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Helix to CCD Upgrade Path
Do you expect to continue to use Helix or MICRO CADAM beyond the June 30, 2001 desupport date?
Have you asked the following questions?
- Is there a good back-up plan if Helix or MICRO CADAM fails?
- Will an environment change affect the behavior of Helix or MICRO CADAM?
- Upgrade or patch to the OS or system software
- Upgrade to hardware
- Change in revision level of incoming data such as AutoCAD
- Will Helix or MICRO CADAM remain viable for as long as I need to use it?
- Have I evaluated the alternatives?
If you are not satisfied with all of your answers, you need to consider CATIA CADAM Drafting (CCD). CCD is the latest CADAM product in a product line that has been fully supported for over 30 years and marketed by IBM for over 30 years.
CCD provides the smoothest transition possible from either Helix or MICRO CADAM to a powerful and fully supported drafting system. More than 30 companies have migrated Helix data to CCD since desupport of Helix was announced, with hundreds of thousands of drawings transferred without a problem. Engineers have been able to make the transition in a matter of minutes and hours, barely skipping a beat as they move from one system to another.
A complete staff of knowledgeable experts at Dassault Systemes of America (DSA) can provide you information and guide you through the migration process. You have the option of either making the migration yourself or having DSA, IBM, or any of a large number of business partners complete the migration for you or help at any level you choose.
If you are considering migrating to a new and supported system, how do you accomplish this? Please see if the following checklist can help you approach this task efficiently and completely.
- Check the CADAM Drafting website at www.cadam.com. Here you will find a wealth of information as well as downloadable software. You can download a trial copy of CCD that includes the MICRO CADAM/ Helix translator, or you can download the translator by itself if you already have CCD.
- Your largest investment is in your data. Ensure whatever system you choose protects or enhances the value of your data. Actually, only one system can give you a complete translation, and that is CCD.
- Call or ask someone for help. You can ask for help at cadam.com by using the 'Contact Us' feature. You can ask for help from a local Dassault Systemes authorized dealer or from your local IBM representative. Or, you can call DSA direct. Please call Rick Watanabe at +1-818-673-2111.
- Use the Helix Replacement Product Checklist to evaluate replacement CAD systems. Using it will ensure that you consider all important issues.
- Contact others who have made the migration. A few customers have been gracious enough to offer their names and numbers as references. Our only request is you use discretion before calling these people waiting until you are very serious about considering CCD before calling.
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A.O. Smith
531 N. Fourth St.
Tipp City, OH 45371
Contact: Aaron Gord (937) 667-2431 x2535
BAE Systems (formerly Lockheed-Sanders)
95 Canal St.
Nashua, NH 03064
Contact: Maurice Bournival (603) 885-4046
Graybill Machines, Inc.
Custom Machinery Designers & Builders
221 W. Lexington Rd.
Lititz, PA 17543-9400
Contact: Dave Fyock (717) 626-5221
Other customers who have migrated have also offered to provide information. Please call us for more information.
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- Consider the following: When MICROCADAM INC ceases to maintain MICRO CADAM or Helix in the U.S. and Europe, there will be no authorized agent who can maintain these products. CSC (CADAM Systems Company, Inc.) in Japan will retain sole control over the source. So any agent trying to provide general support will really not have the ability to do so.
We welcome your comments.
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