The CAD Society has named Richard “Dick” Sowar as its 2009 CAD Society Lifetime Achievement Award winner, for his pioneering research in computer graphics and CAD design.
He founded Spatial in 1986, and, with the shared vision with the ACIS development team in the UK and the developers at Spatial s Boulder, CO location, proceeded to change the market. After the sale of the ACIS business to Dassault Systemes in 2000, Dick co-founded 2 additional companies – Geomenon, and then FreeDesign, – the latter of which has developed a novel and innovative approach to 3D modeling using curve-based design built on the company’s patented N-sided surface technology.
