All Suppliers Offering Free CAD Models are Eligible for Inclusion

San Jose, CA, June 4, 2011 - CDS (Catalog Data Solutions, Inc.), a leading provider of online product selection tools for industrial suppliers, today announced the extension of 3DModelSpace.com with a new Supplier Directory. The Supplier Directory is a comprehensive list of industrial suppliers that offer free CAD downloads from their respective websites. All industrial suppliers who offer free online models for CAD designers are eligible for inclusion in 3DModelSpace and the 3DModelSpace Supplier Directory which are available directly within PTC® Creo™®. This provides designers with access to hundreds of thousands of downloadable 3D CAD models during their design process and from within their Creo CAD system.

3DModelSpace is the leading CAD Model Search Engine linking directly to manufacturers’ and distributors’ web pages that offer 3D CAD models. It provides vertical search specific to manufactured parts and deep links directly to appropriate parts on manufacturers’ and distributors’ web sites. The 3DModelSpace search engine also includes direct links to six Pro/LIBRARYACCESS™ Catalogs complete with CAD downloads for Creo and Creo Student Edition.

"Engineers search online for manufactured part content more than ever before," said Michael Campbell, DVP Creo Product Development, PTC. "With 3DModelSpace embedded within Creo, designers can search across manufacturers and go directly to specific parts of interest that have downloadable CAD models. The result is that they can focus on designing and innovating new products instead of spending time and effort modeling parts they don't manufacture. The objective of 3DModelSpace and the new Supplier Directory is to enable access to millions of CAD models from hundreds of suppliers from directly within Creo."

“Under our long alliance with PTC, 3DModelSpace.com is available from within Creo and we’re delighted to enhance the site by adding the 3DModelSpace Supplier Directory to enhance usability and search for designers and by adding optional advertising opportunities for suppliers”, said John Major, CEO of Catalog Data Solutions. “The sourcing and buying process has changed and engineering designers now search for parts online. The 3DModelSpace site is the perfect place to search and be assured of finding a 3D CAD model. Any suppliers interested in having their brand and links to their CAD models included should contact CDS.”

PTC, Creo and Pro/LIBRARYACCESS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Parametric Technology Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
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About CDS
CDS (Catalog Data Solutions, Inc.) is a leading SaaS provider of product search, configuration, and online CAD solutions for Manufacturers and Distributors. Founded in 2005 with headquarters in San Jose, CA, CDS enables Manufacturers and Distributors to increase sales by enabling their products to be specified into new designs, improve website conversion rates, generate high quality sales leads, and improve customer service. CDS SaaS solutions include the CDS ModelServer™, CDS Catalog™, and CDS CAD Configurator™. CDS’s highly skilled and experienced professional services team provides CAD modeling and implementation services for the successful deployment of CDS SaaS solutions. The company’s customers include the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors in the High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing and AEC industries. For more information CDS can be reached at 408.550.8820 or by visiting www.go-cds.com.

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