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sdickinson1-Visitor
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February 20, 2009
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Does anyone remember ComputerVision DesignView?

  • February 20, 2009
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Does anyone remember ComputerVision DesignView from the early '90s? I seem to recall that it was really rather good. Can anyone suggest a modern equivalent for 2D parametric sketching? Alternatively, does anyone have an old copy of DesignView I could have?

Cheers,

Sam

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    Anonymous
    February 20, 2009
    I recall that when PTC acquired ComputerVision, there was some CV
    product that was renamed Pro/Desktop.
    Wasn't that DesignView?

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    ptc-19327451-Visitor
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    February 20, 2009
    WOW! Now I feel old...

    I remember Designview back in the days when we were running CV Personal Designer.



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    Wasn't Designview started by some of the people who eventually formed Solidworks?



    BTW, as I remember, Designview was not a 'finished' product, and had some hiccups...



    AFAIK, Personal Designer is/was still available on the web, without the surfacing and CAM modules.



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    colmacpro1-Visitor
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    February 20, 2009

    Pro/DESKTOP was orginally called DesignWave when it was a secret project at ComputerVision. I was at the last Computervision conference in San Diego and had to sign a non-disclosure to see it. PTC bought them a few months later and renamed it as Pro/Desktop.

    I think Design View might be referring to Personal Designer.

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    iturner1-Visitor
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    February 23, 2009
    I think pro/desktop was originally called designwave. (I might be wrong)


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    sdickinson1-VisitorAuthor
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    February 24, 2009

    Well fortunately some of you do...

    My thanks to John for sending me copy of the software, and also to various other people for their suggestions. However I don't think there is an alterative solution to this piece of 1980's software (yes, it is that old).

    I have actually put in a request to PTC that they should re-instate it because it is/was brilliant (see attached). The simplest/best 2D parametric solutionthat I can find.

    Sam

    PS

    - Pro/DESKTOP (aka DesignWave) may have used some components of DesignView, but it was 3D whereas DesignView is pure 2D.

    - DesignView was originally developed by a company called Premise (who were subsequently bought by CV). The key individuals at Premise then went on to be founding members of SolidWorks.

    So there you go...

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      sdickinson1-VisitorAuthor
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      February 24, 2009
      Oops forgot the attachment...
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