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| CAD, CAM, CAE, design, technical drawing, drafting, delineation, visualization, manufacturing | ISSN 1442-2255 |
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LightWork Design and ImpactXoft Corporation Announce PartnershipLightWorks integrated within next generation of software.
SHEFFIELD, UK - 9 November 2001 - LightWork Design, the world's leading supplier of quality advanced computer graphics software for rendering, simulation and visualization solutions, today announced that ImpactXoft Corporation has licensed LightWorks - the industry's fastest rendering engine - for inclusion within its next generation of software for Simultaneous Product Development. ImpactXoft has created the IX SpeeD software expressly to support the practice of Simultaneous Product Development. The software features a tool for digital product modeling that combines full-strength modeling power with a new approach to usability. IX SpeeD also opens the full functionality of digital design to any participant in the development process. It enables all the specialists in the enterprise, regardless of location or role, to practice Simultaneous Product Development in order to develop quality products in a shorter amount of time. The integration of LightWorks within the product will add a new dimension of quality photorealism to the results achieved. LightWorks key to future success"We are very excited about including LightWorks within IX SpeeD and believe that this will enable us to offer a superior quality product to our customers," said Attilio Rimoldi, CEO ImpactXoft Corporation. "LightWorks is the industry standard and we see this partnership as being vital to our product's future development." Gian Paolo Bassi, Chief Technology Officer added, "The ease-of-use of LightWorks with its pre-defined libraries for lights, materials and scenery will make rendering accessible to all members of a design team, and the exclusive use of Mold-Tech materials included with LightWorks will also add greater value to our product in the future." Dr. Gordon Oliver, LightWork Design CEO, commented, "We are delighted to see LightWorks being used for this new generation of software and are confident that the close integration of LightWorks within ImpactXoft's product suite will provide users with a top class product that will produce exceptional results." About ImpactXoft CorporationImpactXoft Corporation, founded in June 1999 by Attilio Rimoldi and Martin Welch, is a private, venture-funded company. Its current focus is on expanding its web-centric collaborative modeling software that is based on a modern architecture and designed for the Internet. The IX SpeeD application enables globally dispersed team members to create, evaluate, and change product definitions both asynchronously and synchronously. The practice of Simultaneous Product Development encompasses manufacturers, supply chains, strategic partnerships, virtual corporations, and other forms of the extended enterprise in all stages of the product lifecycle. About LightWorksLightWorks is the industry's leading rendering engine. Applications that incorporate LightWorks include: Architrend from Fukui, CDRS from PTC, Form-Z from auto-des-sys, Madric 2000 from CPU, PowerShape from Delcam, SolidThinking from Gestel, SolidWorks from Dassault, ThinkReal from Think3, Togo-Cad from Toyota, Unigraphics from EDS-PLM Solutions, VectorWorks from Nemetschek North America, Vellum Solids from Ashlar and products from many other major CAD vendors. About LightWork DesignLightWork Design is the world's leading supplier of quality advanced computer graphics software for rendering, simulation and visualization solutions within CAD, CAM & AEC markets. Established in 1989, LightWork Design continues to invest in research and development to provide its customer base with innovative and market-focused technology. The company's products are used in more than 150 software applications worldwide and by one million 3D software users. LightWork Design offers LightWorks for photorealistic rendering and lighting simulation, MachineWorks for CNC toolpath simulation and verification, and NavisWorks for visualisation, interactive navigation and co-ordination in design review
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