Okinos PolyTrans Provides SolidWorks 2005 CAD Data Import Into the Newest Releases of Maya v6.5, 3ds max v7, Lightwave v8, XSI v4 & Others

Okinos Industry Standard PolyTrans Provides Robust Support for Importing SolidWorks 2005 (and all other major CAD file formats) into the newest DCC/Animation Package Releases

Toronto, Canada February 5, 2005 -- In timing with the SolidWorks World 2005 International User Conference & Exposition, Okino Computer Graphics announced today that its popular SolidWorks CAD conversion pipeline is now compatible with all newly released versions of Maya v6.5, 3ds max v7, Lightwave v8, XSI v9 and others. This conversion pipeline, an industry staple for the last 6 years, allows native SolidWorks BREP CAD assembly and part files (disk based, or from a live running copy of SolidWorks) to be converted to all major animation packages, 3d downstream file formats and VisSim programs. Okino is one of the longest standing SolidWorks solution partner developers, providing excellent and well refined 3D data translation solutions for SolidWorks users and users of SolidWorks data.

Okino's NuGraf and PolyTrans software can import geometry, hierarchy and materials (assembly data) from native disk-based SolidWorks files or from a running copy of SolidWorks, and subsequently provide high-end rendering, viewing and scene composition of the data, or have the data optimized and then re-exported to all major 3D file formats and animation packages .

Our SolidWorks 3D data conversion system is by far our most popular and most requested CAD conversion pipeline software, said Robert Lansdale, president and CEO of Okino Computer Graphics, Inc. We have dedicated a great deal of effort into making our SolidWorks 3D import conversion, repurposing and rendering pipeline the best in the industry over the last seven years. We have seen demand grow quickly, demonstrating that SolidWorks is the dominant solid modeler for its price range and market. Our pipeline solution allows complete SolidWorks parts and assemblies, with all their nuances, to be converted cleanly and professionally to all other major 3D file formats, animation packages and visual simulation programs. In addition, our software implicitly provides support for photo-realistic rendering and scene composition, 3D data and hierarchy optimization and terrific built-in polygon reduction for handling those truly huge scenes that other downstream applications cant handle without reduction. Our solution is particularly popular for importing SolidWorks assemblies into the 3ds max, Maya, Lightwave, XSI and Cinema-4D animation programs. We also have kept affordable prices for all of our CAD solutions, including free support and maintenance.

SolidWorks is the standard for 3D mechanical design software, said Brian Houle, Partner Program manager for SolidWorks Corporation. Combining it with Okinos product line gives engineers the tools they need to do their jobs faster and better by allowing SolidWorks 3D data to be re-purposed for additional downstream uses and applications. Engineers and designers can now re-purpose 3D data to suit their enterprise, including animation and rendering departments, documentation teams, product manual creation staff, and external third party services who want to use SolidWorks data in other 3D software applications that may not understand or accept SolidWorks data directly.

About Okino Computer Graphics
Founded in 1991 (Toronto, Canada), with development starting in 1988, Okino Computer Graphics, Inc. is an industry leader in the development and deployment of 3D data re-purposing software that allows professional 3D software users to intelligently and accurately convert/view/render/modify 3D data and assets between most major CAD, DCC and VisSim software packages. Okino software is used the world over by all major Fortune 1000 companies, production studios, and 3D content creation, game development, CAD, engineering and product design companies.

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