1 May 2008: Planit announces that Radan 8.5 ­ the latest version of its industry leading CAD/CAM software for sheet metal applications ­ is now certified by Autodesk for its Inventor 2009 CAD software.

Radan software enables users to significantly reduce inventory and increase material utilisation ­ offering a considerable return on investment in the cost effective handling of sheet metal fabrication requirements.

Radan provides a total software solution essential to design, manufacture and control production of sheet metal components and products.  It comprises:

Radraft ­ a flexible and comprehensive 2D draughting solution.  € Radan 3D ­ a high performance and versatile 3D modelling package that simplifies sheet metal design and engineering assembly.  € Radprofile and Radpunch ­ combine sophisticated technology with a high level of automation to provide advanced CNC profiling and punch press programming solutions.

RadbendCNC ­ an offline programming package for a wide variety of press brake machines and full 3D model simulation of the bending process.  € Radnest ­ a highly efficient nesting package that integrates seamlessly with Radpunch and Radprofile.

Delivering maximum productivity and support for most machine tools, Radan

8. 5 builds on the extensive technology upgrades and performance improvements of the previous version, to deliver even greater levels of functionality.

About Radan

Radan is the most powerful sheet metal CAD/CAM software in the world, helping customers increase their material utilisation and reduce inventory ­ and offers a significant return on investment.  Radan is a principal brand of the Planit Group ­ recently ranked by CIMdata as the world¹s fastest growing CAM vendor, with most industrial users.  For further information visit www.radan.com

Planit is a global supplier of design and manufacturing software for the engineering, woodworking and stone industries.  The company provides its customers with products and services that enable them to improve the productivity of their machine tools, shorten design and manufacturing time, optimise material usage and deliver high quality goods and services to their customers.  Planit¹s solutions are best-in-class within their respective markets and are integral to the success of thousands of companies of every size around the globe.  For additional information, visit www.planit.com