ICEM Software Enables Spanish Auto Maker to Complete Cupra GT Racer Design in 2 Months

Southampton, United Kingdom July 30, 2003 โ € "ICEM, a developer and supplier of advanced surface-based modeling software for design and product development, announced today that its ICEM Surf surface modeling, analysis and visualization software was instrumental in enabling designers Spanish car manufacturer SEAT to complete the body design of the new Seat Cupra GT racer in just two months. presented at the Barcelona Motor Show in April, the Cupra GT is the result of design and Joint development work by SEAT Sport and the SEAT Design Center. ICEM Surf SEAT designer uses in the body design and development process to reduce the number of iterations needed to achieve the final form. Additionally, ICEM Surf was used to ensure accurate dimensions and tolerances in aid for development of Class A surface and reduce overall development time. designers, clay modelers and users of ICEM Surf worked in parallel to refine the design the car by modifying the digital model and making necessary changes to clay and vice versa. Once the project is completed, the ICEM Surf digital model data was used in a machine, a scale model of the prototype machine for See the Barcelona Motor Show. โ € œICEM Surf has allowed the interaction between designers and designers agency โ € รฉ Perez said Juan Serrano, Exterior Design Director of SEAT. โ € "This is very important for us during the design development process, as designers to change the various functions of the body shape, as the project proceeds. With ICEM Surf we were able to modify the digital surface model very quickly and see the results of these changes immediately, ensuring that the overall design has continued to meet our requirements for surface modeling. โ € ICEM Surf software's installation and photo-realistic visualization is widely used for examination of the project during the design development process. The design team was able to create high quality images of the Cupra GT that could be viewed on desktop computers instead of expensive, specialized graphics workstations. โ € œICEM Surf enabled us to combine the tradition of clay modeling approach for the design, with high precision, real-time digital modeling, โ €, says Serrano. โ € "This combination gave us the control you need to develop the data required by the engineering project while maintaining the intent of the design style. โ € The new Seat Cupra GT, which is in Spanish GT series this year, while SEAT Sport GT will begin to build as customers later this year. With 3-liter V6 provides 500 hp , a maximum speed of 295 km / h (185 mph) and a 0 - 100 km / h (62 mph) time of 4.2 seconds, the power of the Cupra GT is used in a body built for amazing speed, the handling and visual impact. About ICEM Ltd., based in Chilworth Science Park near Southampton, UK, ICEM Ltd. is a company specialized in the development, sale and support of advanced software for surfaces. The software is used in the design and product development, visible and underlying surfaces. group of software development company based in Germany, and has a network of sales offices to support and specialist distributors covering the largest continental market Europe, America and the Asia - Pacific. ICEM is a global automotive industry. Many major manufacturers like Ford Motor Company, DaimlerChrysler Group, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW, PSA Peugeot Citro n รซ and Harley Davidson as well as major suppliers to the automobile, as Volke, EDAG, Pininfarina, Bertone, Mayflower and Thyssen Krupp ICEM-use products. ICEM also maintains a significant market presence in the design of consumer durables, with clients such as Wilson Sporting Goods, Rossignol, Ping, WMF and Toto. European contacts: Kate Mills ICEM +44 (0) 2380 768,088 kate.mills @ icem.com Neil McLeod ICEM +44 (0) 1666 504293 USA neil_mcleod@compuserve.com . Contact: Ken Feitz Strategic Reach PR Ken @ 303 487 7406 ENDS strategicreachpr.com