Wave Issue 0207 3/4/02 Article 1-02

***Spatial Announces Release of 3D InterOp Version 3.0
(February 27)

Spatial Corp., a provider of 3D software components, today
announced the release of version 3.0 of their 3D InterOp line of
translators.

The latest release includes seven translators, which are now
available for partner download on Spatial's website,
www.spatial.com.

Spatial's InterOp suite allows transparent direct and indirect
exchange of solid, surface, and wireframe data via a variety of
neutral and native 3D formats, including CATIA V4, IGES, STEP,
VDA-FS, Pro/ENGINEER, Parasolid, and ACIS.

Designed using an architecture that allows direct connection to
CAD information, Spatial's 3D InterOp 3.0 release allows partners
to add translators as needed to increase data transfer
capabilities. Each component is regularly updated to ensure
accurate 3D data interoperability.

Translators available in the 3D InterOp 3.0 release:

-- 3D CATIA V4 Translator
-- 3D IGES Translator
-- 3D STEP Translator
-- 3D VDA-FS Translator
-- 3D Pro/ENGINEER Translator
-- 3D Parasolid Translator
-- 3D ACIS Translator

Supported Platforms

Hardware Operating System
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AMD Athlon/Intel Pentium Win 98 and NT 4.0 SP5, Win 2000
SP1
Intel Pentium Red Hat Linux 7.0
HP HP/UX 11.0 32 bit
IBM AIX 4.3
SGI IRIX 6.5 32 bit
Sun Solaris 7

www.spatial.com