SofTech's CIMLINC® Migration Solution
The closing of CIMLINC Inc. has left former CIMLINC® customers with great concerns about maintaining their CIMLINC application software. Are you a user of Linkage? Geometry Editor? CIMCAD or CIMCAM? Did you know that the node-locked license scheme used by CIMLINC applications means that when the UNIX workstation you depend on eventually dies, your software licenses die with it? In short, that system and application software is gone. Forever. Just keeping the old hardware running can be an expensive and aggravating proposition. Replacing your CIMLINC software means incurring lost productivity while you retrain. In fact, you may never become as productive as you were with your old CIMLINC software. And what about your data files? Your company's valuable intellectual property is held hostage in data files that you will not be able to retrieve when your software fails. Your company just can't afford to take the risk of running on unsupported software.
There is another way... software solutions from SofTech
In 1990, CIMLINC established the AMT (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) division of the company as a separate operating unit within CIMLINC. While CIMLINC pursued the Linkage technology, AMT was chartered with enhancing and maintaining applications software products for the general CAD/CAM market (CIM CAD and CIM CAM) as well as the specialized needs of the mold and die market with the ToolDesigner™ and ToolMaker product line. In 1997, SofTech acquired the AMT division of CIMLINC. Although CIMLINC is closed, the AMT group continues today as an integral part of SofTech with the same mission. With the added investment made possible by the SofTech acquisition, the CIM CAD and CIM CAM products continued to be developed and are now marketed under the names ExpertCAD™ and ExpertCAM™. Similarly the mold and die products ToolDesigner and ToolMaker continued development as well as the all new Prospector™ knowledge-based shop floor programming system.
If you are presently using Linkage, Geometry Editor, CIM CAD or CIM CAM from CIMLINC, you can migrate to these software solutions from SofTech:
ExpertCAD™
2D design, detailing and drafting. The CIMLINC Geometry Editor (LK4000) as well as CIM CAD are direct descendants of ExpertCAD™. Because these former CIMLINC applications were derived from the same source tree, data files are 100% compatible with ExpertCAD. No translator necessary! You custom macros and scripts that make you so productive are also 100% compatible. Since parting ways with CIMLINC, our focus on CAD/CAM naturally led to the many enhancements to ExpertCAD. In short, this ExpertCAD may be the perfect upgrade to your CIMLINC software. ExpertCAD is available on popular UNIX platforms as well as Windows® NT, 2000 and XP. InfoManager™
InfoManager™
Derived from the same source code as Linkage, InfoManager assembles forms from embedded intelligent formulas and macros to extract and format external text and graphic data files. The same powerful ScriptLINK™ programming language is at the heart of InfoManager and ExpertCAD. This means that the applications you have that were built with Linkage may run with minimal or no changes whatsoever. Document data files generated by Linkage are 100% compatible with InfoManager. Design and manufacturing cannot function without correct documentation. That’s why InfoManager has long been a part of our AMT suite of products. Simple to use yet powerful, InfoManager removes the drudgery of mundane everyday tasks such as creating setup sheets, building parts list or completing ECNs. InfoManager is available on popular UNIX platforms. If you are currently using Linkage Developer Edition, Integrator Edition or User Edition then InfoManager may very well be the perfect replacement.
ExpertCAM™
ExpertCAM™ is production oriented 2D NC programming system that traces its heritage back to CIMLINC's CIM CAM. Just like ExpertCAD and InfoManager, all your data files, macros and customization as well as post processors are 100% compatible with ExpertCAM from SofTech. The investment you've made over the years to automate and refine your NC programming doesn't need not go down the drain. Migrating to ExpertCAM means you can continue to crank out NC programs to keep your machine tools humming. Just like ExpertCAD, you choose your hardware platform from UNIX systems from Sun, SGI or HP to Windows®-based PCs or even laptops. More choice, more power and the security of knowing your software is supported.
The Service and Support You Need
SofTech is a full service organization. Our experienced team of application engineers offers a full range of services including training, software installation and configuration and customization. Custom designed service programs can be tailored specifically to the needs of your organization. If you are considering migrating from UNIX to Windows®, our support staff can design and implement migration program to make the transition completely trouble-free. A toll-free helpline is available to answer questions and resolve problems in near real-time. E-mail support is also an integral part of our total support program.
Experience Where It Counts
Our experienced product development team includes developers who originally developed the technology behind Linkage and Geometry Editor as well as CIM CAD and CIM CAM. From pioneering UNIX solutions in the early 1980s to today’s modern solutions for the latest Windows®-based platforms, our team is uniquely qualified to continue to deliver the high productivity solutions our customers require.
If you would like to learn more about out CIMLINC Migration Solution and how it might fit into your organization, please give us a call at 888-294-9450 or e-mail us at: amt-sales@softech.com.
Because of our CIMLINC heritage, we can provide you with expert advice to help you decide for yourself if software and services from SofTech is the right fit for your own unique requirements.
