Structural Research & Analysis Corp. Announces Partnership with ESS connect

Strategic Insights -

Structural Research & Analysis Corp. (SRAC) has partnered with ESS connect, a prominent Autodesk VAR in the Western United States, to distribute COSMOS/DesignSTAR as its exclusive design-analysis offering. The partnership aims to provide comprehensive design capabilities to Autodesk's Mechanical Desktop users, utilizing the Parasolid and ACIS modeling kernels. The program allows for CAD model associativity through DMAC integration, enabling users to analyze multiple designs simultaneously in a Windows-based multiple-document environment.

Key Takeaways:

  • SRAC has partnered with ESS connect to distribute COSMOS/DesignSTAR as its exclusive design-analysis offering.
  • The partnership targets Autodesk's Mechanical Desktop users, providing them with comprehensive design capabilities.
  • COSMOS/DesignSTAR utilizes the Parasolid and ACIS modeling kernels, offering CAD model associativity through DMAC integration.
  • The program allows users to analyze multiple designs simultaneously in a Windows-based multiple-document environment.
  • Structural Research & Analysis Corp. has headquarters at 12121 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Los Angeles, Calif. 90025.
  • The company markets its products worldwide and offers interfaces to various programs, including Autodesk Inc., Parametric Technology Corp., and Ansys Inc.

Statistics:

  • 1982: Structural Research was founded to design, develop, and market design-analysis software for the mechanical-computer-aided-engineering market.
  • 1999: SRAC began shipping COSMOS/DesignSTAR in early April.
  • 1999: SRAC announced its partnership with ESS connect on April 20.
  • SRAC has contributed innovations that have had a significant impact on the evolution of Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

Sources:

  • "Structural Research & Analysis Corp. Announces Partnership with ESS connect" (Business Wire, April 20, 1999): "LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 1999--"
  • Structural Research & Analysis Corp. official website: "www.cosmosm.com"