Design Analysis That Works With Autodesk Inventor: COSMOS/DesignSTAR To Integrate With Autodesk Inventor.

Business &Technology Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000

Structural Research &Analysis Corp. (SRAC) announced the latest release of COSMOS/DesignSTAR, integrated with Autodesk Inventor(TM) software.

This release is in addition to the COSMOS/DesignSTAR program presently integrated with Autodesk's Mechanical Desktop(R) software. Such tight product integration will allow design engineers to benefit from COSMOS/DesignSTAR's powerful, easy-to-use design analysis combined with Autodesk Inventor's strengths in large-model performance, single-day productivity and Adaptive Design.

SRAC expects that COSMOS/DesignSTAR for Autodesk Inventor will be released early into the first quarter 2000.

The integration of Autodesk Inventor and COSMOS/DesignSTAR enables designers and engineers to take advantage of COSMOS/DesignSTAR's advanced features at all stages of the design cycle. COSMOS/DesignSTAR for Inventor has associativity, providing designers and engineers with detailed model analysis during the design process.

Powered by one of the fastest solvers in the industry, COSMOS/DesignSTAR for Inventor enables designers to verify Autodesk Inventor models and perform multiple &uot;what if?&uot; scenarios quickly and accurately.

&uot;COSMOS/DesignSTAR for Inventor gives users the most powerful and flexible design analysis capabilities available,&uot; said Dr. V. I. Weingarten, president and CEO of SRAC.

&uot;Our goal is to make high-end analysis functionality available to the non-specialist in an intuitive, easy-to-use program. With COSMOS/DesignSTAR for Inventor, users will have the same CAD and design analysis they already know how to use, with new capabilities that are available in a familiar interface, and obtainable at a much more reasonable cost.&uot;

&uot;We are excited that SRAC has quickly moved forward with their development of COSMOS/DesignSTAR software for Inventor. The tight integration of the two products will surely benefit Autodesk Inventor users who seek the combined power of Autodesk's Adaptive Technology, single-day productivity and improved performance associated with their design analysis software,&uot; said Andrew Anagnost, director of MCAD Industry Marketing, Autodesk.

About Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Inventor software, the company's new 3-D, feature-based, solid-modeling and drawing-production system, is built from the ground up with an entirely new architecture and innovative new adaptive technology. Autodesk's Adaptive Technology allows users to design the way they think and collaborate more effectively with teams, supporting concurrent engineering and the reuse of complex design and manufacturing knowledge.

Autodesk Inventor also provides industry-leading, large-assembly performance and enables single-day productivity. The software's user interface, storage engine, design-capture technology, collaboration tools and interactive assistance underscore the genuine innovation behind Autodesk Inventor.

About COSMOS/DesignSTAR for Inventor

COSMOS/DesignSTAR for Inventor offers Autodesk Inventor users expert design analysis capabilities, including:

-- Basic analysis bundle containing stress, displacement, frequency, buckling, steady state and transient thermal analyses, and optional assembly analysis

-- Advanced analysis bundles including nonlinear stress, dynamic response, low-frequency electromagnetics and fatigue capabilities

-- APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that allow integration of complementary programs and user customization

-- Results visualization with advanced Open GL graphics

-- Automatically prepared Web-enabled design reports in HTML, with embedded VRML and AVI visualization tools

-- Loads and boundary conditions applied to the geometry, not to nodes or elements, allowing automatic bi-directional CAD model update

-- Design Check Wizard to compare results against factor of safety criteria

-- COSMOS/FFE(R) solvers that eliminate the need to defeature designs in 90% of analyses, as well as new, fast direct solvers

About SRAC

Structural Research &Analysis Corporation develops and markets design analysis software products for the mechanical computer-aided engineering market. Since its inception in 1982, SRAC has contributed innovations that have had a significant impact on the evolution of FEA. SRAC markets the COSMOS/ product line worldwide through a network of more than 300 resellers selling in 43 countries.

For more information and a product demonstration, contact a local COSMOS/ distributor or reseller today, or call SRAC directly at 800/469-7287 (outside of North America, call 310/207-2800). For the latest news and information from SRAC, see the company's Web site (www.cosmosm.com).

Note to Editors: COSMOS/M and FFE are registered trademarks and COSMOS/DesignSTAR is a trademark of Structural Research &Analysis Corp. Autodesk is a registered trademark, and Autodesk Inventor is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or certain other countries. All other product names are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.