CAD Schroer

MEDUSA4 – Focus on Design Automation

Issue # 9 – February 2009

Welcome to issue 9 of New Dimensions

This newsletter features the latest news from CAD Schroer Group (CSG), the global engineering solutions provider. Read all about upcoming events and product releases, the latest downloads and customer case studies, information on consultancy services, and technical tips & tricks to help with your daily design challenges.

In this edition


	Software Focus: FREE 2D/3D Design Suite
	Customer Focus: Siemens T&D – Powering Up with MEDUSA4 & MEDInfo
	Customer Focus: MEDUSA4® Kicks out the Competition at OERTLI
	Technical Spotlight: Smart Drafting – the New Way to Create Geometry
	Demo Video: 2D to 3D Factory Layout
	Industry Events: Project Engineering Solution on World Tour
	Q&A: Your Design Questions Answered

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	Software Focus	FREE 2D/3D Design Suite Released just in time for the Christmas break, MEDUSA4 Personal version 3.1.1. has broken all the download records of previous releases. The free personal use version of the powerful MEDUSA4 design automation suite, available for Windows and six different Linux distributions, now also includes the MEDUSA4 Smart Drafting Tool, a new way of creating geometry without construction lines (see below), along with many additional enhancements. To download the latest version, click here.
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	Customer Focus	Siemens T&D – Powering Up with MEDUSA4 & MEDInfo “All of our users are very happy with the migration to MEDUSA4 and MEDInfo, and with CSG’s ability to implement and support additional functionality. I am also keen to point out the first rate partnership with Pierre Crabbe and CAD Schroer France, whose consultants worked hard and were very responsive. We now have a professional, flexible, centralised and fully supported drafting and data management system, ideal for our unique processes and QA requirements.” Stéphane Morel, Siemens T&D Business Applications Manager Read the Siemens T&D Case Study.
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	Customer Focus	A Cut Above: MEDUSA4® Kicks out the Competition at OERTLI OERTLI is a world renowned supplier of high-quality, often customised, precision tools for machining wood and plastics. Its designers at Swiss headquarters collaborate with eight subsidiaries and numerous partner organisations worldwide. OERTLI’s directors have recently decided to replace the group’s AutoCAD® software with MEDUSA4, ensuring that its uncompromising product quality is matched by equally high standards in its corporate systems and data integration strategy. To read the entire press release, click here.
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	Technical Spotlight	Smart Drafting – the New Way to Create Geometry The new smart drafting facility in MEDUSA4 ADVANCED™ provides the means to quickly and easily generate geometry without the need for construction lines prior to drawing. The Smart Drafting Tool allows construction lines to be automatically inferred between points created and displays them dynamically as the cursor moves inside the drawing area. Click here to read more.
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	Demo Video	2D to 3D Factory Layout Watch how to build complete 3D plants, like this manufacturing facility, directly from a 2D layout – with 2D symbols representing existing 3D model files. Other structures can be created ad hoc within FACTORY LAYOUT. MPDS4 FACTORY LAYOUT provides the fastest way from large industrial layouts to 3D visualisations - with your existing 3D models! Watch the demo video
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Industry Events

Project Engineering Solution on World Tour

MPDS4 FACTORY LAYOUT Showcased at Major Industry Events:CSG showcased its project engineering solution for fast industrial layouts and easy 3D visualisation at events in Germany and the UK this winter. We are very excited about the enthusiasm from managing directors and engineers alike, and invite you to come see us at one of the industry events lined up for 2009:


	daratechPLANT™ 2009: 23-25 February 2009- Houston, Texas, USA
	HMI 2009: 20-24 April 2009 - Hannover, Germany
	PTC/USER World 2009: 7-10 June 2009 - Orlando, Florida, USA
	PPMA Show 2009 - 29 September - 1 October 2009: Birmingham, UK

But there’s no need to wait. If you’re intrigued, why not get in touch with us today for your individual consultation?

For upcoming events, click here


	Question & Answer	Q&A: Your Design Questions Answered Question: Our design office currently has to maintain an old SUN workstation to manage wiring diagrams with Nfig symbols created with CADDS 5. Is it possible to import these and manage them with MEDUSA4 ? Answer: Yes, CSG's consultants can deploy an optimised conversion path for MEDUSA4 which allows you to retain the intelligence in designs created with CADDS 5. We can convert each Nfig into a MEDUSA4 group and ensure that it carries the same name as the original element. Question: Can we also retain the intelligence of existing symbols and modify them in MEDUSA4, as well as creating parts lists from components on existing designs? Answer: Yes, CAD Schroer’s consultants can work with you to implement the processes best suited to replacing your original Nfig groups with new MEDUSA4 library elements with intelligent symbols. These intelligent symbols are automatically inserted into a cable at the selected connection points. You can then extract all the intelligence built into your original CADDS 5 wiring diagrams for your parts lists. Click here for more Q&A.
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