“The technology acquisition we announced today enhances our vision for MCAD software, and expands our. “By combining advanced technology from LEDAS, the excellent skills of its developers, and the expertise we have here at Bricsys, I am convinced that together we can make a significant impact on our industry,” said Erik De Keyser, CEO of Bricsys.
Under the agreement, Bricsys will hire several software developers from LEDAS who, under the management of Mr Ushakov, will integrate and continue the development of the acquired technology. To efficiently manage the acquired IP, Bricsys is establishing a wholly owned subsidiary, "Bricsys Technologies Russia." Current LEDAS CEO Dmitry Ushakov will remain a member of the LEDAS Board of Directors, a entity separate from BTR in addition, Mr Ushakov has accepted the position of CEO of BTR.īricsys has signed a service agreement with LEDAS, which continues as a service provider in the field of engineering software development. In addition, Bricsys plans to offer APIs that allow application developers to raise their applications to the next level of sophistication. dwg-based design environment with which they are familiar. The first result of the technology acquisition is Bricscad V12, which will allow designers to enter the world of 3D parametric and direct modeling – without needing to leave the. By adding the LEDAS technology to its portfolio, Bricsys continues on its track to growing its sales in the worldwide CAD market. Parametrics and constraints increase the productivity of designers significantly as they make changes to designs.
It provides designers with full control over their design intent through the use of geometric and dimensional constraints. The Driving Dimensions technology is original to LEDAS, and allows designers to edit many kinds of solid, surface, and wireframe models parametrically. Its line of Driving Dimensions products revolutionized the field of direct modeling by bringing constraint-based parametric design to popular, low-cost 3D modeling applications, such as SketchUp and Rhino. Since its founding in 1999, LEDAS has become been a leading provider of constraint-based design tools, as well as component technology and software development services for the CAD, CAM, CAE, and PDM markets. Parametric Modeling and Direct Editing in Bricscad V12 The technology developed by LEDAS permits the development of advanced applications in the areas of direct modeling, assembly design, and related functions. As a result of the acquisition, Bricsys and its team of third-party developers will easily build more MCAD applications on top of the Bricscad platform. The acquisition reinforces the position of Bricsys in the mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD) market.
The acquired IP consists of the source code to LGS 2D, LGS 3D, Driving Dimensions, RhinoWorks, and other programs used by the computer-aided design industry. Menhirs NV, the parent company of Bricsys NV, announced today that it has acquired the intellectual property rights for several flagship software products from LEDAS. However, user experience has shown that the functionality of our programs is practically unchanged regardless of the selected CAD environment.Menhirs NV Acquires Intellectual Property Rights from LEDAS Fresh acquisition strengthens the position of Bricsys in the MCAD market
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