Release of Mold-Tech Materials for LightWorks

Accurate visualization of industry standard surface finishes for molded and embossed products in the world's leading rendering engine!

SHEFFIELD, UK (27 June 2002) - LightWork Design, the world's leading supplier of quality advanced computer graphics software for rendering, simulation and verification solutions, today announced the release of Mold-Tech and Roehlen materials for LightWorks.

Exclusive Development Since their strategic partnership was first announced, LightWork Design and Standex International have been working together to provide product designers with advanced solutions to their design needs. The first suite of Mold-Tech material archives is now available. These archives give designers the ability to select and accurately visualize Mold-Tech surface finishes within LightWorks-based rendering applications. Through the use of its unique procedural shading technology, LightWorks is the only rendering technology with the ability to visualize Mold-Tech surface finishes.

Karl Shaw, President of Standex Engraving Group - North American Operations, "We are working in partnership with LightWork Design because of their expert knowledge of rendering combined with their unique understanding of what CAD designers really need. The introduction of Mold-Tech material archives now gives our customers a complete solution for the design and manufacture of molded parts. Also, the ability to encode and lock our data in the secure LightWorks LWA format is vitally important to us." He went on to say, "The combination of LightWorks rendering and our own Model-Tech process now gives designers the ability to select and accurately view Mold-Tech grains at all stages of the CAD design process and on physical prototype parts."

Mold-Tech and Roehlen surface finishes are used to texturize the surface of the molds used in the manufacture of all types of molded products, including automobiles, consumer goods, architectural panelling and industrial parts. The accurate visualization of manufactured surface finishes, using the Mold-Tech material archives in LightWorks, gives designers a vital design tool for selecting and comparing any number of surface finish variations during the design stage. This helps them to create better and more visually appealing products and also gives them the assurance that the surface finishes they have selected are suitable, before the final process of etching the expensive molds used for manufacturing. These material archives have been eagerly anticipated by many product designers and architects who are keen to access this valuable aid to their aesthetic design processes. Key industry players are certain that this release will generate a great deal of interest in the rendering applications that support these new Mold-Tech archives.

When asked about the release of Mold-Tech material archives, Gian Paolo Bassi, Chief Technology Officer at ImpactXoft commented, "It's great news! We are very excited about being able to visualize Mold-Tech materials within LightWorks and recognize that this will add significant value to our own product. This release demonstrates that LightWork Design understands the needs of industrial designers and are working to improve their product all the time."

Nick Burt, IT Director at Alloy Total Product Design, said "I am delighted to hear about the release of Mold-Tech material archives for LightWorks. Accurate visualization of Mold-Tech surface finishes will be very valuable in helping us communicate our design ideas to our clients." He added, "It is impressive to see LightWork Design addressing the specialized needs of the Industrial Design industry and taking LightWorks beyond the 'pretty pictures' produced by ther rendering software."

Mike Rebrukh, Director of Product Management for Unigraphics, EDS, added, "The ability to visualize Mold-Tech surface finishes will enable our customers, like Alloy Total Product Design, to be significantly more productive when designing their innovative products so we are pleased to announce that support for these new materials from LightWork Design will be included in our next release - Unigraphics NX."

About LightWorks 

LightWorks provides a broad range of rendering and lighting simulation capabilities to any application program dealing with 3D objects or environments. It is the industry's leading rendering engine for 3D design and is embedded in over 70 software applications and used by more than � million users worldwide. LightWorks is delivered as a complete software development kit with associated support and consultancy services that provide customers with shorter development cycles, faster time-to-market for new products, and lower software development costs. Customers benefit from the company's long-term investment and expertise focused on continually developing and enhancing its product range in-line with the needs of the market place.

Applications that incorporate LightWorks include: ArchiTrend from Fukui Computer, CDRS and Pro/DESKTOP from PTC, DigiD from Nihon Unisys, Form-Z from auto-des-sys, IX Design from ImpactXoft, Madric from CPU, PowerShape from Delcam, SolidWorks from Dassault, SolidThinking from Gestel, ThinkReal from Think3, trueSpace from Caligari, Unigraphics from EDS PLM Solutions, Vellum from Ashlar, and products from many other major CAD vendors.

About LightWork Design 

LightWork Design is the world's leading supplier of quality, advanced computer graphics software for rendering, simulation and verification 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. LightWork Design offers LightWorks for photorealistic and non-photorealistic rendering and lighting simulation and MachineWorks for CNC toolpath simulation and verification.

www.lightworkdesign.com

About Standex International 

Standex International Corporation, with sales of more than $600 million in fiscal 2001, and operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Mexico, is a multi-industry manufacturer in three broad business segments: Food Service, Industrial and Consumer. The Standex Engraving Group is a division of Standex International offering the worldwide industrial engraving of rolls, molds and plates at 20 plants with additional licensees in Japan, Brazil, Hong Kong, Bohemia and Russia.

www.mold-tech.com

 

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