SOUTHFIELD, MI – December 10, 2002 — Elysium Inc., a provider of CAD translation software, today announced that its CADporter™ translation technology now supports Autodesk Inventor“ 6 file formats.

The CADporter Autodesk Inventor 6 translation tools support rapid, reliable and consistent 3D CAD data translation of parts and assemblies to-and-from CATIA, I-DEAS®, SolidWorks and Pro/ENGINEER®.

“We are continually working to provide our customers the most current CAD translation products available,” said Abdul Shammaa, chief technology officer, Elysium Inc. “Elysium’s bi-directional translator technologies are tuned to allow manufacturers, designers and suppliers the flexibility to supply critical product design data regardless of their choice of CAD system, and to protect their legacy data as they continue forward. Autodesk Inventor 6 software support is a critical aspect of our mission.”

Elysium bridges the gap between CAD systems and promotes collaborative engineering environments with its industry-leading CAD translation technologies. Elysium ’s CADporter enables the translation of geometry from one CAD system to another with the industry’s most successful conversion rate.

“Robust and consistent 3D CAD translation is essential to our customers’ success,” said Robert Kross, vice president of the Manufacturing Division at Autodesk, Inc. “As one of our valued partners, Elysium brings best-in-class translation capabilities to Autodesk Inventor 6 software.”

A significant improvement in CADporter for Autodesk Inventor 6 software is the ability of the platform to support surfaces. When combined with the product’s other robust functions, CADporter for Autodesk 6 software is a powerful, easy-to-use tool for fast, reliable translations of CAD files.

Elysium’s industry-leading CADporter™ and CADdoctor™ products rapidly translate, heal and repair files from major MCAD systems including CATIA®, Autodesk Inventor®, Pro/ENGINEER®, Solidworks®, Unigraphics® (Parasolid®) and SAT®.

About Elysium Inc
Founded in 1984, Elysium (www.elysiuminc.com) bridges the gap between CAD systems and enables collaborative engineering environments with its industry-leading CAD data translator technologies. Elysium’s CADporter, CADdoctor and CADserver software products enable the translation of all geometry from one CAD system to another with the industry’s highest success rate. Platforms supported include: Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER, I-DEAS, ParaSolid, Soldiworks, and SAT (ACIS). Elysium has successful partnerships with several major software companies including Adobe Systems, Autodesk, CoCreate, Maya Metrix, Abaqus, PTC, Spatial Corporation and EDS PLM. Elysium is a member of the AIAG.

CADporter and CADdoctor are trademarks of Elysium Co Ltd and Elysium Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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