Spatial Adds Thread-Safe Capability to ACIS 3D Modeler
 BROOMFIELD,
CO, Jul 29, 2009 - Spatial Corp., a leading provider of 3D development
components for design, manufacturing and engineering applications, today
announces that thread-safe capabilities are now included standard with ACIS
3D Modeler. Greater end-user demand for higher application performance and
the growing ubiquity of multi-core hardware platforms is driving the
development of multi-threaded applications. Spatial is taking the lead in
support of these development efforts by providing thread-safe as a core ACIS
capability.
McMaster University has implemented ACIS thread-safe capabilities in both
a machining tool path optimizer and a rapid prototyping wall thickness
verification program. “Using parallelism, we have achieved exciting speed
improvements in our manufacturing software applications,” said Allan Spence,
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University.
“Working with the Spatial team and tools, we were quickly able to implement
multi-threaded capabilities, realizing near 3x speed-up on a quad core
computer. For over 15 years, our use of Spatial products have provided us
with an excellent and progressive platform solution for our manufacturing
technology research and development.”
In addition to providing partners the foundation for developing
high-performing multi-threaded applications, thread-safe capability enables
Spatial to deliver thread-hot ACIS functions. For example, in ACIS R20
Spatial introduced multi-threaded entity-point-distance (MTEPD)
functionality. Improving the performance of this function is especially
important in metrology applications where point-to-point distance
calculations between the design model and manufactured parts can number in
the millions. MTEPD tests have shown calculation times can be improved by up
to 70% depending on the size of the model and the number of points being
evaluated.
“One major reason our development partners choose ACIS as their 3D
geometry kernel is because Spatial continues to advance the platform.
Developers make use of these technology advancements to extend their
application’s competitive advantage,” stated Ray Bagley, Spatial Director of
Product Planning and Management. “The value of ACIS continues to increase as
we expand its capabilities to address present and future software needs
across a growing set of industry applications and platforms.”
ACIS thread-safe capabilities were first introduced by Spatial last year.
For compute-intensive operations, the result is near linear performance
scaling on multi-core systems. Computer-aided design, engineering analysis,
manufacturing and metrology applications realize significant performance
gains when faceting, sectioning, and performing most ACIS modeling
operations which work on multiple independent parts.
Read a full description of ACIS thread-safe capabilities, or apply to
obtain an evaluation license at
http://www.spatial.com/products/evaluation.
About McMaster University
McMaster University, located in Hamilton, Ontario, is a leading Canadian
research intensive university. Engineering researchers have access to
state-of-the-art machine tool facilities within the McMaster Manufacturing
Research Institute (http://mmri.mcmaster.ca),
and the SHARCNET high performance computing network (www.sharcnet.ca).
About Spatial Corp.
Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systems S.A., is a leading provider of 3D
development software components for technical applications across a broad
range of industries. Spatial’s 3D modeling software, HOOPS 3D visualization
software, and CAD translation software components help application
developers deliver market-leading products, maintain focus on core
competencies, and reduce time-to-market. Spatial 3D components have been
adopted by some of the world's most recognized software developers,
manufacturers, research institutes, and universities. Headquartered in
Broomfield, Colorado, Spatial has offices in the USA, Germany, Japan, China
and the United Kingdom.
For more information, visit
www.spatial.com.
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