Open Design Alliance Launches Education Program
 PHOENIX,
AZ, July 14, 2008 – The Open Design Alliance (ODA) announces the launch of
“Education and the ODA,” a program aimed to stimulate research in CAD/CAM
and other engineering software applications by educational organizations.
Educational institutes, groups, and students interested in or already
performing CAD/CAM research can register as ODA Educational Members free of
charge. Educational Members have free access to ODA software libraries, and
depending on the educational project and application, in special cases the
source code can be made available at the discretion of the ODA Board of
Directors.
The first annual Education and the ODA Showcase launches this year with
the posting of project summaries on
www.opendesign.com and an annual prize awarded for the most noteworthy
and remarkable educational project.
When asked about the educational program, Arnold van der Weide, President
of the ODA, said, “The CAD/CAM industry lacks innovation due to limited
research in engineering software. Our education initiative is an extension
of our commitment to CAD technology software development, with the added
benefit to students and universities interested in creating and exploring
new technologies.”
The new educational program is the latest advancement in the ODA’s
ongoing promotion of new technology combined with the open exchange of DWG
and DGN data. More details about the Education and the ODA program can be
found at
http://www.opendesign.com/education.
About Open Design Alliance
The Open Design Alliance is a non-profit consortium of over 3,000
software developers and users committed to promoting open, industry-standard
formats for the exchange of CAD data and CAD legacy data. The ODA software
development platform supports both DWG and DGN files and provides users with
the tools to create a wide range of applications, including custom data
access and editing utilities, visualization tools, and even full-scale CAD
systems. The Open Design Alliance also maintains the OpenDWG library and
publishes the OpenDWG file specification.
For more information visit at
http://www.opendesign.com/
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