TSA Releases Latest Suite of FREE HOOPS 3D Part Viewers; Visualize, Web-publish, and Collaborate with Major CAD Formats.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002 Tech Soft America (TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ), the leading provider of graphics components to the engineering software industry, has released the latest versions of their popular HOOPS-based part viewers. These viewers demonstrate the power of the HOOPS(R) components for building applications and serve as valuable personal-use applications. Thousands of these viewers are in use by individuals at major manufacturing organizations such as Boeing, Saab, Fujitsu, Caterpillar, John Deere, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Rolls Royce Rolls Royce the millionaire’s vehicle. 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(2) To test the condition or status of a terminal or computer system. models, participate in collaborative view/mark-up sessions and publish models to the web in the HSF HSF Human Space Flight HSF Hispanic Scholarship Fund HSF Heat Shock Factor HSF HeatSink and Fan HSF Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Fondation des maladies du coeur du Canada) HSF Heat Sink Fan format. Highlights of the latest releases include: -- Export of the latest version of HSF (HOOPS Stream Format), the popular visualization format at the center of the OpenHSF Initiative, an industry-wide effort to establish a common format for visualization interoperability. See www.openhsf.org for more information. -- Web Publish models by saving to HTML, which creates an HTML page that uses the latest HOOPS-based ATL control for web visualization. -- Overhauled user interface to improve ease of use. -- New View/Mark-up and Annotation capabilities. -- Extended HOOPS Net Server functionality to enable real-time collaboration as well as on-demand or view-dependent streaming. -- Latest versions of the geometric modeling kernels supported: -- ACIS version 8.0 -- Granite version 1.2001.490 -- Parasolid version 14.0.110 -- Addition of new lighting model, which provides more photo-realistic rendering. The HOOPS 3D Product Suite consists of core component technologies for graphics, streaming and collaboration, which may be used as independent modules or as an integrated set. Many leading engineering software firms use HOOPS technology to help them efficiently design, develop and maintain high-performance, interactive 2D/3D applications. Shipping products based on HOOPS technologies range from lightweight web viewers to high-end CAD and 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. applications running on Windows, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , LINUX, and even Windows CE-based handheld devices. Beau Stevig of Millenium Concepts, a custom airplane interior design and engineering firm, noted, "Our customers are very interested in seeing their product before we begin construction on multi-million dollar custom interior. We use the HOOPS Viewer to make the project more accessible to our clients by allowing them to view their product at various stages of design process. We also make use of the HOOPS Viewer internally on the shop floor to aid our custom cabinet builders. OpenHSF is a big step in the right direction for promoting a universal file format for CAD and production." Added Melle Amade-Vice, marketing manager for TSA, "Although the primary purpose of these viewers is to demonstrate the types of applications one can build with our HOOPS 3D Product Suite, we are always delighted that individuals gain value from using them and are able to experiment with converting their complex CAD models to the lightweight, stream-capable HSF format." About Tech Soft America Tech Soft America (TSA) provides premier customer driven development tools, consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services enabling their partners to rapidly deliver world-class technical software. TSA develops the HOOPS 3D Application Framework, HOOPS Stream Toolkit and HOOPS Net Server, which dramatically simplify the design, development and maintenance of high-performance, interactive 2D and 3D applications built for desktop or browser-based applications running, Windows, Unix and Linux, Windows CE-based handheld devices. HOOPS 3D technology has been incorporated into over 150 commercial software applications, from such leaders as PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. , SolidWorks, Autodesk/CaiCE, 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. .Software, CADKEY, Fluent, Infrasoft, COADE, ITI/Transcendata, Minitab, SPSS A statistical package from SPSS, Inc., Chicago (www.spss.com) that runs on PCs, most mainframes and minis and is used extensively in marketing research. It provides over 50 statistical processes, including regression analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. , and Landmark Graphics. The company maintains corporate headquarters in Oakland, Calif., and can be reached at http://www.hoops3d.com. HOOPS is a registered trademark of Tech Soft America. |
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