Spatial Announces Release of 3D ACIS Modeler Version 8.0.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WESTMINSTER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2002 Latest Release Increases Support of Tolerant Modeling and Versioning, and Increases Overall Quality and Platform Support Spatial Corp Spatial Corporation was founded in 1986, and had one main product: ACIS, the first commercially available 3D modeling kernel. Through subsequent years, Spatial added products to its portfolio that enabled ISVs mostly in the CAD/CAM industries, to build applications. ., a market-leading provider of 3D development technologies, today announced the release of the 8.0 version of their 3D ACIS Modeler (ACIS) product. The current release signifies even greater increases in quality and robustness than previous releases by delivering over a 20% performance increase on Windows platforms, an additional 25% performance increase when using Pentium 4 processors and Intel compilers, and improvements in tolerant modeling, versioning, and faceting functionality. In addition support for the Intel Itanium and Solaris 64-bit platforms have been included and more customer issues have been addressed in the latest version than in any other release of ACIS. "With ACIS 8.0 Spatial has delivered a product driven more by partner feedback than at any other time in ACIS's history," said Phil Spreier, product manager, 3D modeling, Spatial. "We focused on improving our tolerant modeling functionality to ensure that ACIS functions will work with models created with less precise modeling kernels; we increased the robustness of existing functionality such as faceting, blending, and stitching; and we delivered a version that is 20% - 40% faster than our last release. ACIS 8.0 has been designed with our partners in mind, including the increased versioning support which allows partners to upgrade to the latest release without worrying whether parts created in older versions of ACIS can be regenerated in ACIS 8.0." "Spatial's partner focus has matured over the last two years, resulting in products of vastly increased performance and quality," said Dr. Shimon Friedman, VP Research & Development at Cimatron, a market leader in CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. solutions for the Tooling Industry, "With the 8.0 release of ACIS, they have once again demonstrated their commitment to quality by delivering a technically superior product-- one that I am eager to tell our customers we are using." "Our partners are just as responsible for the continued success of ACIS as we are," added said Didier Bourcier, vice president, research and development, Spatial. "We have increased our emphasis on overall quality and ensuring our partners feedback is consistently incorporated into our product development process. This collaborative effort has created a superior product aimed at meeting our partners needs while at the same time delivering state-of-the-art technology to the market." Based on an object-oriented C++ architecture, 3D ACIS Modeler integrates wireframe An umbrella term for a general outline of some structure. For example, the rough design of Web pages may be called wireframes. See wireframe modeling. , surface, and solid modeling capabilities with both manifold manifold In mathematics, a topological space (see topology) with a family of local coordinate systems related to each other by certain classes of coordinate transformations. Manifolds occur in algebraic geometry, differential equations, and classical dynamics. and non-manifold topology topology, branch of mathematics, formerly known as analysis situs, that studies patterns of geometric figures involving position and relative position without regard to size. . ACIS provides Spatial's partners with a sound base of high-quality 3D modeling functionality, the functionality to meet individual application requirements, and is supported by a development team committed to delivering the most advanced products on the market. About Spatial Spatial Corp., 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:DASTY)(Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. # 13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA) company is a market-leading provider of world-class 3D software components. Spatial develops, markets, and supports best-of-breed 3D components and services, to address the requirements of 3D in Internet-based e-commerce and Business-to-Business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) applications. Spatial's component products for 3D modeling, visualization, and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. have been adopted by some of the world's most recognized software developers, manufacturers, research institutes, and universities. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado The City of Westminster is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County and Jefferson County of the State of Colorado, United States. Westminster is a northwest suburb of Denver. , Spatial has offices in the USA, Germany, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit Spatial's Web site at www.spatial.com or contact Spatial by email at info@spatial.com or by phone at 303-544-2900 or 800-767-5710. |
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