Компания PTC реформирует линейку своих программных продуктов
Компания PTC объявила о выходе новой связки программных пакетов для 3D CAD моделированияPro/ENGINEER. С 1 апреля 2007 года выходят 5 вариантов Pro/ENGINEER, самый полный из которых - Pro/ENGINEER Enterprise XE – будет включать в себя компоненты MathCAD (инженерные вычисления) и Arbortext Editor (редактирование XML документов).
PTC announced new bundling packages that are due to take effect April 1, 2007. The base package (which used to be Pro/ENGINEER Foundation Advantage) will now be known as Pro/ENGINEER Foundation XE (for Extended Edition) and be available for ,995.
A new range of mid-tier packages has been added called Pro/ENGINEER Advanced SE (Standard Edition) and Pro/ENGINEER Advanced XE. The high end package previously known as Flex 3C (for create, collaborate and control) will now be called Pro/ENGINEER Enterprise SE. Finally, PTC will introduce an even higher end package, called Pro/ENGINEER Enterprise XE, that include products from recent acquisitions, namely Mathcad and Arbortext.
Apparently, the "Wildfire" terminology is to be phased out, a victim of its own success. Wildfire was originally only a code name for a release of Pro/ENGINEER but caught on too well.
Says Gearoid "Gar" Smyth: "The release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 1.0 in 2003 introduced some confusion in the marketplace around the Pro/ENGINEER brand. The 'Wildfire' term was introduced to signify the new generation of Pro/ENGINEER. PTC was so successful at promoting the new generation of Pro/ENGINEER that some incorrectly believed it [Wildfire] to be a new product separate from Pro/ENGINEER. They also incorrectly believed Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire to be our small-medium business (SMB) offering and Pro/ENGINEER to be PTC’s high-end offering. To clarify, Pro/ENGINEER is the PTC product family brand name. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, etc., form the release numbering scheme. Pro/ENGINEER is the PTC product family brand name."
The new packages were introduced at PTC's Media and Analyst Days.
Details of packages follow:
Pro/ENGINEER Foundation XE (,995)
This is entry level for users seeking 3D MCAD. This package included the following products and capabilities:
- 3D parametric part modeling
- 2D documentation
- Technical surfacing (parametric)
- Assembly modeling
- Weld modeling, documentation
- Mechanism design and design animation
- ModelCHECK- QA Tool
- Data interoperability and import data repair
- Integrated Web capabilities
- Library of parts, features, tools
Pro/ENGINEER Advanced SE (,995)
Includes Pro/ENGINEER Foundation XE (above) and adds:
- adds on demand Windchill PDMLink
(includes one year of hosted service, subsequent years cost /month) - Web training
(one year of PTC University online courses)
Pro/ENGINEER Advanced XE (,995)
This package includes Pro/ENGINEER Foundation XE and adds:
- Choice of Pro/INTRALINK or Windchill PDMLink
(on premise, hosted on demand available for extra fee) - Choice of one of the following modules:
- Pro/ENGINEER Advanced Assembly Extension
- Pro/ENGINEER Behavioral Modeling Extension
(derivative of Mechanica) - Pro/ENGINEER Interactive Surface Design
(for free form surfaces) - Pro/ENGINEER Mechanism Design Option
(advanced mechanisms) - Pro/ENGINEER Piping & Cabling
Pro/ENGINEER Enterprise SE (,995)
This package includes Pro/ENGINEER Advanced XE plus the following:
- Pro/ENGINEER Advanced Assembly Extension
- Pro/ENGINEER Behavioral Modeling Extension
- Pro/ENGINEER Interactive Surface Design
- Pro/ENGINEER Mechanism Design Option
- Pro/ENGINEER Piping & Cabling
- Windchill ProjectLink Collaboration and project management capabilities
(adds collaboration, project management)
Pro/ENGINEER Enterprise XE (,995)
This package includes Pro/ENGINEER Enterprise SE plus:
- Mathcad
(engineering calculations) - Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica
(simulation and analysis ) - ProductView Standard Edition
(advanced visualization) - Arbortext Editor
(XML document editor) - PTC University Web-based training
(over 75 hours of training for Mathcad, Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica, ProductView, and Arbortext Editor)
(2-year subscription)