COSMOSDesignSTAR to Support 3Dconnexion's Motion Controllers
February 17, 2004

Get a sneak peek at "Two-Handed" 3D viewing for increased productivity.

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LOS ANGELES, CA, February 17, 2004 - COSMOS™ today announced that in response to customer requests, COSMOSDesignSTAR™ 4.5 software, which will be released in a few months, will support the popular motion controllers CadMan®, SpaceBall®, SpaceMouse®, and SpaceTraveler™ from 3Dconnexion.

3Dconnexion's controllers operate together with a traditional mouse to provide a very efficient and intuitive way to work with 3D geometry. Instead of using a "normal" mouse with one hand as an input device for all activities - including zoom, pan, rotate, select, and click on icons and menus - users of 3Dconnexion's motion controllers can use one hand to move and rotate the part or assembly, and see CAD models and analysis results from all sides and angles, while using the other hand to perform all the normal selection tasks with the mouse.

"Interacting with both hands in COSMOSDesignSTAR provides for a natural and powerful way to work," says Jan Larsson, 3Dconnexion's European Director of Partner Marketing. "The ability to move and rotate parts and assemblies with the motion controller, while at the same time being able to apply loads and boundary conditions with the mouse, speeds up analysis, adds to the product knowledge derived from the model, and eliminates up to half the mouse movements when compared to using only a mouse."

"In addition to productivity improvements many design engineers enjoy using 3Dconnexion's motion controllers for design-and soon can perform analysis in the same environment," said Ramesh Ramalingam, product manager for COSMOS. "3D mouse users asked us to enable COSMOSDesignSTAR support, and it will be completed in time for the upcoming release of version 4.5."

COSMOSDesignSTAR helps design engineers and expert analysts alike detect potential design problems quickly and correct them before beginning prototype production, saving companies the time and expense of post-production fixes. In use in some 2,000 companies, COSMOSDesignSTAR is fully associative with SolidWorks®, Solid Edge®, and Autodesk® Inventor, and can also read geometry files from such other popular solid modeling programs as CATIA®, Pro/ENGINEER®, CADKEY®, and IDEAS®.

NDES attendees can see an advance demonstration of the interaction between 3Dconnexion's CadMan and COSMOSDesignSTAR at Booth #3915.

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About COSMOS

COSMOS™ solutions have been chosen by over 10,000 companies worldwide, believed to make COSMOS the most widely used finite element analysis (FEA) software in the world. The company, formerly known as Structural Research & Analysis Corporation, is an affiliate of Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA). COSMOS software offers computer aided engineering (CAE) solutions ranging from simple stress and displacement tests to more complex analyses including impact testing, nonlinear, dynamic response, and fatigue simulation. COSMOS has been a leading developer and innovator of FEA, optimization, and simulation software products since 1982. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.cosmosm.com) or call +1-310-207-2800.

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About 3Dconnexion

3Dconnexion, a Logitech Company (SWX:LOGN) (NASDAQ:LOGI), is the leading provider of 3D input devices that enhance the user interface for professional 3D applications in markets such as product design (CAD/CAM/CAE), modeling and animation (digital content creation). More than 350,000 designers, animators, and artists use 3Dconnexion's award-winning line of motion controllers, including SpacePilot ™, SpaceBall®, SpaceMouse® and SpaceTraveler™.

3Dconnexion is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with offices in Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, London, Milan, Munich, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Wroclaw.

For more information, visit http://www.3Dconnexion.com

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