BOMBAY, India, Nov. 12, 2003 - Geometric Software Solutions (GEOMETRIC) and SolidWorks Corporation today unveiled a new program to improve engineers' design collaboration and reduce time to market. The companies will extend SolidWorks® eDrawings - a tool that enables users to review and comment on product designs via e-mail - to multiple computer-aided design (CAD) platforms. SolidWorks customers constantly use eDrawings because it provides a level of communication that solves an industry-wide interoperability problem engineers face daily: manually translating incompatible design data from customers, suppliers, and even team members using different CAD systems.

Manual design translation increases the risk of errors and slows design approval, manufacturing, and product delivery. AutoCAD users already minimize some of these risks because they can view and publish 2D files natively in eDrawings. To further reduce communication challenges, GEOMETRIC will develop and provide eDrawings plug-ins for other CAD platforms.

These plug-ins will allow engineers using different CAD software programs to generate eDrawings files that users can rotate and view from any angle with eDrawings Viewer. The plug-ins are free to those using the eDrawings Viewer, and available on a subscription basis to engineers who want to mark up product designs using eDrawings Professional. Product designers can download the Pro/ENGINEER® plug-in, the first in the series for multiple CAD platforms, from GEOMETRIC's Web site at http://www.geometricsoftware.com/edrawings/proe.

"eDrawings has become an indispensable tool in most of our customers' product development cycles," said John McEleney, CEO of SolidWorks. "Hundreds of thousands of people around the world use eDrawings to streamline design review and approval. Together, SolidWorks and GEOMETRIC will extend eDrawings as the worldwide standard for sharing 3D designs by making it available to other popular CAD platforms so that file compatibility is no longer an issue in collaboration."

SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software users rely on eDrawings to communicate 3D designs and 2D drawings. eDrawings allows engineers to e-mail product designs to customers, suppliers, and other team members. The software is embedded in the eDrawing, so recipients aren't forced to purchase additional software.

"Our mission is to extend the same superior experience SolidWorks users have enjoyed with eDrawings to engineers working with other CAD platforms. Doing so facilitates seamless communication and collaboration for users of multiple systems," said Manu Parpia, managing director of GEOMETRIC. "We are pleased to partner with SolidWorks to bring this solution to Pro/ENGINEER users at the outset."

Pricing and availability
The Pro/ENGINEER plug-in for the eDrawings Viewer is free. A subscription license of eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER can be purchased for $995 USD (with a $195 annual subscription after the first year). Pre-release versions for both plug-ins are immediately available from GEOMETRIC's Web site at http://www.geometricsoftware.com/edrawings/proe. The shipping versions for both products will be available by the end of the year.

About Geometric Software Solutions
GEOMETRIC is a leader in providing the most cost-effective product lifecycle management (PLM) services to the global mechanical design, manufacturing, and industrial markets. Partnerships with major PLM vendors such as Dassault Systèmes, EDS, and MatrixOne offer the unique advantage of providing cost effective services on leading PLM platforms. GEOMETRIC offers services based on SolidWorks, CATIA T, ENOVIA T, DELMIA T, eMatrix T, Teamcenter Enterprise (Metaphase) T, Windchill T, and other leading CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM software platforms. The company is traded on both the Bombay (BSE) and the National (NSE) stock exchanges in India. The company's Web site is (www.geometricsoftware.com).


About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. Founded in 1993, SolidWorks' mission is to unleash the power of 3D for everyone in product development and foster a collaborative user community. In seven years of delivering product, SolidWorks has shipped more than 285,000 total seats of software worldwide. SolidWorks has offices around the globe and sells, distributes, and supports its products through a worldwide reseller network. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).


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