<s>
Claris	B-Algorithm
CAD	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
program	O
for	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claris	B-Algorithm
CAD	I-Algorithm
was	O
developed	O
in	O
1988	O
by	O
Claris	O
Corporation	O
in	O
a	O
joint	O
effort	O
with	O
Craig	O
S	O
.	O
Young	O
of	O
Computer	O
Aided	O
Systems	O
for	O
Engineering	O
(	O
CASE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
MacDraw	O
II	O
and	O
Young	O
's	O
earlier	O
CAD	B-Application
application	O
,	O
EZ-Draft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
running	O
System	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
releases	O
were	O
plagued	O
with	O
bugs	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
the	O
bundled	O
plotter	B-Operating_System
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
Claris	B-Algorithm
CAD	I-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
older	O
Macintoshes	B-Device
using	O
the	O
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
emulator	O
included	O
by	O
Apple	O
in	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
10.4.11	O
or	O
older	O
,	O
or	O
on	O
current	O
machines	O
using	O
the	O
SheepShaver	B-Application
open-source	O
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
emulator	O
(	O
tested	O
through	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
10.7	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claris	B-Algorithm
CAD	I-Algorithm
uses	O
a	O
drawing	O
system	O
defined	O
by	O
Tools	O
,	O
Methods	O
,	O
and	O
Modifiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Claris	O
version	O
of	O
Microspot	O
Ltd.	O
'	O
s	O
MacPlot	O
plotter	B-Operating_System
driver	O
was	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
,	O
allowing	O
Claris	B-Algorithm
CAD	I-Algorithm
to	O
plot	O
to	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
and	O
Houston	O
Instruments	O
plotters	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
utility	O
called	O
MacPlot	O
Configure	O
also	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
specify	O
a	O
plotter	B-Operating_System
model	O
and	O
assign	O
pen	O
colors	O
to	O
carousel	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Claris	B-Algorithm
CAD	I-Algorithm
is	O
sufficient	O
for	O
creating	O
floor	B-Application
plans	I-Application
and	O
manual	O
orthographic	O
projections	O
,	O
many	O
users	O
require	O
three-dimensional	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
long-term	O
users	O
with	O
numerous	O
files	O
in	O
ClarisCAD	B-Algorithm
format	O
and	O
limited	O
3D	O
needs	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
by	O
running	O
the	O
Sheepshaver	B-Application
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
emulator	O
on	O
current	O
Mac	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
its	O
other	O
anomalies	O
,	O
the	O
limited	O
accuracy	O
QuickDraw	B-Operating_System
routines	O
were	O
not	O
sufficient	O
for	O
direct	O
use	O
with	O
highly	O
accurate	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
computer	O
numerical	O
control	O
(	O
CNC	O
)	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claris	O
Graphics	O
Translator	O
by	O
Claris	O
Corp	O
.	O
converts	O
drawings	O
to	O
IGES	O
and	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
DXF	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
