Actify SpinFire is a CAD viewer and collaboration tool that supports more than 20 standard CAD formats for 3D and 2D viewing, measuring, and markup capabilities for companywide departments. (Photo: Business Wire)
The acquisition is reported to strengthen Tech Soft 3D’s position as a provider of CAD data translation, visualization, and collaboration tools for application developers and end-users.
BEND, Ore.—Tech Soft 3D, a provider of engineering software development toolkits, recently acquired the Actify core business from Actify, Inc., a developer of advanced CAD viewing and collaboration technology. The acquisition includes Actify SpinFire, CAD Publisher, and Centro, according to a release from Tech Soft 3D.
The move is said to underscore Tech Soft 3D’s commitment to accelerate growth, as it establishes an End-User Solutions division and broadens its product portfolio through further acquisitions, the company said in the release.
Actify SpinFire is described as a “powerful CAD viewer and collaboration tool” that supports “more than 20 standard CAD formats for 3D and 2D viewing, measuring, and markup capabilities for companywide departments.” These departments include project managers, development, engineers, procurement, sales, supply chain, and quality assurance teams, the company said.
“Actify has been a long-term user of our HOOPS technology, and we share the common objective of unlocking the true value of 3D CAD files for manufacturing enterprises and their supply chains,” said Tech Soft 3D CEO Ron Fritz, in the release. “SpinFire has established a strong market position, and we are enthusiastic about leveraging our extensive expertise to enhance collaboration across engineering teams, particularly in handling feedback and client change requests.”
While Tech Soft 3D remains dedicated to providing core intellectual property to developers, the SpinFire team will continue its commitment to delivering future products and providing top-tier support to customers and the global reseller network, according to the release.
Dave Opsahl, CEO of Actify Inc., expressed confidence in the collaboration.
“Over the years, Actify has harnessed the power of core component technologies from Tech Soft 3D,” he said in the release. “They are engineering innovators, and our teams are well acquainted with each other’s code base and working practices. I am confident about what we can achieve together.”
HOOPS is a registered trademark of Tech Soft 3D.