InnovMetric Software Introduces PolyWorks/IMView A Free Viewer For Inspection Projects

November 26, 2004, Qu�bec, Canada - InnovMetric Software announces that it has just released PolyWorks/IMView, a free software that enables the visualization of point-cloud-based inspection projects and polygonal models obtained with PolyWorks. PolyWorks/IMView is a user-friendly solution that allows users to:

- Visualize measurement results in 3D by rotating color-mapped CAD models, zooming on color-mapped cross-sections, or reviewing soft-gages such as Flush & Gap gages.

- Navigate easily through inspection results using forward and backward-pointing arrows.

- Obtain basic interactive measurements, such as angles, distances, radii, and cross-sections.

- Generate their own customized inspection reports

�With PolyWorks/IMView, we want to offer to professionals in the inspection and reverse-engineering world the possibility of easily communicating their results to their colleagues, customers, and suppliers�, said Marc Soucy, President of InnovMetric Software. �Until today, the channels of information used to share inspection results across organizations have been rather ineffective. This very simple yet powerful tool now allows everyone in the company, from top executives to shop floor technicians, to access inspection results in 3D directly on their personal computers and to make their own analyses and reports�, he continued.

About InnovMetric Software 

Founded in 1994, InnovMetric pioneered the market for point cloud inspection and polygonal manufacturing software solutions. InnovMetric is a privately-owned company which enjoys an enviable position as the market leader in point cloud processing software in the automotive and aeronautic industries. Today, PolyWorks licenses are at work daily in more than 30 countries, providing users such as BMW, Boeing, Daimler-Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Lockheed-Martin, Peugeot, Porsche, Rolls Royce, Toyota, and Volkswagen with the most complete, accurate, and robust 3D point cloud processing software solution on the market.

InnovMetric�s flagship product, PolyWorks�, is a powerful software solution that uses high-density point clouds to measure and control the quality of castings/dies/molds, and to approve manufacturing processes through prototype, first-article, manufactured, and assembled parts inspection. PolyWorks offers a complete toolset for comparing forms and profiles (part-to-part and part-to-CAD), and includes the most complete GD&T analysis capabilities on the market, as well as the widest array of soft gauging tools (linear, radius, flush & gap, thickness, etc.). All quality control tasks can be completely automated and performed by one click of a mouse using PolyWorks� powerful scripting language.

PolyWorks also offers a comprehensive software solution for creating accurate and smooth polygonal models and NURBS surfaces from high-density point clouds. Preferred by automotive design studios worldwide, PolyWorks is the only software solution that has demonstrated the capability of creating class A polygonal models for stringent polygonal manufacturing applications such as 3- & 5-axis milling, aerodynamic simulation, and digital review. PolyWorks also offers a powerful rapid surfacing methodology that delivers the fastest reverse-engineering cycles on the market.

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