Raleigh, NC – August 6, 2010 – Extensible CAD Technologies announces the release of the new versions of both InspectionXpert First-Article and InspectionXpert for SolidWorks. InspectionXpert helps companies balloon CAD drawings and create first article inspection forms and in-process inspection forms from CAD drawings. Here are a few of the new enhancements.

InspectionXpert First Article

• Enhancements to the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for improved accuracy
• Ability to flag key characteristics by using a prefix or suffix in balloons
• Improved Data Recovery settings and options
• Support for Excel 2010
• Ability to map drawing properties to InspectionXpert report forms in Excel, such as those used on AS9102 Form 1.
• Auto-resizing of captured images to fit cell sizes in Excel-based report forms
• Mouse-over or mouse-click options to easily access collapsible sections in Property Manager
• Ability to set default tolerances by range in addition to precision
• New balloon formatting options including ability to create solid or filled balloons

InspectionXpert for SolidWorks

• Better support  for fractional dimensions
• Set default tolerances by range in addition to precision
• Custom letter and number options (like excluding letters and numbers) for data grid
• Support for Excel 2010
• Updated help file
• Improved hole callout splitting
• Better font translation for characters in hole callouts
• Ability to explode notes into multiple characteristics
• Improved accuracy with balloon placement
• Ability to create multiple rows for multiple occurrences of a specific characteristic
• New custom fields with ability to import data for easy-to-use drop-down lists

Visit http://www.inspectionxpert.com for more information.

About Extensible CAD Technologies

Since our founding in 2004, Extensible CAD Technologies has focused on the needs of CAD and PLM users. Extensible CAD Technologies has been able to leverage its tremendous experience and expertise to provide innovative and high-quality solutions to its customers. For the latest news and information visit the company's Web site ( http://www.extensiblecad.com) or call 919.249.6442.

Editorial Contact: Gretchen Bazeley, 919.386.2077,  Email Contact