<s>
Pro/DESKTOP	B-Algorithm
(	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Pro/D	B-Algorithm
and	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
DesignWave	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
program	O
from	O
Parametric	O
Technology	O
Corporation	O
(	O
PTC	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
model	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
create	O
2D	O
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
transfer	O
a	O
3D	O
design	O
into	O
a	O
2D	O
engineering	B-Architecture
drawing	I-Architecture
format	O
and	O
also	O
create	O
photo-realistic	O
views	O
using	O
Album	O
Views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part-compatible	O
with	O
Pro/ENGINEER	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Granite	O
kernel	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
is	O
a	O
freestanding	O
CAD	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
C++	I-Application
(	O
Microsoft	O
Foundation	O
Class	O
4.X	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
software	O
modules	O
from	O
D-Cubed	O
to	O
implement	O
geometric	O
constraint	O
solution	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
parametric	O
sketching	O
and	O
other	O
part	O
features	O
required	O
for	O
file	O
support	O
with	O
Pro/Engineer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pro/DESKTOP	B-Algorithm
interface	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Chinese	O
(	O
simplified	O
and	O
traditional	O
)	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
area	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
generate	O
technical	B-Application
drawings	I-Application
from	O
their	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Choice	O
of	O
eight	O
different	O
camera	O
lenses	O
,	O
these	O
digitally	B-General_Concept
alter	O
the	O
view	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
illusions	O
of	O
the	O
chosen	O
camera	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2008	O
Express	O
release	O
also	O
removed	O
support	O
for	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
for	I-Language
Applications	I-Language
(	O
VBA	B-Language
)	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
2001i	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
computers	O
hard	O
disk	O
's	O
Volume	B-Application
Serial	I-Application
Number	I-Application
(	O
8	O
characters	O
)	O
and	O
additional	O
data	O
about	O
the	O
computer	O
(	O
5	O
bytes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro/DESKTOP	B-Algorithm
had	O
particularly	O
distinguished	O
itself	O
in	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
start	O
in	O
the	O
CAD/CAM	O
in	O
Schools	O
Initiative	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Pro/DESKTOP	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
donated	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
to	O
over	O
14,000	O
secondary	O
schools	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
nearly	O
4	O
million	O
students	O
each	O
school	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
main	O
educational	O
rival	O
was	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
widely	O
used	O
in	O
secondary	O
schools	O
to	O
teach	O
2D	O
drafting	O
and	O
technical	B-Application
drawing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
Pro/DESKTOP	B-Algorithm
in	O
schools	O
for	O
3D	O
design	O
has	O
far	O
exceeded	O
AutoCad	B-Algorithm
as	O
it	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
too	O
technical	O
for	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
minimal	O
system	O
requirements	O
further	O
cement	O
the	O
software	O
as	O
the	O
program	O
of	O
choice	O
for	O
those	O
just	O
starting	O
out	O
in	O
CAD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Pro/DESKTOP	B-Algorithm
'	O
s	O
user	O
interface	O
provides	O
difficulty	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
multiple	O
string	O
undo	O
function	O
and	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
grouping	O
of	O
entities	O
into	O
work-planes	O
that	O
must	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro/DESKTOP	B-Algorithm
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
or	O
activation	O
,	O
but	O
PTC	O
instead	O
now	O
offers	O
up	O
to	O
300	O
seats	O
of	O
Pro/ENGINEER	B-Algorithm
Schools	O
Edition	O
to	O
high	O
schools	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
PTC	O
continued	O
its	O
support	O
of	O
schools	O
by	O
making	O
its	O
latest	O
Creo	B-Application
3D	O
Modelling	O
software	O
available	O
free	O
to	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creo	B-Application
represents	O
a	O
major	O
update	O
of	O
Pro|ENGINEER	O
with	O
ribbon	O
style	O
menus	O
,	O
streamlined	O
workflows	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
several	O
major	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
;	O
direct	O
modelling	O
,	O
flexible	O
modelling	O
and	O
freestyle	O
Sub	O
Division	O
surfacing	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
common	B-Application
data	I-Application
model	I-Application
supports	O
seamless	O
movement	O
between	O
the	O
different	O
modelling	O
tools	O
with	O
no	O
loss	O
of	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
