VLSI and New Markets Drive CG Developments

Solid modeling on an IBM PC? One exhibitor at NCGA ´83¿the National Computer Graphics Association´s Fourth Annual Conference and Exposition held June 26-30 in Chicago¿claimed such capability, while several other vendors demonstrated more conventional 2-D drafting capabilities on the PC. At each summer´s round of graphics conferences, certain developments mark the latest direction of the industry. This year, the IBM PC-based systems indicate that graphics manufacturers are turning to a mostly untapped market¿low-end CAD.