Company Milestones
1985. Chicago Stage Equipment founded D.B.A. Design & Drafting Software.
1986. Design & Drafting Software launches 5,000 copyrighted Symbols. Ditka’s Night Club Lighting design and installation.
1987. Ditka’s Maryville Lighting design and installation.
1988. Ditka’s Arlington Park off track Lighting design and installation.
1989. Whitey Herzog’s Night Club Lighting design and installation.
1990. Excalibur Chicago Lighting design and installation. Patent 4,949,020 Inventor MOSFETT Dimming. Product of the Year 1990 Inventor and Designer. Design & Drafting Software launches MiniCAD® now VectorWorks® Symbol library plug-in.
1991. Faces Chicago Lighting design and installation. 59 West Chicago Lighting design and installation.
1992. Nominated for Illinois High-Tech Award. Design & Drafting Software launches LD Assistant Plug-in for VectorWorks®.
1993. Patent 5,268,631 Co-Investor Dimmer Power Phase Control. Nominated for Illinois High-Tech Award. Design & Drafting Software launches Symbols and Blocks Library in Mac Magazine.
1994. Diehl Graphsoft now Nemetschek, Licensed 3,000 Symbols library from Design & Drafting Software.
1995. Design & Drafting Software launches LD Assistant Pro Plug-in for VectorWorks®.
1997. Patent 5,600,233 Investor Dimmer Power Control Circuit.
1998. Design & Drafting Software launches LD Assistant Studio Plug-in for VectorWorks®.
1999. Autodesk OEM, UAR Reseller and ADN Developer. Design & Drafting Software delivers 2,000 New Blocks and Textures.
2000. Code Ported from VectorWorks® plug into LD ASSISTANT Stand-Alone CAD Program. Design & Drafting Software delivers multiple products for vertical market segments.
2001. Design & Drafting Software launches LD ASSISTANT AC & PL 01. Design & Drafting Software launches i-Drop Website with 2,000 Blocks. Design & Drafting Software delivers with AutoCAD® for market.
2002. Design & Drafting Software launches LD ASSISTANT AC & PL 02. Design & Drafting Software Wins Product of the Year at LDI with LD ASSISTANT.
2003. Design & Drafting Software launches AutoCAD® plug-in ACADLighting. Design & Drafting becomes HP Developer.
2004. Design & Drafting Software launches LD ASSISTANT 04 with FX Rendering & Leans Effects
2005. Design & Drafting Software launches LD ASSISTANT 04.5 with 64 Universes of DMX Control. Design & Drafting Software acquires AutoBLOCK2000.
2006. Design & Drafting Software launches AutoBLOCK 2007. Design & Drafting Software launches CADcontent. Design & Drafting Software launches MyBLOCKS with over 6,000 online symbols, blocks and textures.
