WHITE HOUSE, Tennessee – May 1,2000 – StrikerSystems today announced the release of its latest FabCAD sheet metal manufacturingsoftware with an interface to both Solid Edge (Unigraphics Solutions, Inc. –Huntsville, AL) and SolidWorks (SolidWorks Corporation – Concord, MA) mid-range solidmodeling software solutions.
          The newly released FabCAD allows users with both SolidWorks or Solid Edge modelingsoftware and Striker’s FabCAD manufacturing software to seamlessly transport sheetmetal parts from the solid modeling environment to the FabCAD manufacturing environment.  Parts that have already been unfolded inSolidWorks or Solid Edge are ported in the flat state.  Parts that have not been unfolded can be ported with the flat part beingautomatically generated during the transfer process.  Within the FabCAD manufacturing environment the parts can then be tooled fora variety of CNC machine tools including turret punch presses, lasers, plasmas,waterjets,etc.  FabCAD also offers an advancedtrue-shape, multi-part nesting system to optimize material usage.
         This seamless integration of part geometry between SolidWorks or Solid Edge andStriker minimizes the risk of translation error and the clean up time required withconventional DXF and IGES file translations.  Italso reduces the number of data files to be managed in the design through manufacturingprocess, thereby reducing the time required for part sharing.
          For additional information on the FabCAD seamless interface to SolidWorks and SolidEdge contact Striker Systems at 1-800-950-7862 or visit the Striker Systems web site at http://www.striker-systems.com.