MCAD

An output management solution that removes printing as an obstacle to user productivity and provides administrative control over the numerous printers and print jobs in the MCAD environment.

ZEH has partnered with Dassault Systemes to provide in printing solution integrated into Catia V5. With ZEH's software, Catia V4 and V5 users can print to a wide variety of devices.

Can't use one print application for all MCAD and PDM applications?

Your organization is large with a complex IT environment. These environments include many different applications running on a mixture of UNIX and Windows platforms. Added to this complexity are the output devices from numerous manufacturers. With all this complexity, different print solutions are used.

Can't easily administer and control printers and their usage?

The administrator spends a lot of time adding new printers to the network. In addition, he can't monitor the printers are used, causing some users to wait hours for their output and others to waste resources tying up the high-performance printers.

Can't print some file formats to some printers and operating systems?

Some printers don't ship with the ability to process all the file types used at your organization. In addition, some printers don't ship with drivers to work on all of your operating systems. So how is the user to know which file types can print on which printers and on which operating system?

Can't easily submit or check the status of print jobs?

Many users have numerous files to print at the same time. However, the applications and printers are spread across different departments and locations making access for job submission difficult. Once submitted, users can't easily check the status of their images in the system and have to leave their desks to look for the printed output or end up asking the administrator for help.

Problems solved with ZEH Solutions for MCAD

Provides easy to use interfaces to increase user productivity.

Solves problems caused by printing in a mixed Windows and UNIX environment.

Eliminates the need to install and maintain printer drivers on client workstations.

Increases utilization of expensive devices.

Provides central control of the printing environment for the administrator.

Scales to fit all environments.

Allows users to submit, schedule, and track the progress of their print jobs using a convenient web interface.

ZEH's solution reduces the complexity often found in the MCAD printing environment. It handles the complex tasks of routing, processing, and printing MCAD jobs. It also allows users to submit print jobs directly from various MCAD and PDM applications, which greatly simplifies the process. Users can now get on with their real work and not be interrupted with output problems. They can concentrate on business, not the printing.

ZEH Software, Inc. has developed software-based processing for the most popular and legacy printers used in the MCAD environment. These printers allow CGM, HP-GL, HP-GL/2, DGN, TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, CALS, and other raster formats to print using either the UNIX or Windows operating systems.