For Immediate Release IPA v8.0 Support For SolidWorks® 2005 www.immdesign.com
				Immersive Design's IPA v8.0 Provides Support For SolidWorks® 2005 Generate Interactive 3D Assembly Procedures, Maintenance Manuals, and Parts Catalogs Acton, MA - July 26, 2004 - Immersive Design, Inc. today announced that its flagship product, IPA v8.0, supports SolidWorks 2005 3D mechanical design software. Manufacturing companies use IPA and SolidWorks for quick and easy generation of their product documentation reducing costs and getting their products to market faster. The use of interactive 3D procedures can dramatically cut down misunderstanding, miscommunication, and mistakes compared to a stack of static 2D drawings used for instructions. "SolidWorks has a rapidly growing customer base with thousands of products designs created every day," said Brian Houle, Partner Program manager for SolidWorks. "The SolidWorks network effect is readily shown in IPA generated interactive product documentation by leveraging SolidWorks data throughout a company. As an original SolidWorks Solution Partner and the initial developer of the SolidWorks Animator, Immersive Design has once again helped deliver a total SolidWorks solution for manufacturing companies." "For manufacturing companies with the need to generate assembly procedures, service documentation or parts catalogs, the new functionality found in SolidWorks 2005 increases the ability for IPA users to quickly and easily generate interactive 3D product documentation. By leveraging the information already in the SolidWorks 2005 assemblies, procedures that used to take days can now be created in minutes," said Gregory Smith, CEO of Immersive Design. "The quality of the latest SolidWorks release definitely shows why SolidWorks leads the market for mainstream 3D mechanical design software." About Immersive Design Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Acton, MA, Immersive Design is a privately held corporation that develops and markets IPA,   SolidWorks 2005   Interactive Assembly Procedures   3D Interactive PowerPoint Slides interactive 3D authoring and web publishing software used to communicate product designs and to reduce costs throughout a product's life cycle. To learn more about IPA and Immersive Design, visit the company's Web site (www.immdesign.com). About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. It is the #1 supplier of 3D mechanical design software for the mainstream market. SolidWorks leads the market in number of users in production, customer satisfaction, and revenue. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).