EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  PRESS RELEASE

                3D SYSTEMS OBTAINS EXTENSION OF U.S. BANK WAIVER

VALENCIA, Calif. -- Oct. 1, 2003 -- 3D Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: TDSC) announced
today that it received an extension to October 31, 2003 from U.S. Bank to obtain
a commitment letter from a qualified lending institution to refinance its
outstanding obligations with U.S. Bank. Following the receipt of a commitment
letter the maturity date under the Company's existing loan agreement will be
extended to November 30, 2003, or earlier as set forth in the commitment letter.
U.S. Bank has agreed to continue to provide credit to the Company under the
terms of its existing loan agreement, up to a lending commitment of $8.8
million. The Company has received two proposals from potential lenders and is in
the process of negotiating with these parties.

ABOUT 3D SYSTEMS

Founded in 1986, 3D Systems(R), 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' product line includes the MJM product line (ThermoJet(R) solid
object printer and InVision 3-D 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 created the rapid prototyping (RP) industry and is the originator of
advanced digital manufacturing (ADM(SM)) solution for manufacturing
applications. ADM uses 3D Systems' solid imaging technologies to accelerate
production of customized/ specialized parts. A typical ADM center contains
multiple 3D Systems' SLA, MJM and/or SLS systems dedicated to full-time
manufacturing applications.

3D Systems' systems range in price from $40,000 to $799,000. More information:
www.3dsystems.com or email moreinfo@3dsystems.com.

The information contained in this press release includes "forward-looking
statements." The company cautions readers not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results
may differ materially from those described in this release, for the reasons,
among others, discussed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements.

CONTACT:

     3D Systems Corp.
     Elizabeth Goode, 661-295-5600, ext. 2632
     goodee@3dsystems.com

             or

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