Lightworks (http://www.lightworkdesign.com) says the latest release of KOMPAS-3D from ASCON, a developer and integrator of professional CAD/AEC/PLM solutions, incorporates the Lightworks Artisan product and is now available globally.

ASCON, one of the first CAD developers within the Russian market, produces the KOMPAS-3D modeling software that’s sold to over 40,000 customers all over the world.  ASCON licensed Lightworks Artisan in summer and with this latest release becomes the first company in Russia to sell a Lightworks Artisan-based product.

Lightworks Artisan can be integrated directly within an existing CAD system. Its SnapShots functionality enables users to save SnapShots of scenes at any stage of the design process which can then be re-applied at any time within Artisan.

KOMPAS-3D provides users with industrial product development. It combines: features for professional, parametric, 3D modeling; full-scale 2D design and drafting output; extra add-ons for surface modeling, photo rendering, motion simulation, piping, kinematic, and dynamic analysis; and import/export from and to other CAD/AEC/PLM solutions.