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Shape Data: History, Companies, Technology & Products

Shape Data Limited was a computer software company in Cambridge, England that specialised in developing programs for engineering and manufacturing professionals.

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Shape Data topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Companies, Technology and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Shape Data.

Related topics
23
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
27
Extracted relationships
89
Concept neighborhoods
18
Bridge connections
27

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 12 topics
Overview · 11 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1 January 1974; 52 years ago (1974-01-01) in Cambridge, England
Industry
Computer aided design
Headquarters
Cambridge, England
Defunct
31 October 1991 (1991-10-31)
Founder
Dr. Ian Braid · Dr. Alan Grayer · Dr. Charles Lang · Dr. Peter Veenman
Type
Private

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Bibliography

  • ISBN ISBN (identifier)

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Shape Data connects Entity context

The extracted context around Shape Data shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Shape Data → Alan Grayer, All, Braid, CAD/CAM, Cambridge, Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Computer Aided Design Group, Doctors Charles Lang, Early, General Electric Company, Grayer, Ian Braid, Ian Braid's Ph, In, Lang, Peter Veenman, Professor Maurice Wilkes, Romulus, The, University Another extracted example is Shape Data → After, At, By, Cambridge, Evans, In, In May, Perspective Design, Peter Veenman, Romulus, Sutherland, Sutherland Computer Corporation, The, Three-Space Limited. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Shape Data

Top relations

related to University of Cambridge · 21
Shape Data → Alan Grayer, All, Braid, CAD/CAM, Cambridge, Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Computer Aided Design Group, Doctors Charles Lang, Early, General Electric Company, Grayer, Ian Braid, Ian Braid's Ph, In, Lang, Peter Veenman, Professor Maurice Wilkes, Romulus, The, University
related to Evans and Sutherland · 14
Shape Data → After, At, By, Cambridge, Evans, In, In May, Perspective Design, Peter Veenman, Romulus, Sutherland, Sutherland Computer Corporation, The, Three-Space Limited
related to overview · 14
Shape Data → CAD, Cambridge, Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Established, It, Parasolid, Romulus, Romulus-D, Shape Data's, Siemens AG, Siemens Digital Industries Software, The, The Parasolid, University
related to EDS · 13
Shape Data → EDS, EDS Unigraphics, Eventually, General Motors Corp, Glova International Limited, Glovia ERP, HP Enterprise Services, In, McDonnell Douglas Information Systems, McDonnell Douglas Systems Integration, The Shape Data, Unigraphics, Unigraphics Solutions
related to McDonnell Douglas · 9
Shape Data → In, Limited, McDonnell Douglas, McDonnell Douglas Information Systems, October, Parasolid, Romulus, Ron Belcher, This
related to Siemens · 5
Shape Data → January, Siemens AG, Siemens Digital Industries Software, The Shape Data-descended, Unigraphics Solutions
Founder · 4
Shape Data → Dr. Alan Grayer, Dr. Charles Lang, Dr. Ian Braid, Dr. Peter Veenman
related to Parasolid · 2
Shape Data → ACIS, Parasolid
Defunct · 1
Shape Data → 31 October 1991 (1991-10-31)
Founded · 1
Shape Data → 1 January 1974; 52 years ago (1974-01-01) in Cambridge, England

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

shape data company cambridge computer software parasolid romulus siemens solid modelling design evans sutherland eds university mcdonnell douglas industry limited

Shape Data relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 89 structured relationships around Shape Data. Examples in this analysis include Shape Data → Defunct → 31 October 1991 (1991-10-31) and Shape Data → Founded → 1 January 1974; 52 years ago (1974-01-01) in Cambridge, England. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Shape DataDefunct31 October 1991 (1991-10-31)1.00infobox
Shape DataFounded1 January 1974; 52 years ago (1974-01-01) in Cambridge, England1.00infobox
Shape DataFounderDr. Ian Braid1.00infobox
Shape DataFounderDr. Alan Grayer1.00infobox
Shape DataFounderDr. Charles Lang1.00infobox
Shape DataFounderDr. Peter Veenman1.00infobox
Shape DataHeadquartersCambridge, England1.00infobox
Shape DataIndustryComputer aided design1.00infobox
Shape DataTypePrivate1.00infobox
Shape Datafounded in19740.95text
Shape Datafounded byDoctors Charles Lang0.90text
Shape Datarelated to EDSIn0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Shape Data bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Shape, Romulus and Evans. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Shape Data
    • Shape
    • Romulus
    • Evans
    • Sutherland
    • Parasolid
    • Software
    • Douglas
    • Mcdonnell
    • Computer
    • Limited
    • Released
    • Development
  • shape data
    • Shape
    • Romulus
    • Evans
    • Sutherland
    • Douglas
    • Mcdonnell
    • Parasolid
    • Software
    • Released
    • Computer
    • Limited
    • Development
  • cambridge
    • University
    • Laboratory
    • Computer
    • Design
    • Lang
    • Limited
    • Veenman
    • Siemens
    • Company
    • Braid
    • Grayer
    • Peter
  • university of cambridge computer laboratory
    • University
    • Lang
    • Veenman
    • Aided
    • Laboratory
    • Cambridge
    • Computer
    • Design
    • Grayer
    • Peter
    • Limited
    • Company
  • computer graphics
    • Aided
    • Cambridge
    • University
    • Laboratory
    • Design
    • Company
    • Engineering
    • Lang
    • Veenman
    • Industry
    • Evans
    • Sutherland
  • computer aided design
    • Aided
    • Computer
    • Design
    • Cambridge
    • University
    • Industry
    • Laboratory
    • Products
    • Modelling
    • Solid
    • Company
    • Engineering
  • siemens digital industries software
    • Solid
    • Parasolid
    • Products
    • Sold
    • University
    • Software
    • Braid
    • Dr
    • Grayer
    • Ian
    • Laboratory
    • Peter
  • siemens ag
    • Parasolid
    • Products
    • Sold
    • University
    • Software
    • Braid
    • Dr
    • Grayer
    • Ian
    • Laboratory
    • Peter
    • Romulus-d

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Shape Data, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Shape Data with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Shape DataHistory · splits 15 ⟂ 13
Shape DataOverview · splits 16 ⟂ 12

Map overview Semantic statistics

Shape Data

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples89
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Shape Data to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies, Technology & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Shape Data · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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