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5 May 2005

Product News

IMSI Releases Two New Plug-ins for TurboCAD Professional Version 11 Using Spatial InterOp Translators

Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systemes company and provider of 3D components, and IMSI® announced the availability of the Plug-ins for AutoDesk Inventor and CATIA V5 for TurboCAD Professional Version 11. Based on data translators provided by Spatial, the new plug-ins further enhance the interoperability power of TurboCAD and increase the number of supported file formats to 30.

The new plug-ins are a valuable addition to TurboCAD and are capable of generating models that can be used in any stage of a product life-cycle, from concept through maintenance. Each translator is built upon proven ACIS technology to ensure accurate and reliable data translation. ACIS tolerant modeling and surface repair functions are automatically performed by the translators to reduce the need for manual healing of translated models, ensuring that translated solids and surfaces are as accurate as possible. As the foundation for TurboCAD's new plug-ins the Spatial translators allow TurboCAD users to apply the diverse feature-set of TurboCAD to existing data files.

"We selected the Inventor and CATIA V5 translators from Spatial because they leverage the interoperability power of ACIS and provide superior results," said Robert Mayer, Executive Vice President of IMSI. "Our goal was to provide our users with the most seamless translation possible and we believe these new plug-ins will accomplish that while expanding the range of TurboCAD's capabilities."

"With a large TurboCAD install base in the market TurboCAD is an excellent example of what is possible when ACIS and Spatial's InterOp translators are implemented effectively," said Phil Spreier, Product Manager, Interoperability Products, Spatial. "Spatial has a long history with IMSI and we are pleased that we can continue to provide them products that benefit not only their business but also their expansive customer base as well."

CATIA V5 PLUG-INS

CATIA V5 Reader Plug-in

Reads CATIA V5 part (.CATPart) files without requiring a copy of CATIA V5. Supports reading files generated by CATIA V5 R2 through R14 and writing files formatted for CATIA V5 R6 through R14.

Supported Entities

•  Solids

•  Surfaces

CATIA V5 Writer Plug-in

Writes CATIA V5 part (.CATPart) files without requiring a copy of CATIA V5. Supports writing files formatted for CATIA V5 R6 through R14.

Supported Entities

•  Solids

•  Surfaces

Inventor Plug-in

Reads Inventor part files (.ipt) without requiring a copy of Autodesk Inventor. Supports Inventor versions 6 through 9.

Supported Entities

•  Solids

•  Surfaces

•  Curves

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