New HP DirectModel Toolkit ISV Endorsements; First-Ever ISV
Demonstrations of DirectModel Applications
by Business Editors/Computer Writers
Aug 5 1997 8:31AM CST, BUSINESS WIRE
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1997--
"AccelGraphics is always pushing the envelope for high-performance 3-D graphics, and today we are
demonstrating powerful new technology to visualize and interact with very large models and assemblies.
HP's DirectModel toolkit represents a tremendous step forward. Our engineering team is working
closely with the HP team to ensure optimal support for the toolkit across our product line of 3-D
graphics accelerators." -- Jeff Dunn, president and chief executive officer, AccelGraphics, Inc.
"HP's DirectModel toolkit is an important step in addressing the need for a general API for large-model viewing.
Adaptive Media's Envision3D product is a unique client-server based continuous-streaming solution for
delivering large 3-D models to desktop computers, irrespective of computational and network capabilities. We
believe that the DirectModel toolkit will complement the Envision3D product. We are pleased to join with HP in
this announcement." -- Deven Kalra, chief technology officer, Adaptive Media
"Today's computer systems allow engineers to generate the large amounts of data they need to visualize in a fast,
efficient manner. Based on the impressive DirectModel toolkit demo we've seen and are evaluating further,
ANSYS, Inc. is encouraged that HP is developing a high-performance cross-platform visualization tool that
Microsoft(R) has committed to."
-- Mark Imgrund, vice president, Corporate Quality and Engineering Support, ANSYS, Inc.
"The DirectModel toolkit is great technology for MicroStation users who work with 3-D engineering models. It
provides the display speed and efficiency needed by planners, designers, engineers, reviewers and viewers of 3-D
designs. It also supports Bentley's philosophy of providing users with a wide choice of hardware, since its
benefits and operation are consistent in Microsoft Windows(R) and UNIX system environments." -- Ray
Bentley, executive vice president, Software Development, Bentley Systems, Inc.
"Division is seriously evaluating the DirectModel toolkit for use as an API in its dVISE product line." -- Mark
Smith, vice president of marketing, Division Inc.
"Mechanical Dynamics focuses on providing the best mechanical-simulation environment to our customers. A
great way to view the results of an ADAMS simulation is through a realistic, yet smooth animation of the
product concept in motion. With the DirectModel toolkit, we can provide a leading-edge graphics solution to our
customers without distracting us from our core competencies. It is an opportunity for us to partner with HP and
stay current with the latest in visualization technology." -- Brant Ross, director ADAMS Partners, Mechanical
Dynamics, Inc.
"The DirectModel toolkit, which provides a clean API for developers to support large multidimensional models
and stereo 3-D imaging, is stereo-enabled, providing direct support for the CrystalEyes product line for
engineering and scientific visualization." -- Bob Seltzer, director of sales and marketing, StereoGraphics Corp. ISV
Demonstrations of the DirectModel Toolkit at SIGGRAPH 97:
AccelGraphics will show AccelFLY, a new product based on the DirectModel toolkit. AccelFLY is both an
ActiveX Control for Microsoft ActiveX Applications and a Web browser plug-in, enabling large-model
visualization and interaction, for use in intranet-based collaborative engineering applications for the enterprise.
CoCreate Software Inc. will demonstrate its newest shared-space design technology featuring SolidDesigner as a
solid-modeling server in the co-creative product-development environment. The model can be accessed by
distributed Web clients that use the DirectModel toolkit. This empowers innovation through collaboration among
distributed product-development teams.
Engineering Animation, Inc. (EAI) will exhibit its VisProducts software suite powered by the DirectModel
toolkit, including VisMockUp digital prototyping software and VisFly visualization software, the first
commercially available 3-D computer-aided design application developed using the DirectModel toolkit.
EDS Unigraphics will show a visual assembly navigation tool that enables the rapid viewing and navigation of
large Unigraphics Assembly Models using several existing Microsoft ActiveX controls and a DirectModel
toolkit-based ActiveX Control. The demo also leverages DirectModel toolkit meta data along with Visual Basic
Scripting Edition to display Web pages corresponding to the specific components in the assembly.
Prosolvia Systems AB will demonstrate a prototype "digital plant" application that integrates detailed models of
manufacturing equipment, robots, assembly lines and the products being manufactured. This new technology
makes it possible to view an entire plant and to assemble digital products in a virtual manufacturing environment.
Resolution Technologies will exhibit the VirtualView 3-D viewer enhanced to read DirectModel toolkit data files.
SensAble Technologies Inc. will show its 3-D Touch technology integrated with the DirectModel toolkit,
allowing users to "feel" complex 3-D models.
Spatial Technology Inc. will demonstrate a tool for converting ACIS solid models to the HP DirectModel toolkit
format, where they can be manipulated in any DirectModel toolkit-compatible viewing environment.
Template Graphics Software, Inc. (TGS) was selected by HP to deliver the DirectModel toolkit for non-HP
platforms and will provide DirectModel toolkit applications and value-added products. TGS will exhibit
DirectModel toolkit and viewer applications on Microsoft Windows NT(R), Silicon Graphics and Sun
workstations, and will demonstrate 3-D MasterSuite engineering analysis extensions for the DirectModel toolkit.
Note to Editors: Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Windows is a U.S. registered
trademark of Microsoft Corp. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
(Copyright 1997)
Regards,
Andretti
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