Rockfield Software and C3M have decided to develop a direct interface between Rockfield's FEM-based simulation programme Elfen and Inverse. Elfen will so become the first simulation programme that will be directly integrated with Inverse.

The common package will be primarily used for solving inverse and optimization problems within research projects involving both C3M and Rockfield. These problems are mainly related to material forming.

The first step of integration will take place in November 1999 when C3M and Rockfield developers will prepare the prototype of integrated programme in Swansea. The responsible persons are Igor Gresovnik and Damjan Jelovsek in C3M and Martin Dutko in Rockfield.