Dear TRICAD MS User,

Based on your requirements, suggestions and strategic focus of our clients, we are planning to release TRICAD MS International Version 8 in May 2008. One of the biggest activities of this new version is the support of MicroStation XM as a core platform.

• Essential enhancements of Release 8
• Update of Netviewers, Version 5
• Imprint

With this information we give you the possibility to include the further direction of TRICAD MS software into your advisements and decisions.

Our staff is pleased at this stage to discuss with you further questions, suggestions and solutions, if any.

In General (2D/3D Heating, Ventilation, Sanitation, Electrical, Fire protection, Schematic):

• Floor, name, ceiling height can be saved in DGN
• • Adopt values? Yes/No (only 3D)
• Overtake user defined value while connection
• Show arguments in datamasks ... Tab-Page 5
• Arrange toolboxes on program start
• Break through with SOLIDS… for clash detection (only 3D)
• Create bypass for Ducts/Pipes … (only 3D)
• Dimensions orthogonal and Origin at Centerline or duct border
• Centerlines as construction class (only 3D)
• Labeling: Fill in arguments interactive from datamask
• Labels with circles and background color (only 3D)
• Insulation 2 x to element: Lines & Solid (only 3D)

Ventilation 3D

• Vanes for rectangular elbows
• Dimensions of rectangular ducts centered ON the duct
• Multipipe tool also for rectangular/round ducts
• Multiple manufacturer support for ducts
• Grilles with Length/Width in one file. Grilles can be defined unique
• Component tool redesigned: Insert with transitions
• Drives for components are now possible
• AHU Wizard
• Components: Manufacturer & Type from file (komponenten.cfg)
• Frames of components can be predefined (attributes.cfg)
• Rectangular shoe on round duct is now available
• spiral-wound representation can be changed later on and got its own level
• KANCALC (pressure loss calculation): Reports to Excel

All pipe modules 3D

• Connect to bumped boiler end with any dimension
• Add flanges to valves and pumps without gaskets
• welding bend
• Clutches, reduced saddle clamp, supports (Toolbox “Pipes”)
• Place clutches to whole pipe
• Insulation for valves/pumps
• hexagonal parametric (e.g. for screwed valves)
• Manifold: Change distance and height position of valves afterwards
• Sewage calculation

Electrical 3D

• Different distributor types (e.g. Distributor, Transformer, Switchboard)
• Elbow radius dependant of cable tray width
• Multipipe for cable trays
• Cable tray occupancy (like in 2D Electrical)

Sprinkler 3D

• Different levels for Sprinklers

Tractrix / Logistic module

• Extension shunting trip
• Extension of car parameters (sizes)

Steel- and Platform module

• Extension of SNDF Import/Export
• New profile type “C”: cold pressed hall building profile
• Rebuild recognizes now all profile definition files
• Supports/Hangers can be changed from its origin

Chipping conveyors

• Extension of SNDF Import/Export
• New profile type “C”: cold pressed hall building profile
• Rebuild recognizes now all profile definition files
• Supports/Hangers can be changed from its origin

New/extended additional tools

• triVar – Reporting of set variables in MicroStation
• triStyle – Predefined Text definitions from menu
• triView – Save of individual Window settings and views (e.g. clip volume)
• triSize – Shows size of cells

New modules

• Pre-dimensioning of heating pipe networks
• Clash import any analysis from NavisWorks via XML
• License manager 3.1 with Checkout-Functionality

To enhance your productivity we recommend the following trainings:

• MicroStation XM – Update: 1 day
• TRICAD MS – Update: 1 day

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The new Version 5 of Netviewers has been updated and is now available for the clients at our Webpage in the Customer Care area. User-friendly direct start of Exe-data in that area replaces both downloading and unpacking of Zip-Data.

The expedient update of Version 5 is the possibility of using VOIP bidirectionally thus enabling all conference participants speaking to each other without the manual Auto switching or Skype use.

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