23 Certified Gold Products Available for SolidWorks 2000; Record Number of Partner Products Fully Integrated with Latest Release of CAD Software.Business/Technology Editors CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2000 SolidWorks Corporation, a leading provider of affordable, easy-to-use 3D CAD software for the mainstream market, today announced that twenty three applications have received Certified Gold Product status for SolidWorks(R) 2000. Certified Gold Products are best-in-class, fully integrated, third party applications for SolidWorks, offering a complete range of solutions including CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , CAM, and PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and . These products represent the highest level of integration and quality available to SolidWorks customers. There are three unique characteristics to the SolidWorks Certified Gold Product Program: -- Single-Window Integration: Certified Gold Products run directly within SolidWorks software. This means that the application has direct access to SolidWorks geometry and features, so there is no need to export geometry to a stand-alone product. It also allows the partner products to take advantage of SolidWorks unique functionality, and ensures that SolidWorks and the partner products share a common user-interface. -- Associativity (programming) associativity - The property of an operator that says whether a sequence of three or more expressions combined by the operator will be evaluated from left to right (left associative) or right to left (right associative). : Certified Gold Products are fully associative as·so·ci·a·tive adj. 1. Of, characterized by, resulting from, or causing association. 2. Mathematics Independent of the grouping of elements. , ensuring that data is always "in-sync." If changes are made to the SolidWorks geometry, the partner application updates automatically or warns the user that additional changes may be necessary. -- Tested and Certified: Certified Gold Products go through a rigorous testing process at SolidWorks, ensuring that the products meet the strict certification criteria. In addition to the certification testing, all Certified Gold Products are tested prior to each SolidWorks release, including service-packs, to ensure the products retain their high quality and compatibility. The following products have met the strict criteria required for SolidWorks 2000 Certified Gold Product status: 3D QuickFill(TM) from C-Mold(R); Activault(TM) and SolidParts(TM) from SolidPartners, Inc.; CAMWorks from Teksoft(TM); ConceptWorks(TM) from RealityWave, Inc.; COSMOS/Works from Structural Research & Analysis Corporation; DBWorks from MechWorks; Dynamic Designer from Mechanical Dynamics, Inc.; eMatrix SolidWorks from MatrixOne, Inc.; FloWorks from NIKA; MechSoft PROFI from MechSoft.com; MoldWorks from R&B Mold and Die Design; PDM/Works(TM) from DesignSource Technology; Plastics Advisers(R) from Moldflow; RevWorks(TM) from Design Automation, Inc.; Sigmund 1D from Varatech; SmarTeam-Works from SmarTeam, Inc.; SolidMech from EMT See Efficient markets theory. Software; SolidPDM from Modultek Corporation; Toolbox/MB and Toolbox/SE from CIMLOGIC(TM); visualNastran FEA (Finite Element Analysis) A mathematical technique for analyzing stress, which breaks down a physical structure into substructures called "finite elements." The finite elements and their interrelationships are converted into equation form and solved mathematically. from MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. Working Knowledge; and WTC WTC World Trade Center, see there ProductCenter Integrator for SolidWorks from Workgroup Technology Corporation. "We are pleased with the breadth and depth of best-in-class, fully integrated solutions available to our customers," said Brian Houle, Gold Product Manager for SolidWorks Corporation. "SolidWorks customers look for Certified Gold Products because they know these products look and feel just like SolidWorks - they are easy to learn and use Easy to learn refers to software that is well designed and capable of being used right away without having to wade through documentation. If you make the program work with little effort, it is easy to learn. , are fully associative, and are tested extensively by the SolidWorks team. No other partner program delivers better solutions to their customers." SolidWorks publishes a complete description and links to all of its Solution Partners and Certified Gold Products on its partner web page at http://www.solidworks.com/html/partner.cfm. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes (Dassault Systèmes S.A.) (Pronounced - Dasoh) (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext: 13065) is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software. S.A. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DASTY) company, develops and markets mechanical design software products for Windows. SolidWorks was founded in 1993 with the mission to bring production solid modeling to the desktop of every engineer. SolidWorks has offices worldwide and distributes its products through a network of 230 resellers selling in 70 countries. In 4 years of shipping product, SolidWorks has sold more than 48,000 commercial seats of software to over 15,000 customers and more than 40,000 seats to more than 2,600 academic institutions worldwide. For more information and a product demonstration, contact a SolidWorks distributor or reseller, or call SolidWorks directly at 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , call +1-978-371-5000). For the latest news and information from SolidWorks, see the company's web site (www.solidworks.com). SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2000 SolidWorks Corporation. 5.5.00f |
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