2014 Special Real-Time FX Added to LD Assistant
• Relase of LD Assistant 2014
• FX Wind
• FX Walter
2013 Special FX added to LD Assistant
• Release of LD Assistant Ac 2013
• DMX Patch Editer
• Smoke/Noise in the beam of light
2012 CAD-N-Lighting News Launched for fifth year
• New block library delivered
2011 Release of LD Assistant Ac 2012
• Pyrotechnic Effects added
• Wire & Cable added
2010 Release of LD Assistant Ac 2010
• 3D Audio added
• New block library delivered
2009 Design & Drafting Adds sACN To LD Assistant Ac 08
• LD Assistant 08.5 with remote view and control of lighting
• Added connection to ETC Consoles and Dimming Systems using sACN
• Support for Pathway's Pathport added
• New block library delivered
• Audio & video playback on any block in real time
2008 Design & Drafting Adds Real-Time Video and Total Show Simulation© to LD Assistant 08
• Design & Drafting first to offer VIDEO anywhere and Real-time Show Simulation
• Design & Drafting become NVIDIA developers
• Real-time LIVE over the internet support offered to LD Assistant users
2007 Release of LD Assistant Ac 08
• Photometric Lights,
• IES support Files
• Advanced FX rendering
2006 Release of AutoBLOCK 2007
• Release of CADcontent
• 7,000 online blocks and textures
• Release of MyBLOCKS
2005 LD Assistant 04.5 With 64 Universes Visualizer Launched
• Design & Drafting acquires AutoBLOCK200 from MSZDesign
2004 LD Assistant 04 w/FX Rendering (Volume Light) Launched
• LD Assistant 04.2 w/FX Rendering (Lens Effects) launched
2003 AutoCAD® plug-in ACAD Lighting Launched
• Design & Drafting becomes HP Developer
2002 LD Assistant AC & PL 02 Launched
• LD Assistant Wins Product of the Year at LDI
2001 LD Assistant AC & PL 01 Launched
• i-Drop Website opened with hundreds of blocks
2000 Code Ported From VectorWorks® plug into LD Assistant Ac Standalone CAD Program
• Multiple products delivered for vertical market segments
1999 Design & Drafting become Autodesk OEM, UAR Reseller and ADN Developer
• Florin Nitu Appointed as Director of Programming
• Design & Drafting delivers 2,000 New Blocks and Textures
1999 Receives International Patent 2,010,313
• Lighting Control System
1988 Design & Drafting Launches LD Assistant Studio
• Plug-in for VectorWorks®
1997 Receives US Patent 5,600,233
• Inventor Dimmer Power Control Circuit
1995 Design & Drafting Launches LD Assistant Pro Plug-in for VectorWorks®
1994 Receives International Patent 2,241,393
• Inventor Dimmer Power Phase Control
1994 3,000 Symbols Licensed to Diehl Graphsoft (now Nemetschek)
1993 Receives US Patent 5,268,631
• Co-Inventor Dimmer Power Phase Control
• Nominated for Illinois High-Tech Award
• Design & Drafting launches Symbols Blocks Library in Mac Magazine
1992 Nominated for Illinois High-Tech Award
• Design & Drafting launches LD Assistant Plug-in for VectorWorks®
1991 Faces Chicago, lighting design and installation
• 59 West Chicago, Lighting design and installation
1990 Design & Drafting Launches Symbol library plug-in For MiniCAD VectorWorks®
• Inventor and Designer of Product of the Year 1990
1990 Receives US Patent 4,949,020
• Inventor of MOSFET Dimming
1990 Excalibur Chicago
• lighting design
1989 Whitey Herzog's Night Club (Power Station) lighting design
1988 Ditka's Arlington Park off track
• lighting design
1987 Ditka's Maryville
• lighting design
1986 Design & Drafting Draws and Copyrights 5,000 symbols/blocks
• Ditka's Night Club, lighting design
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