BELLEVUE, WA – January 26, 1999 – Solid Modeling Solutions in conjunction with HarmonyWare, Inc. announces the general availability of IGES/SMLib, its new capability to translate IGES formats into and out of SMLibTM, awarded “Top 10 Software of 1998” from IEEE CG&A. Details on IGES/SMLib can be found on the web at www.harmonyware.com.

IGES/SMLib allows reading and writing of IGES files, interfacing with the Nlib and TSLib kernels of SMLib.

• Resistance to faults in the physical format of the IGES file.
• Reads most IGES geometry entities.
• Imports and exports points, curves, surfaces, and trimmed surfaces; imports solid faces as unconnected trimmed surfaces.
• Trimmed surface types 142/144, 141/143, and 508/510 supported.
• Sophisticated cleaning tools: eliminating minor self-intersections and gaps in trim loops, improving singularities, etc.
• Supports conversions of IwBrep entities to and from IGES trimmed surfaces.
• Simple high level interfaces, plus full access to the powerful under-the-hood classes used to implement them.

The translator is available as C++ source code, designed with the new ISO C++ standard in mind, but targeted at the prior generation of compilers.

At $200 per month for SMLib licensees for a site license to the source code, IGES/SMLib represents an extremely cost-effective way for both small and large companies to gain access to the latest IGES translation technology and the support expertise required to utilize it effectively. The price for IGES/SMLib is $200 per month for internal use and $250 per month for unlimited external use with no additional royalities. Full, unlimited Web, e-mail and phone support, together with all upgrades, is included in the license fee.

HarmonyWare, Inc., based in Marine City, Michigan, was formed in the fall of 1998 with a mission to provide significant new capabilities in the area of geometry translation tools and utilities. They can be reached via email to colomon@ralf.org. Solid Modeling Solutions, Inc., based in Bellevue, Washington, was formed in early 1998 with a mission to be a leading provider of advanced geometry technology with high quality products and services, excellent support, and real value.

For more information, contact Robert Blomgren, VP of R&D, Solid Modeling Solutions, (206) 463-1417, sales@smlib.c

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