History
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1976 |
Foundation of T.I.D. Technische Industrie-Dienstleistungen GmbH focussing on order construction, illustration and documentation |
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1980 - 1990 |
Germany’s only training centre for technical illustration |
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1982 - 1992 |
Graphic services for BMW – Presentation of airbrush images for all models |
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1986 |
Development of the first CAD “PC-DRAFT Pespektive-based” illustration system – already with automatic projection from 3 2D-views and free perspective selection (of all possible parallel and vanishing point perspectives). |
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1988 |
Market launch of the "PC-Draft Perspektive" software for creation of technical illustrations. |
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1990 |
Development of the “TI” (Technical Illustration) module for the German CAD-system CADdy of Messrs. Ziegler Informatics. |
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1992 |
Foundation of TID Informatik GmbH as a development centre for technical illustration software. |
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1995 |
Development of “ACAD Illustrator” as an additional module for perspective drawings in AutoCAD. |
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1995 |
Opening of the TID Informatik office at Porsche in Zuffenhausen. |
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1996 |
Development of "Technical Illustrator” for technical illustrations as a stand-alone version with AutoCAD Kernel. |
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1997 |
Integration of software for electronic parts catalogs in ACAD Illustrator for publication of catalogs on CD-Rom and online. |
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1998 |
Translation of ACAD Illustrator into Japanese and usage in Japan |
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1998 |
Sale of 5,000th version of Illustrator |
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1999 |
Release of Korean version of ACAD Illustrator |
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2001 |
Mover to new offices in Herrsching/OT Breitbrunn along Ammersee |
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2001 |
Distribution take-over of CATALOGcreator®" software from web2CAD AG for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux. |
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2003 |
Distribution partnership with KUMAtronik Software GmbH in Markdorf for the "up2date" Webshop |
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2004 |
Foundation of CATALOGcreator GmbH in Amberg and take-over of "CATALOGcreator®" Software. |
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2004 |
Distribution partner of Lattice Technology for the XVL- product family |
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2005 |
Finalisation of framework contract with MAN Nutzfahrzeuge in respect of XVL-Technology. After Toyota, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge presently uses most XVL licences worldwide! |
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2007 |
Technology partnership with SAP Deutschland AG and development of a combined product „SAP E-Commerce Service Parts Pack“ for electronic parts catalogs in the SAP Webshop |
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2009 |
Technology partnership with Dassault Systems and SolidWorks with 3DVIA |
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2010 |
ABUS-crane systems becomes the 250th customer to rely on the leading „CATALOGcreator®“ software for electronic parts catalogs At the same time, 2010 has become the most successful year in the company’s history! |