NEWS RELEASE

                                                                 Exhibit 99.2

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



CONTACT:
Elizabeth Goode, Director Marketing
(661) 295-5600, ext. 2632
goodee@3dsystems.com

Trudy Self, Investor Relations
Self & Associates
(909) 336-5685
tmself@aol.com

                      3D SYSTEMS TO REQUEST NASDAQ HEARING

        VALENCIA, Calif., April 22, 2003 - 3D Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: TDSCE)
announced today that it received a Nasdaq Staff Determination on April 15, 2003,
indicating that because it did not timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K,
it does not comply with the timely filing requirements for continued listing set
forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14), and that its securities are subject to
delisting from the Nasdaq National Market. 3D Systems has requested a hearing
before the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to review the Staff
Determination. Under applicable Nasdaq rules, pending a decision by the Listing
Qualifications Panel, 3D Systems common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq.
There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant 3D Systems request for
continued listing.

        "The receipt of the Staff Determination is part of Nasdaq operating
procedures when a Company does not timely file a periodic report," stated Brian
K. Service, chief executive officer of 3D Systems. "The Company is working
diligently to file its Form 10-K as soon as possible."



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        Effective April 17, 2003, the Nasdaq Stock Market added the letter "E"
to the Company's stock symbol because of the delay in filing Form 10-K for the
year ending December 31, 2002.

ABOUT 3D SYSTEMS

     Founded in 1986, 3D Systems, the solid imaging company(SM), provides solid
imaging products and solutions that reduce the time and cost of designing
products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing. Its systems utilize
patented technologies to create physical objects from digital input that can be
used in design communication, prototyping, and as functional end-use parts.

        3D Systems currently offers the ThermoJet(R) solid object printer,
SLA(R) (stereolithography) systems, SLS(R) (selective laser sintering) systems,
and Accura(R) materials (including photopolymers, metals, nylons, engineering
plastics, and thermoplastics).

        3D Systems is the originator of the advanced digital manufacturing
(ADM(SM)) solution for manufacturing applications. ADM is the utilization of 3D
Systems solid imaging technologies to accelerate production of smaller volumes
of customized/specialized parts. A typical ADM center is expected to contain
multiple 3D Systems' SLA, MJM and/or SLS systems dedicated to full-time
manufacturing applications.

        Product pricing in the U.S. ranges from $49,995, for the ThermoJet
printer, to $799,000 for the high-end SLA 7000 system. 3D Systems' multiple
platform product line enables companies to choose the most appropriate systems
for applications ranging from the creation of design communication models to
prototypes to production parts. More information on the company is available at
www.3dsystems.com, or by phoning 888/337-9786, or 661/295-5600 ext. 2882
internationally. An investor packet can be obtained by calling 800/757-1799.


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Note to editors: ADM and the solid imaging company are service marks; and si2 is
a trademark; and ThermoJet, SLA, SLS, Accura and the 3D logo are registered
trademarks of 3D Systems Inc.

Certain statements in this news release may include forward-looking statements
that express the expectation, prediction, belief or projection of 3D Systems.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, performance and achievement of 3D
Systems to be materially and adversely different from any future results,
performance or achievement expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from the
forward-looking statements contained in this release and that may affect the
company's prospects in general include, but are not limited to: the timing and
outcome of the Audit Committee investigation; the impact of the findings of the
Audit Committee on the financial condition of the Company and otherwise, the
consequences of a late filing of the Company's Form 10-K under the rules and
regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq, the outcome of the Company's appeal of
Nasdaq's determination to delist the common stock from the National Market; the
addition of an "E" to the Company's trading symbol thus changing the Company
symbol to "TDSCE", the funding of amounts of capital adequate to provide for the
working capital needs of the company; actions of competitors and customers; the
Company's ability to successfully design and produce new products; customer
acceptance of new products; the Company's ability to enter into successful
relationships with new customers to fully exploit its products; the Company's
ability to successfully implement all elements of its restructuring and cost
savings program, and such other factors as are described in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements.
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