solidThinking Will Offer Hands-On Demonstrations of Its Latest Software at the ProductDesign + Innovation Conference May 18-19 in London

TROY, Michigan, May 3, 2011 - solidThinking, Inc. (www.solidthinking.com), a global concept
design and styling software company
(www.solidthinking.com/Navigation.aspx?top_nav_name=Company&item_name=about),
today announced that designers will have an opportunity to participate in
hands-on demonstrations of the recently released solidThinking 8.5 and
solidThinking 8.5 Inspired(TM) software at the ProductDesign + Innovation
Conference (www.pdesigni.com) in London, May 18-19. solidThinking is a
major sponsor of the event, where senior product design and innovation
professionals from leading brands, OEMs and consultancies will share ideas
and explore emerging sources for growth.

As a silver sponsor of the conference at ExCeL London, the international
exhibition and convention center on London's waterfront, solidThinking will
welcome members of the industrial design community to its exhibit. Designers,
concept engineers and architects will be able to view and try out the new
features of solidThinking 8.5 and solidThinking 8.5 Inspired(TM)
(www.solidthinking.com/InspiredNav.aspx?pid=1) with its
morphogenesis(TM) capabilities. The software's better, faster, easier
functions include expanded approaches to modeling, data exchange and CAD
collaboration, rendering, presentation and form generation.

Joining solidThinking at the conference will be its recently appointed
distributor
(solidthinking.com/forms/NewsDetail.aspx?news_id=10532&news_country=en-US)
for the U.K., Cadsoft Solutions Limited (www.cadsoftsolutions.co.uk).
Located in Cambridge, Cadsoft Solutions provides 2D and 3D CAD and design
software solutions that enable innovative product development and design.

"ProductDesign + Innovation is one of the few international conferences
focusing specifically on the needs of the industrial design community," noted
Alessandro Mazzardo, vice president of product strategy and marketing for
solidThinking. "It presents not only an excellent networking opportunity for
designers but also an ideal venue in which to learn about our latest
technology advancements."

ProductDesign + Innovation is organized by Crain Communications and is
supported by British Design Innovation, (BDI) Verband Deutscher Industrie
Designer (VDID) and the Institution of Engineering Designers. Major global
brands, including Sony, Pegler, Hasbro and Novo Nordisk, will participate in
the conference, which will feature speakers from such companies as Jaguar
Land Rover, Unilever, Electrolux, Philips Design, Seymourpowell, Cisco
Internet Business Solutions Group, Tangerine and British Airways. Joining
solidThinking as event sponsors are Objet Geometries Ltd., DuPont and IP
Research Ltd.

About solidThinking (www.solidthinking.com)

solidThinking, Inc. develops and markets industrial design/styling
software that helps designers invent, explore and evaluate new ideas easily,
rapidly and cost-effectively, without the limitations of traditional
software. Using solidThinking's conceptual 3D modeling capabilities,
visualization interface and fast real-time rendering, designers can model,
render and share their projects on the fly, from architecture and automobiles
to electronic devices, jewelry, product packaging and yachts. solidThinking
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Troy, Mich. (USA)-based Altair Engineering,
Inc. (www.altair.com). Altair Engineering is privately held and
employs more than 1,400 in North America, South America, Europe and
Asia/Pacific.

Media contact Europe: Evelyn Gebhardt, Blue Gecko Marketing GmbH for solidThinking, Inc., +49-6421-9684351, gebhardt at bluegecko-marketing.de; or Media contact US: Jenn Korail, Airfoil Public Relations, for solidThinking, Inc., +1-248-304-1429, korail at airfoilpr.com