sas cei

What sas cei does

Spatial Corp is a developer and licensor of 3D Software Development Kits (SDKs) used by software companies to build CAD, CAE, CAM, metrology, robotics, additive manufacturing, and BIM/AEC applications. Founded in 1986 as Spatial Technology Inc., the company created ACIS, the first commercially available 3D modeling kernel, and has accumulated over 40 years of continuous development in computational geometry. Spatial was acquired by Dassault Systèmes in 1998-2000 for $25 million and operates today as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the publicly traded French software group (Euronext Paris: DSY), serving 400+ corporate customers worldwide whose integrated applications reach over 1 million end users.

The company's product platform covers the full 3D development lifecycle across five solution families: 3D Modeling (CGM Modeler and the 30+-year-old 3D ACIS Modeler, plus add-on modules such as CGM/ACIS Polyhedra, CGM Defeaturing, CGM HLR, and the Constraint Design Solver); 3D Interoperability (3D InterOp supporting 300+ CAD formats, plus the Data Prep module for CAD simplification and defeaturing); 3D Visualization (HOOPS Visualize for desktop and HOOPS Visualize Web for browser-based rendering, distributed via a strategic partnership with Tech Soft 3D); 3D Meshing (CSM and CVM surface and volume meshing built on MeshGems algorithms, plus 3D Precise Mesh for high-fidelity CAE meshing); and the AGM Application Framework, used by 40+ organizations to accelerate 3D application development. All SDKs target C++ and C# developers and expose a robust programmatic interface.

Spatial generates revenue primarily through licensing its SDKs under annual subscription and perpetual license models with flexible, quote-based pricing matched to each customer's packaging requirements, supplemented by professional services for consulting, audit, optimization, and lifecycle support. The go-to-market motion is enterprise-focused with custom evaluation processes that include needs assessment workshops, expert technical guidance, and weekly check-ins during integration. A free academic licensing program targets universities for educational and research use. Operations span the United States (Broomfield, CO headquarters), France (Vélizy-Villacoublay, EMEA hub), Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), China (Shanghai), and India (Pune R&D center).

Name

sas cei

Legal name

Spatial Corp.

Website

https://distene.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Spatial Corp develops and licenses 3D Software Development Kits (SDKs) — including the CGM and 3D ACIS Modeler kernels, 3D InterOp, HOOPS Visualize, and CSM/CVM meshing — to 400+ software companies building CAD, CAE, metrology, robotics, and additive manufacturing applications. It operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Software Development Kits (SDKs)

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Developer Experience Platforms for Enterprise (IDEs, CI/CD, Dev Portals) (HDAEAKAI)

Keywords

• 3D modeling kernels
• CAD interoperability SDK
• Surface volume meshing
• 3D visualization library
• Engineering software components

Headquarters

HQ city

Broomfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SDK Licensing: Spatial generates revenue primarily through licensing its 3D software development kits (CGM Modeler, 3D ACIS Modeler, 3D InterOp, HOOPS Visualize, CSM/CVM, AGM) to software developers and engineering technology companies. Licensing includes annual subscriptions and perpetual licenses with flexible pricing models matching customer software packaging.
2. Professional Services: Expert consulting and technical support services including audit, optimization, and differentiation support throughout application lifecycle, plus direct expert support from experienced global development teams
3. University Program Licensing: Free one-year renewable university licenses for academic institutions to use SDKs in educational courses and research products

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

sas cei (operating as Distene within the Spatial Corp portfolio) develops software components for automatic 3D mesh generation (CSM/CVM and 3D Precise Mesh) used in CAD and CAE applications. As part of Spatial Corp, the entity offers a portfolio of 3D Software Development Kits (SDKs) — including CGM Modeler, 3D ACIS Modeler, 3D InterOp CAD translation, HOOPS Visualize graphics, and the AGM application framework — that software developers integrate into engineering, simulation, metrology, robotics, additive manufacturing, and BIM applications.

