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Part Viewer Enables Advanced Viewing of ACIS Part Files

WESTMINSTER, Colo. & ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2002--Spatial Corp., a market-leading provider of world-class 3D development technologies, and Tech Soft America (TSA), the leading provider of component graphics technology to the CAD/CAM/CAE industry, today announced the release of the free HOOPS 3D Part Viewer for ACIS, which allows for real-time collaborative viewing of ACIS part files.

Developed around the ACIS 3D Geometric Modeler v8.0 and the HOOPS 3D Application Framework (HOOPS/3dAF) from TSA, the HOOPS 3D Part Viewer for ACIS includes numerous features such as real-time, simultaneous collaboration between multiple users and the ability to visualize large models and precise distance measurement computation.

"We are extremely pleased with the development of the HOOPS 3D Part Viewer for ACIS, particularly because it offers free, real-time collaboration," said Rex Sellentine, visualization product manager, Spatial. "There has been a clear and significant industry demand for collaborative functionality and the ability to view ACIS parts. This free application addresses this demand in a highly effective manner."

Gavin Bridgeman, co-founder and member of the technical staff for TSA said, "By making this technology freely available to the ACIS user community, we hope to provide a valuable service while at the same time showcasing the advanced capabilities of the .HSF format and the HOOPS components."

"Our close working relationship with TSA has allowed us to develop this viewer quickly and efficiently, and provide the industry with an answer to the request for specific visualization functionality," said Mike Payne, CEO, Spatial. "This effort is an example of Spatial and our partners working together to move the industry forward and provide the solutions that are being requested."

The HOOPS 3D Part Viewer for ACIS can be downloaded from: http://www.spatial.com/downloads/downloads or http://www.hoops3d.com/downloads/downloads.htm

Developers interested in customizing or extending the viewer functionality, or building complimentary products based on the framework may contact Spatial or TSA directly for complete licensing information. For a complete description of the HOOPS 3D Part Viewer for ACIS visit www.spatial.com or www.hoops3d.com

About Tech Soft America

Tech Soft America (TSA) provides premier customer driven development tools, consulting and support services enabling their partners to rapidly deliver world-class technical software. TSA develops the HOOPS 3D Application Framework, HOOPS Streaming Toolkit and HOOPS Collaboration Toolkit, which dramatically simplify the design, development and maintenance of high-performance, interactive 2D and 3D applications built for PCs, UNIX workstations, Linux, Windows CE-based handheld devices and the Web.

HOOPS 3D technology has been incorporated into over 125 commercial software applications, from such leaders as SolidWorks, EDS/SDRC, CADKEY, Fluent, Mechanical Dynamics, Tecoplan, SPSS, Minitab and Mechanical Dynamics.

The company maintains corporate headquarters in Oakland, California and can be reached at http://www.hoops3d.com.

About Spatial

Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systemes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY - News; Euronext Paris # 13065, DSY.PA) company is a market-leading provider of world-class 3D development technologies. Spatial develops, markets, and supports best-of-breed 3D components and services, to address the exponential requirements of 3D in Internet-based e-commerce and Business-to-Business (B2B) applications. Spatial's component products for 3D modeling, visualization, and interoperability have been adopted by some of the world's most recognized software developers, manufacturers, research institutes, and universities. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Spatial has offices in the USA, Germany, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit Spatial's Web site at www.spatial.com or contact Spatial by email at Email Contact or by phone at 303-544-2900 or 800-767-5710.

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