Opticore announces availability of direct CATIA V5 Interface to further improve the workflow and productivity for customers using CATIA V5 data in their design process.

Data capture and data preparation is a key area for Opticore and the support for direct CATIA V5 integration is in line with the strategy to improve overall workflow and productivity for the design process. CATIA V5 is widely used among Opticore clients and this interface will provide significant productivity increase for these clients.

Opticore has made the decision to use Spatial 3D InterOp as base for the Catia V5 converter implementation, due to its wide acceptance, their quality and the amount of supported converters available. Opticore CATIA V5 Interface will be available in production release for initial customer shipping first weeks of June 2006.

Opticore CATIA V5 interface will provide direct import capabilities in Opus Realizer and Opus Studio, as well as a standalone converter allowing batch conversion of CATIA V5 data to Opticore format. Following are examples of included capabilities:

• Direct import to Opus Studio and Opus Realizer or standalone batch conversion of CATIA V5 data
• Import of trimmed NURBS surfaces
• Layer Structure
• Basic color information
• Assembly structure, including part positioning and instancing

Opticore CATIA V5 interface is supported on the Windows platforms and does not require a CATIA V5 installation or license to run.

About Opticore
Opticore is the world's leading developer of 3D real-time software for interactive product visualization and has some 200 customer world-wide. Leading manufacturing companies such as Audi, BMW, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, ItalDesign, Mitsubishi, SAAB, and Volvo are successfully using Opticore software in areas such as design development and marketing. Opticore has its corporate headquarters in Gothenburg , Sweden and subsidiaries in Detroit , Michigan , US and Tokyo , Japan . Opticore has worldwide distribution via a network of resellers and agents located in North America , Europe and Asia .

About Spatial
Spatial Corporation is a market-leading provider of world-class 3D software component technologies. Spatial develops, markets, and support s best-of-breed 3D component technologies and services, to address the core requirements of 3D in engineering applications. Spatial's components 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, China and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit Spatial's Web site at www.spatial.com , or contact Spatial by email at info@spatial.com or by phone at +1 303-544-2900.