IMSI Releases Two New Plug-ins for TurboCAD Professional Version 11 Us

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

    WESTMINSTER, Colo. & NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2005--

    The Inventor and CATIA V5 Plug-ins for TurboCAD(R) Professional
    Provide Users with Greater Levels of Data Interoperability

    Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY)(Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company and market-leading provider of 3D components, and IMSI(R) (OTCBB: 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 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

    About Spatial

    Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systemes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY)(Euronext Paris #13065, DSY.PA,) company is a market-leading provider of world-class 3D software component technologies. Spatial develops, markets, and supports best-of-breed 3D component technologies and services, to address the requirements of 3D in Business-to-Business (B2B) applications. Spatial's components for 3D modeling, visualization, and interoperability have been adopted by some of the world's most recognized software developers, manufacturers, research institutes, and universities. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Spatial has offices in the USA, Germany, France, Japan, China 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.

    About Dassault Systemes

    As world leader in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 80,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systemes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to maintenance. Its offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA(R), DELMIA(R), ENOVIA(R), SMARTEAM(R)), mainstream product 3D design tools (SolidWorks(R)), and 3D components (Spatial/ACIS(R)) from Spatial Corp. Dassault Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com.

    ACIS and SAT are registered trademarks of Spatial Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Spatial Corp. Chad Sanderson, 303-544-2932 chad.sanderson@spatial.com

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