IMSI(R) Releases Inventor and CATIA Plug-Ins for TurboCAD(R) Professional Version 11
May 05 2005 - 1:47PM
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IMSI(R) Releases Inventor and CATIA Plug-Ins for TurboCAD(R)
Professional Version 11 New Inventor and CATIA V5 Plug-ins Use
Spatial's InterOp Translators and Provide Users with Greater Levels
of Data Interoperability NOVATO, Calif., May 5
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IMSI(R) (OTC:IMSI) (BULLETIN BOARD: IMSI)
, a leading developer and publisher of consumer, business and
precision design software solutions, today 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 Pro and increase the number of
supported file formats to 30. The new plug-ins are a valuable
addition to TurboCAD Pro 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(R) 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
Pro users to apply the diverse feature-set of TurboCAD Pro to
existing data files. "We selected the Inventor and CATIA
V5translators 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." "TurboCAD Pro with the
plug-ins is an excellent example of what is possible when ACIS and
Spatial's InterOp translators are implemented effectively, and will
be a tremendous benefit to the large installed base of TurboCAD
users," 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
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. Currently
supported entities: solids, surfaces CATIA V5 Writer Plug-in:
Writes part (.CATPart) files formatted for CATIA V5 R6 through R14.
Currently 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 The new TurboCAD Professional
version 11 plug-ins are available directly from IMSI. The Inventor
Reader sells for $395; the CATIA v5 Reader sells for $695; the
CATIA v5 Writer sells for $1095. Visit http://www.turbocad.com/ for
purchasing any of the plug-ins. About IMSI Founded in 1982, IMSI
has established a tradition of providing the professional and home
user with innovative technology and easy-to-use, high-quality
software products at affordable prices. The company maintains two
business divisions. The Precision Design division, anchored by
IMSI's flagship product, TurboCAD(R) and the DesignCAD(TM) line,
also develops and markets other visual content and design software
such as FloorPlan(R) 3D and TurboCADCAM. The division also includes
several online properties focused on the sale of content and
services to the architectural, engineering and construction market
thru its stock house plans site at Houseplans.com and the online
CAD symbol sites, CADsymbols.com and CADsymbol.net. The Consumer
and Business Software Solutions division, which is anchored by
Allume Systems, Inc. (formerly Aladdin Systems, Inc.), provides
businesses and consumers with software solutions through its
popular products such as StuffIt(R), Internet Cleanup(TM), Spring
Cleaning(R), SpamCatcher(TM), Boost XP, OrgChart Professional (TM)
FormTool(TM), ResumeWriter(TM) and HiJaak(R). More information
about IMSI can be found at http://www.imsisoft.com/ and
http://www.allume.com/. DATASOURCE: IMSI CONTACT: Robert Mayer of
International Microcomputer Software, Inc., +1-415-878-4268, or Web
site: http://www.imsisoft.com/
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