2010 LD Assistant 2010 launched
LD Assistant Ac & PL 2010 with more lighting design features
2009 Design & Drafting adds sACN to LD Assistant 08
LD Assistant 08.5 with remote view and control of lighting
Added connection to ETC consoles and Dimming system 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 LD Assistant 08 launched with Photometric lights, IES support & advanced FX rendering
2006 AutoBLOCK 2007 launched
CADcontent launched
7,000 online blocks and textures MyBLOCKS launched
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 ACADLighting launched
Design & Drafting becomes HP Developer
2002 LD Assistant AC & PL 02 launched
LD Assistant Wins Product of the Year 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®
1990 Inventor and Designer of Product of the Year 1990
1990 Receives US Patent 4,949,020 Inventor MOSFETT 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 copyrighted 5,000 symbols/blocks
Ditka's Night Club, Lighting design
