April 17, 2005 -- Graphics Systems Corporation, headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI is pleased to announce it will once again hold SolidWorks Summer School, a CAD class for high school students. The class will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Monday for four consecutive weeks from July 11 through August 1, 2005 at the Menomonee Falls office located at W133N5138 Campbell Drive. The class has been steeply discounted to only $250. Schools can also nominate students for a SolidScholarship. Two lucky students will then be chosen to attend the class free.

This class, officially called SolidWorks Essentials-Parts & Assemblies, is an excellent introduction to SolidWorks, giving the student the skills and knowledge necessary to make full use of SolidWorks' power to model and annotate real products. In addition to the instruction on designing parts, students will receive a free 90-day Personal Edition of SolidWorks software in order to become more familiar with the program outside of class. The class will end with a lesson in rapid prototyping. Students will receive a part printed from the Dimension 3D Printer. The class will be taught by John Setzer, Applications Engineer, and Wisconsin state certified teacher.

“SolidWorks Summer School is a great activity for high schoolers to become engaged in over the summer,” David Kasinskas, president of Graphics Systems Corporation, states. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to introduce students to CAD or further supplement a high school’s CAD curriculum. The students today are the designers and engineers of tomorrow. This class may help some decide they want to use CAD in their future careers.”

Graphics Systems is the value added reseller for SolidWorks Corporation’s Wisconsin Education market and is committed to enhancing the CAD learning experience. Graphics Systems provides software sales, service, support, and training for teachers and professors at high schools, technical colleges, and universities throughout the state. GXSC also participates in such education-related events as Wisconsin Technology Education Association "Innovation to Application" Conference and UW-Stout’s Technology Education Conference.

For more information or to register for the SolidWorks Summer School, contact Michelle Hansen at 1-800-454-CADD, ext. 117 or on the web at http://www.gxsc.com/training_summerschool.htm.

About Graphics Systems
Graphics Systems is the Midwest’s leading provider of CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM solutions for business and industry with over 14 years in business, and over 125 years of combined engineering experience. Major product offerings through Graphics Systems include SolidWorks, COSMOS FEA, PDMWorks, DBWorks, MoldWorks, Teksoft CAM, Dimension 3D printers and more. Graphics Systems has offices in Menomonee Falls, Madison, and Green Bay, WI in addition to Oakbrook Terrace, IL. For more information on Graphics Systems Corporation, contact Michelle Hansen at 800-454-CADD ext. 117 or visit www.gxsc.com.