Saint Romain, France – March 05, 2013 – TraceParts announces the immediate availability of its TracePartsOnline.net part library exclusively for users of DraftSight™ CAD software from Dassault Systèmes. The new library is the first that allows over 1.3 million global DraftSight users instant access to 2D drawings from over 350 leading component supplier catalogs including: 3M, Advantech, Asco Numatics, Bosch Rexroth, Cepex, CGI, Clippard, DE-STA-CO, Facom, IFM, Igus, INA/FAG, Mädler, Norelem, Nozag, Parker Legris, Pneumadyne, RS Components, Schmersal, Schmalz, Schneider Electric, Sherex, Zimm and more.


TracePartsOnline.net is the First library that provides to Draftsight users hundreds of millions of free 2D CAD Drawings

DraftSight users can freely access the library at www.tracepartsonline.net/ws/draftsight to browse specific catalogs, or use a powerful search engine for cross-catalog searches based on dimensions or other technical properties, to find the part they need. Once parts are selected, the user has access to real-time 3D viewing, a summary of the Bill of Materials (BOM) attributes, and then either download the 2D drawings, receive them by email, or directly insert them into their DraftSight design.

“TraceParts has been a valued business partner of Dassault Systèmes since 1998 and for many years we have been providing rich 3D models to all 3DContentCentral users”, said Gabriel Guigue, TraceParts Managing Director. “A key component of our business model is to support our CAD vendor partners by providing rich geometric content to the users of their software. Therefore we are very pleased to be the first content suppliers to provide the very dynamic DraftSight user community with hundreds of millions of certified supplier components that can be directly inserted into their 2D designs.”

About DraftSight
DraftSight is professional-grade, free CAD software from Dassault Systèmes. DraftSight lets professional CAD users, students and educators create, edit and view DWG files. DraftSight runs on Windows®, Mac® and Linux.

About TraceParts
TraceParts is a leading digital engineering content company, offering progressive business solutions through powerful web based products and services. TraceParts helps customers improve marketing efficiencies by increasing the value of their existing digital product data. The TracePartsOnline.net CAD portal is freely available to millions of CAD users worldwide. For more information about TraceParts, please visit www.traceparts.com

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