Leuven (BELGIUM), 15 February 2007. Materialise NV, world leader in software development for the rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M) industry, and Dimension, a business unit of Stratasys, Inc. and the world’s leading provider of desktop 3D printers, have teamed up to develop ‘Dimension Magics’, a customised version of Materialise’ Magics software specially tuned to the specific requirements of production on Dimension 3D printers.

Dimension desktop 3D printers produce functional 3D models directly from CAD systems, giving CAD users a fast, office-friendly and low-cost alternative for building functional 3D models. With its unrivalled expertise in rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM, Materialise is an excellent partner to provide software calibrated to Dimension 3D printers.

“Dimension Magics is the perfect interface between product design and the Dimension 3D printer, offering several advantages to RP professionals”, says Johan Pauwels, Materialise’ Software Sales Director. This customised, state-of-the-art software enables Dimension users to prepare their entire build job as efficiently as possible and in a very easy and intuitive way.”

“By using Dimension Magics, file and platform preparation become exceptionally intuitive and user friendly processes, smoothly guiding Dimension users through the entire pre-production phase”, says Jonathan Cobb of Dimension. “We want to provide our customers with a powerful tool to get the very best from their Dimension 3D printer investment and this Dimension-specific version of Magics undoubtedly allows them to do so.”

About Materialise

Materialise, with headquarters in Belgium, started in 1990 in the sector of rapid prototyping. Since that time, the company has experienced exponential growth. Today, its software division develops innovative, industry-leading applications enabling advanced use of rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing techniques. Materialise is a trusted software partner worldwide for the leading companies of the automotive, aerospace and consumer electronics industries. Materialise has offices all over the world and the largest software development team in the RP sector.

More info on www.materialise.com

About The Dimension 3D Printing Group

The Dimension 3D Printing Group is a business unit of Stratasys, Inc., based in Minneapolis, MN. Dimension 3D printers – which include the Dimension 1200 and Dimension 768 Series – are networked, desktop modeling systems that provide CAD (Computer-Aided-Design) users a fast, office-friendly, low-cost alternative for building functional 3D prints. Dimension 3D printers build accurate models layer by layer using durable ABS plastic, allowing users to not only evaluate design concepts, but test 3D prints for functionality, form and fit. As the first large format desktop 3D printer that sells for less than $30,000, Dimension incorporates many key features found in modeling systems that cost tens of thousands of dollars more.

For more information on Dimension 3D printers, visit www.dimensionprinting.com