Product overview

Spatial Corp provides a comprehensive portfolio of 3D Software Development Toolkits (SDKs) designed to accelerate the development, deployment, and support of 3D applications. The platform consists of core products including CGM Modeler (next-generation kernel), 3D ACIS Modeler (legacy kernel with 30+ years history), 3D InterOp (CAD translation), HOOPS Visualize (visualization), HOOPS Visualize Web (web visualization), CSM/CVM and 3D Precise Mesh (meshing), and AGM (application framework). These are complemented by specialized add-on modules: CGM Polyhedra and ACIS Polyhedra (mesh/polygonal handling), CGM Defeaturing (feature removal), CGM HLR (hidden line removal), Constraint Design Solver (geometric constraints), and Data Prep (CAD data optimization). The SDKs support C++ and C# development and are used across industries including CAE, CAM, robotics, additive manufacturing, metrology, BIM/AEC, and shipbuilding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CGM Modeler: Next-generation 3D modeling kernel for creating, modifying, querying, and visualizing 3D data
• 3D ACIS Modeler
• 3D InterOp
• HOOPS Visualize
• HOOPS Visualize Web
• CSM/CVM
• 3D Precise Mesh
• AGM (Application Graphics Manager)
• CGM Polyhedra
• Data Prep
• CDS (Constraint Design Solver)

Products and services

• CGM Modeler Next-generation 3D modeling kernel enabling applications to create, modify, query, and visualize 3D data for complex industrial challenges.
• 3D ACIS Modeler Long-standing 3D geometric modeling kernel with 30+ years of experience, facilitating decades of industrialization for manufacturing and engineering applications.
• 3D InterOp Gold-standard CAD translation solution enabling high-fidelity data exchange across major CAD formats with multi-CAD support and incremental updates.
• HOOPS Visualize Industry's most powerful 3D visualization library for rendering high-quality graphics on mobile and desktop with gold-standard performance and detail.
• HOOPS Visualize Web Web-based graphics engine for engineering applications, enabling collaboration with powerful 3D graphics in web browsers with easy deployment.
• CSM/CVM Comprehensive surface (CSM) and volume (CVM) meshing solution based on MeshGems algorithms, providing robust mesh generation with high-performance and simplified integration via C++ interface.
• 3D Precise Mesh

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced development time by 50% (Virtual Motion case)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tech Soft 3DcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Strategic partnership where Tech Soft 3D developed HOOPS Communicator, a web-based 3D graphics engine, which Spatial added to its portfolio to complement and extend its visualization offerings. This enables Spatial to provide web-based graphics capabilities alongside its existing HOOPS Visualize desktop solution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Open Cascade (Capgemini Engineering): Open-source 3D modeling kernel (OpenCASCADE) widely used as the primary alternative to Spatial's ACIS and CGM Modeler; competes head-to-head for CAD, CAE, and AM software vendors seeking a lower-cost geometry kernel.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software (Parasolid): Parasolid is the other leading commercial 3D modeling kernel, used inside Siemens' Solid Edge and Dassault Systèmes' CATIA; directly competes with ACIS and CGM Modeler for embedded licensing in CAD and engineering applications.
• Tech Soft 3D: Provider of HOOPS visualization SDKs and Spatial's strategic partner for HOOPS Communicator; overlaps directly with Spatial's HOOPS Visualize line in 3D graphics SDKs for engineering software developers.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: Largest incumbent in computer-aided design (AutoCAD, Inventor, Fusion 360) with its own geometry technology; competes for end-customer spend in CAD while being adjacent to Spatial's kernel-licensing business.
• PTC: Major CAD/PLM vendor (Creo, Onshape) with proprietary geometry technology and a broad portfolio overlapping Spatial's customer base in mechanical design, simulation, and manufacturing software.
• Dassault Systèmes: Spatial's parent company and a major CAD/PLM/3DEXPERIENCE vendor; CATIA uses the rival Parasolid kernel, making Dassault both an internal stakeholder and a structural competitor in 3D modeling technology.
• Hexagon (MSC Software, Bricsys): Diversified metrology and CAD/CAE software group including Bricsys (CAD) and MSC Software (simulation); directly competes in metrology and CAE segments where Spatial licenses its kernels.
• ANSYS: Leading CAE/simulation vendor that licenses Spatial's 3D InterOp and modeling SDKs but competes broadly for engineering simulation spend; overlaps with Spatial's CAE-targeted use cases and customer base.

Emerging players

• Bricsys: Independent CAD vendor (BricsCAD) competing with Autodesk and Dassault-aligned CAD platforms and a potential customer for Spatial's kernels as it expands its 3D modeling footprint.

Regional players

• ZWSOFT: Asia-led CAD/CAM vendor with its own geometry engine, primarily serving APAC markets; relevant peer given Spatial's large China, Korea, and Japan customer footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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