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January | Autodesk formed as Marin Software Partners |
March | AutoCAD (then known as MicroCAD) shown at
Sixth West Coast Computer Faire
Auto-trol Technology demonstrates Series 7000
CAD software on Apollo workstation at NCGA
Conference |
April | Marin Software Partners incorporates as Autodesk
Applicon introduces DEC VAX-based systems |
November | AutoCAD-80 shown at COMDEX
UGS demonstrates UniSolids at AUTOFACT |
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January | T&W Systems introduces PC-based VersaCAD |
May | IBM begins shipping 736 Fastdraft system |
June | Applicon announces BRAVO! |
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May | Computervision demonstrates drafting software on Sun workstation at NCGA Conference |
June | Autodesk goes public
Keith Bentley begins selling MicroStation, then known as PsuedoStation, to Intergraph users |
September | Computervision introduces PC-based Personal Designer |
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| CADKEY introduces PC-based 3D CAD |
March | Intergraph demonstrates new Plant Design System (PDS) |
May | PTC founded |
October | Calma introduces PC/AT-based DraftStation |
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January | IBM introduces RT-PC and Profession CADAM |
June | AutoCAD v2.5 is released |
November | Al Green becomes president and CEO of Autodesk |
December | Intergraph ships Intergraph Engineering Modeling System (I/EMS) |
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January | Intergraph acquires 50% interest in Bentley Systems and begins marketing PC version of MicroStation |
September | AutoCAD Release 9 is launched
SDRC initial public offering Intergraph acquires Fairchild's Clipper microprocessor division |
October | Prime Computer acquires Versacad |
November | General Motors selects UGS' Unigraphics software as the company's primary design system |
December | Prime Computer initiates hostile takeover of Computervision |
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January | PTC begins commercial shipments of Pro/ENGINEER |
October | Prime Computer acquires Calma |
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August | J. H. Whitney acquires Prime Computer in leveraged buyout |
November | IBM acquires CADAM from Lockheed |
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August | First North American AutoCAD User Group meeting |
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October | Computervision Division of Prime Computer launches
CADDS 5 |
November | Dassault acquires CADAM software from IBM
EDS acquires UGS from McDonnell Douglas |
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April | Carol Bartz becomes chairman, president and CEO of Autodesk |
June | Prime Computer goes public with Computervision name |
November | Dassault announces CATIA v4, which ships a year later |
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March | SDRC launches I-DEAS Master Series |
June | EDS sells AEC portion of UGS, including GDS software, to private investors who rename group Graphic Data Systems Corporation |
August | PTC begins shipping Windows NT version of Pro/ENGINEER |
September | Applicon is acquired by Gores Enterprises |
October | First Autodesk University held in San Francisco |
November | AutoCAD LT is introduced |
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January | SolidWorks is formed as Winchester Design |
May | Intergraph announces shift from UNIX workstations to PCs running Windows NT |
November | AutoCAD Release 13 ships |
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January | Bentley begins distributing MicroStation independent of Intergraph |
November | SolidWorks 95 introduced at AUTOFACT |
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February | Autodesk releases Mechanical Desktop |
April | Intergraph introduces Solid Edge |
September | HP establishes CoCreate as a wholly owned subsidiary |
December | Autodesk announces acquisition of Softdesk |
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February | SDRC launches Windows NT-base I-DEAS Artisan Series |
May | AutoCAD Release 14 begins shipping |
June | Dassault announces acquisition of SolidWorks |
September | First Autodesk Design World in Los Angeles |
November | PTC completes acquisition of Computervision
Intergraph files 22-count lawsuit against Intel; other companies are later added to lawsuit |
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January | Intergraph sells mechanical software products, including Solid Edge, to UGS
Bentley introduces ProjectWise, an information management system, formerly known as TeamMate PTC acquires CADDS 5 |
February | OpenDWG Alliance is formed |
March | Dassault announces CATIA v5, which ships a year later |
August | Autodesk announces acquisition of Discreet Logic |
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August | UGS acquires Applicon from Gores Enterprises |
October | Archway Systems acquires rights to VersaCAD from PTC |
November | Autodesk launches Inventor |
December | Buzzsaw established by Autodesk as separate company |
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May | Bentley acquires Intergraph's civil engineering software products |
July | Dassault acquires Spatial Technology |
September | UGS acquires Engineering Animation |
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May | EDS announces acquisition of SDRC and plans to merge it with the company's UGS subsidiary |
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January | Autodesk acquires Revit |
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January | Bentley announces plans to acquire Infrasoft |
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March | EDS sells UGS to group of private equity firms for $2.0 billion |
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January | Intergraph settles lawsuits against Intel and other companies for a total of $768 million |
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January | Autodesk acquires Alias |
May | Carl Bass becomes CEO of Autodesk |
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January | UGS is acquired by Siemens AG for $3.5 billion |
December | PTC acquires CoCreate |