, enhance, manage and disseminate their valuable digital assets. Customers include General Motors, Caterpillar, Boeing, The New York City Fire Department, NASA, CNN and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Today ACD holds six patents and millions of ACDSee products are in use throughout the world. In fact, ACDSee products are so popular in Asia that they are second only to Louis Vuitton in product piracy.
ACD Systems can be found online at www.acdsee.com
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