Ford Motor Company Chooses Altiva Software's CADconform

Global automotive leader chooses CADconform for CAD standard enforcement.

November 21, 2008, Houston, TX - Altiva Software announces that Ford Motor Company has chosen CADconform software to assure CAD standards. Ford is a global automotive industry leader manufacturing and distributing vehicles in 200 markets across 6 continents.

Ford uses AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD ADT and Inventor for manufacturing plant design, and CADconform makes it practical for Ford's distributed teams to easily follow the same drafting standard. In each plant, a CAD Manager supervises 12 to 15 on-site drafters along with supervising multiple sub-consultant companies that are producing and/or modifying over 100,000 drawings per year.

During the conversion of 400,000 legacy MicroStation DGN files to AutoCAD DWG format, it became especially apparent the cost of the lack of properly managed CAD standards. The CAD Managers asked Altiva how they could ensure everyone could easily be on the same page with CAD standards. CADconform is the tool chosen to eliminate this problem going forward while speeding up the conversion process for existing drawings.

After thoroughly evaluating their options, Ford chose CADconform because it excels in the following areas:

• It's the only software of its kind that is licensed and delivering the complete U.S. National CAD Standard™ (NCS) with ready-to-use electronic resources and the ability to draft, check & fix, and certify drawings to the NCS out-of-the-box.

• Seamless, integrated support for both AutoCAD and MicroStation.

• Minimal training requirement for CAD Managers and drafters.

• Automated enforcement of standards with its unique tamper-proof seal that immediately confirms compliance.

Ford was also impressed that Altiva Software is the only software company completely dedicated to the complex issue of promoting and enforcing CAD standards.

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

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.

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