LightWork Design and Arc Technology Announce Collaboration Arc+ and LightWorks to be displayed at Batimat, Paris

SHEFFIELD, UK (7 November 2005) - LightWork Design, the world's leading supplier of rendering solutions for developers of advanced 3D computer graphics software, is pleased to announce a collaboration with Arc Technology, developers of the ARC+ software application. Visitors to the Batimat Exhibition in Paris (7 - 12 November) will be able to see Arc+ and LightWorks being previewed on stand F24, hall 5.1.

ARC+ is one of the leaders in the architectural CAD software industry, used by more than 30 000 users worldwide. The collaboration with LightWork Design will see the full capabilities of the LightWorks rendering engine being integrated within Arc+ to give these users even higher quality rendering within their architectural design work.

Nick Lightfoot, Account Manager at LightWork Design commented, �This collaboration will result in a close integration of LightWorks within the Arc+ intelligent modelling system incorporating the highest level of photorealism directly within the design workflow.�

Salvo Barbera, Development Director at Arc Technology, added, � We chose LightWorks because we wanted to give our users the best possible product. We are delighted with the results we have seen and these exceed all of our initial expectations. The LightWork Design support team have helped us to rapidly integrate LightWorks within Arc+ and we are looking forward to a good working relationship with the Company in the years to come.�

About Arc Technology 

ARC+ is a versatile software package addressing numerous other areas of creativity, such as urban and town planning, kitchen-furniture design, aluminium profile design & manufacturing, transportation planning (train stations and airports) exhibition design, industrial facilities, and a wide variety of other design applications. Thanks to its wide range of functions and possibilities, it offers users a solution to the ever-growing needs of the design field. 

www.arc-techno.com

About LightWork Design 

LightWork Design is the world's leading supplier of rendering solutions for developers of advanced 3D computer graphics software. Established in 1989, LightWork Design has continually developed LightWorks to provide customers with innovative and market-focused solutions for the creation of powerful and easy-to- use rendering applications. Renowned for its physically accurate visualization of real-world objects and environments, LightWorks is the ideal choice for applications targeted at the AEC, Configuration, Automotive, Industrial and Graphics markets. LightWorks is supplied as a complete solution which includes the SDK, support, training and consultancy services, to give customers fast and efficient access to leading-edge rendering technology, resulting in shorter development cycles, faster time-to-market for new products, and lower software development costs.

LightWorks is embedded in over 80 software applications and used by more than 1 million users worldwide, far more than any other renderer. Applications that incorporate LightWorks include: 3cad from In.tres srl, Alibre Design from Alibre, ArchiCAD from Graphisoft, ARCHline.XP from CadLine, ArchiTrend from Fukui Computer, Cobalt from Ashlar, Configura and InstantPlanner from Configura Sverige AB, form.Z from auto.des.sys, ICEM Surf from ICEM, Lumen Designer from Lighting Technologies; Madric from CPU, MSC.visualNastran from MSC Software, NX from UGS, PowerShape from Delcam, Pro/CONCEPT, Pro/DESKTOP and Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire from PTC, Solid Edge from UGS, solidThinking from solidThinking Ltd., ThinkReal from Think3, trueSpace from Caligari, VectorWorks from Nemetschek NA and products from many other major CAD vendors.

www.lightworkdesign.com

www.lightworks-user.com

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