Partners

LEDAS has partners in all areas of the company's activity: component providing,outsourcing of software development, research, education & training, consulting, and others.

The list below is presenting some of the LEDAS partners, sometimes cooperating more than in one area. LEDAS is also proud to directly cooperate with some persons whose contribution is internationally recognized.

ADEM	ADEM Technologies is one of the leading Russian CAD companies Adem Technologies Ltd. was founded more than 10 years ago by ELGRA (Moscow, CherryCAD developer), CRONA (Izhevsk, KATRAN developer), Bee P. Craft (Israel), and Pantransit AG (Switzerland). The key solution of ADEM Technologies is an integrated CAD/CAM/TDM system ADEM: Automated Design, Engineering, Manufacturing. ADEM Technologies licensed a geometric constraint solver component developed at LEDAS (LGS 3D) and used it to create a new product in their line — ADEM Assembly. It was the first commercial product based on LGS 3D, during its development the specialists of ADEM and LEDAS contacted intensively and fruitfully.
CAD/CAM/CAE Observer	A PLM Magazine, the leading analytical edition in Russian language has published a dozen papers of the authors from LEDAS. The magazine has been an information sponsor of isicad-2004 and isicad-2006 international PLM forums.
Dassault Systemes	As world leader in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group brings value to more than 80,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to maintenance. Its offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA®, DELMIA®, ENOVIA®, SMARTEAM®), mainstream 3D design tools (SolidWorks®), and 3D components (Spatial/ACIS®). Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. Since 1999 the cooperation between DS and LEDAS has been expanding steadily. Certain key software components developed by LEDAS within a lot of outsourcing contracts have become part of CATIA V5 releases already or will be incorporated soon. LEDAS is also cooperating with DS in the area of education and promotion of PLM.
Dominique Michelucci	Professor of Computer Sciences, Universite de Bourgognè, Dijon, France, Domonique Michelucci has contributed a lot into the organizing of the First International PLM Forum isicad-2004 and supporting of the isicad community. He has become a co-editor of a special issue of the IJPLM, which published selected papers from the isicad-2004.
isicad-community	Informal community organized as a follow-up for isicad-2004 international PLM forum. It consists of dozens companies and persons who contributed in PLM area (including CAD, CAM, CAE, PDM and adjoining areas): developers, dealers, analysts, and scientists.
McNeel	Founded in 1980, McNeel is a privately-held, employee-owned software development company with worldwide sales, support, and training. McNeel's flagship product is RhinocerosR, accurate freeform modeling for Windows. LEDAS cooperated with McNeel since 2009, when the development of Driving Dimensions plugin for Rhinoceros started. Driving Dimensions plugin is based on the LEDAS proprietary Variational Direct Modeling technology (based on LGS 3D constraint solver, which uses history-free editing model elements, preserving its design intent, expressed by explicit and implicit geometric constraints and driving dimensions (linear, angular, radial).
Novosibirsk State University	In the past 40 years, Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk, Russia) has graduated more than 35,000 specialists. These alumni make up the main research groups in the various scientific organizations within the Novosibirsk Scientific Center, as well as the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences In autumn 2005, NSU and LEDAS announced a strategic educational training initiative for CAD/CAM/ CAE/PLM/ERP software development specialists.
Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO)	The V.P. Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association, founded in 1931, is Russia's major aircraft production concern. The association has manufactured about 29,000 planes of various types. NAPO is a part of the Sukhoi Company (JSC), Russia's major aircraft holding, employing about 35 thousand people. Among the holding members are leading Russian design bureaus and aircraft production plants. The Company supports a complete cycle of work in aircraft engineering: from front end engineering to comprehensive aftersales support. LEDAS is working with NAPO in the field of education, training, and consulting.
Proficiency	Proficiency has been the innovator in product data interoperability and engineering collaboration since 1998. Leading manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, and shipbuilding industries, including The Ford Motor Company, Northrop Grumman Corporation, EADS, Federal Mogul Corporation, GKN Automotive Driveline, and Wärtsilä are Proficiency's customers. Proficiency licensed a geometric constraint solver component developed at LEDAS (LGS 2D) and used it to create a new version of its solution Proficiency Collaboration Gateway. Proficiency became the first company who licensed LGS 2D and created a commercial product on its base during the intensive period of partnership with LEDAS.
SibAcademSoft	The SibAkademSoft association is a non-profit organization. Its members are heads of the first-rate IT companies of Siberia. Most of these companies emerged from scientific institutes of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SBRAS). They bear traditions of the Russian and Soviet mathematical school. These companies' profound approach provides the best results in various software development tasks. LEDAS joined SibAkademSoft in 2005 to use and to increase the resources of the association for promotion of its products and services.
SolidWorks Russia	SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for design, analysis, and product data management. It is the leading supplier of CAD software helping hundreds of thousands of users speed next-generation products to market around the world. With SolidWorks software, designers excel at their jobs and make their companies more successful by bringing designs to life. LEDAS cooperates with the Russian office of SolidWorks Corporation on education, training and reselling. LEDAS became a sponsor of Novosibirsk State University in purchasing academic licenses for SolidWorks and organizing training courses on this subject.
TenLinks	TenLinks, Inc. is the biggest CAD, CAM and CAE online media company. It was founded in February 1999. TenLinks operates websites and distributes newsletters that provide information and tools for engineers, architects and designers. Its flagship, TenLinks.com, is the only online directory where industry experts organize the Internet into TopTen lists for designers, engineers and architects. CADdepot.com is a leading destination for CAD shareware. CADdigest.com finds and organizes CAD-related articles. TenLinks also publishes three industry-leading newsletters: TenLinks Daily (formerly CAD Headlines), CADdepot Update and CADdigest Weekly. TenLinks and personally its editor, Roopinder TARA, have substantially supported the isicad-2004 Forum and are effectively promoting the LEDAS news.