July 19, 2004

FOR RELEASE ON JULY 19, 2004:

GHOST 3D DEBUTS FIRST OF NEW FARO - DCC / CAD INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS


July 19, 2004 (Castro Valley, CA) -- GHOST 3D, LLC releases first of several FaroArm (FARO’s CMM machines) integration solutions for top 3D applications such as 3ds max and Autodesk VIZ. The products made available today are Scribe-iT DCC and Power Digitizer Pack (FA), and are to be accompanied by a variety of different solutions focused at various market segments from CAD/CAM professionals to Bio-Engineers, DCC modelers, Game and Film animators, and even Forensics and Visualization professionals.

In cooperation with FARO Technologies, Inc., and through extensive beta site testing, feedback and research, GHOST 3D’s new line of solutions support both older and newer lines of Bronze, Silver, and Gold FaroArms as well as Platinum, Titanium and Advantage series FaroArms. The new product lines offer dedicated interactive use of the FaroArm within the 3D scene and provide digital content creation, navigation, manipulation and integration with native tools in the supported host applications. Additional support and versions are to be announced this year. Customers can contact GHOST 3D for further product and compatibility information.

FARO represents superb quality in 3D contact CMM devices (Coordinate Measurement Machines). While targeted at a wide span of industrial applications, the company’s FaroArm products make excellent precision input for reverse engineering and 3D digitizing, and they are responsible for an enormous share of the highest quality 3D Digital Content ever seen.

“It’s no surprise that we have been working with FARO products for quite some time on custom integration services and for production needs throughout our long-time specialization in 3D digitizing and modeling,” said Paul Bloemink - GHOST 3D’s V.P. of R&D. “GHOST 3D continually develops tools and technologies we can use in house to solve modeling problems and help bring better 3D content to the viewing audiences. However, the support and cooperation we’ve received from FARO has been the catalyst to our new FaroArm product offerings. With FARO’s enthusiasm towards our special efforts to address DCC, Visualization, Forensics, and Industrial 3D Modeling sectors, our FaroArm solutions have finally reached commercialization and offer truly flexible tools for high precision digital content creation and data manipulation.”

Scribe-iT and Power Digitizer Pack offer CMM device type digitizing, reverse engineering and 3D modeling tools that enable demanding professionals to measure and create accurate 3D models from physical objects, and to report, navigate and manipulate the data. GHOST 3D’s unique and highly acclaimed digitizing tools have evangelized the way people use 3D CMM devices for these purposes today. GHOST 3D provided the premiere interactive manipulation and animation features for 3D digitizing devices on the Windows platform. Evolved from the very first digitizing solution for 3ds max and Autodesk VIZ, Scribe-iT and Power Digitizer Pack are complete solutions for designers, artists and engineers to design, create, animate and even interactively visualize physical objects. The products provide the power and versatility of multiple creation modes, hybrid modeling, conversion and editing techniques, technique oriented documentation, and the ability to dynamically incorporate almost every modification tool into the digitizing process. Scribe-iT and Power Digitizer Pack support the full line of Microscribe 3D, Microscribe G2 (Immersion), and a full selection of FaroArm CMM devices from Faro Technologies Inc.

Pricing, availability, and upgrade policy can be obtained from GHOST 3D’s website at http://www.ghost3d.com, or by sending inquiries via e-mail to: sales@ghost3d.com.
Pricing is subject to change without notice.

For more information about GHOST 3D products, upcoming products and technologies, please visit the company’s website at http://www.ghost3d.com.


About GHOST 3D, LLC

GHOST 3D, LLC is a California based 3D technology developer, production studio and service bureau (www.ghost3d.com). The company innovates custom techniques and productivity solutions for 3D Modeling and Animation processes, 3D Digitizing, Design, Rapid Prototyping, CAD/CAM extensions, Visualization and 3D Visual Effects. GHOST 3D's 3D modeling and animation solutions are consistently used professionally in product design, entertainment, television and film. The company's founders are responsible for inventing unique 3D digitizing, surfacing and reconstruction solutions that are the first of their kind to be made commercially available to 3D design and animation markets. Subsets of these proprietary technologies and unique methods have been made available via plug-ins for 3ds max, Autodesk VIZ and other platforms. Commercialized products and services are available directly via GHOST 3D's web site, and through worldwide distribution and reseller channels. Founding members have maintained close ties with Autodesk, Discreet, and others, including roles on both the original 3ds max and Character Studio development teams, and through involvement as a design partner (Character Studio is the character animation technology behind the "Dancing Baby" phenomenon). GHOST 3D continues to expand its products and service offerings to a growing number of 3D-related professions and communities through partnerships with industry technology leaders. From the creation of proprietary technology and 3D software systems to animation and visual effects production, GHOST 3D is immersed in the 3-dimensional digital world.

Visit website at: http://www.ghost3d.com


About FARO

FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO) and its international subsidiaries design, develop, and market software and portable, computerized measurement devices. The Company’s products allow manufacturers to perform 3-D inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop floor. This helps eliminate manufacturing errors, and thereby increases productivity and profitability for a variety of industries in FARO's worldwide customer base. Principal products include the FARO Laser ScanArm, FARO Gage, Platinum and Titanium FaroArms, Control Station measurement system, the FARO Laser Tracker, the Advantage FaroArm and Advantage Tracker, and a CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO 9001 certified and Guide 25 approved.

Visit website at: http://www.faro.com

Contact:
vp@prweb.com
press@ghost3d.com
510-481-1146
or visit GHOST 3D on the web at http://www.ghost3d.com for additional information.

For general information about GHOST 3D and its products and services, please e-mail: info@ghost3d.com

GHOST 3D, Power Modeler Pack, Power Digitizer Pack, ResErect, Surf-iT, and Scribe-iT are trademarks of GHOST 3D, LLC. Autodesk, 3D Studio, 3ds max, 3D Sudio MAX, 3D Studio VIZ, Autodesk VIZ, Character Studio, and Discreet are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. FARO and FaroArm are trademarks of Faro Technologies Inc. Microscribe is a trademark of Immersion Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and their respective marks are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks are used solely for the purpose of identification and belong to their respective holders.