PTC acquires CAD illustrator software firm ITEDO

When the integration work is done, the acquisition will enable PTC to improve the efficiency of back end technical publications work for manufacturers by delivering direct associative links between CAD and technical illustrations. ITEDO has some 2,500 customers in manufacturing across industrial sectors like automotive, aerospace, defence and industrial equipment. Buying into that market spread puts PTC in a position of strength to offer complete solutions for creating, managing and publishing engineering content all the way to technical publications. “Manufactured products are not complete without the accompanying illustrated documentation,” says Jim Heppelmann, executive vice president and chief product officer of PTC. “By adding IsoDraw to our Product Development System, we will be able to provide customers with the missing link between engineering and technical publications.” ITEDO solutions will become part of PTC’s Arbortext product family, providing 2D technical illustration capabilities and, says the company, enhancing PTC’s 3D interactive content for technical publications in the future. Combining ITEDO’s capabilities in 2D isometric drawing and technical illustration with PTC’s 3D CAD and associative content gives the potential for an end-to-end solution for 2D and 3D graphics within technical publications.