Dear Pro/MECHANICA(R) MOTION(TM) Customer:

With the recent release of Pro/ENGINEER(R) Wildfire(TM) 2.0, PTC has delivered a fully integrated, fast, and robust Mechanism Design and Dynamics solutions that offers an easy-to-use user interface plus the depth of functionality you have come to enjoy with Pro/MECHANICA MOTION.  Included in the Pro/ENGINEER Mechanism Design and Mechanism Dynamics package, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 features fast and accurate kinematic and dynamic motion simulation, enabling you to analyze a wide range of mechanism behavior.  Pro/ENGINEER Mechanism Design and Mechanism Dynamics also provide real-time assembly manipulation, seamless associativity, consolidated file management, and unmatched interoperability across the complete spectrum of PTC's design collaboration tools. Plus, these products do not require any 3^rd party compilers and their architecture enables us to add new functionality in the future.

The superiority of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 in the areas of mechanism design and dynamics has eliminated the need for Pro/MECHANICA MOTION in our portfolio. Consequently, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 marks the last release of Pro/MECHANICA MOTION.  PTC will continue to provide technical support for Pro/MECHANICA MOTION under active maintenance until December 31^st, 2005.

PTC will issue a Mechanism Design and Mechanism Dynamics license free of charge for each Pro/MECHANICA MOTION license under an active maintenance contract. You'll find that continued maintenance costs for the mechanism products will be significantly lower, you'll get more functionality, and you'll no longer need to purchase and maintain 3^rd party compilers.

Additional information on Pro/MECHANICA MOTION retirement, Mechanism Design and Mechanism Dynamics capabilities, and migration details are available on the PTC Technical Support website at: http://www.ptc.com/support/notice/MechMotionRetirement.htm.