Geomagic Studio 10 interprets 3D scan data

Geomagic has unveiled Geomagic Studio 10, the latest version of its digital reconstruction software, that provides enhanced 3D modeling.

An optional surfacing module called Geomagic Fashion automatically extracts the design intent from scanned physical objects. Geomagic Studio 10 also includes an enhanced graphical user interface, streamlined feature framework, multi-sensor metrology support, and a customisable architecture.

The Fashion module is designed to complement Geomagic Shape, the module used to digitally reconstruct exact digital models of physical parts. It automatically recreates the original surface aesthetics that are often lost in the manufactured or scanned object.

Surface models from Geomagic Fashion are output in CAD-ready layouts for smaller IGES/STEP files, faster CNC code generation, and improved machining. Analytic surfaces and profile curves from Geomagic Fashion can be further manipulated in CAD, reducing the amount of time required to leverage or replicate an existing design.

"Geomagic Fashion is a unique tool for industrial designers and others who want to recapture the design intent of an as-built object," says Peter Scott, Geomagic's vice president of engineering.

"It identifies, analyzes and corrects imperfections to generate idealized, high-quality surfaces such as those commonly used in automotive and consumer product design."

In addition to the Geomagic Fashion module, Geomagic Studio 10 includes the following new features:

-- An enhanced GUI with user-configurable display themes, sliders and collapsible menus for a cleaner, less-cluttered workspace;

-- A streamlined feature framework with more powerful tools to create, review, modify or leverage features throughout the entire digital reconstruction workflow;

-- Multi-sensor metrology support for users who wish to take advantage of the combined strengths of 3D scanners and hard probes. Geomagic Studio 10 enables users to quickly capture a full 3D scan of an object and then use a hard probe to create features such as cylinders, cones and spheres, and measure out-of-sight areas for precise shape capture;

-- An agile architecture that enables customization for specific applications and tasks; and

-- A 64-bit edition to process huge datasets generated by the newest generation of non-contact 3D scanners.

Geomagic Studio 10 can be purchased with and without Geomagic Fashion. The software ships with both 32- and 64-bit editions on the CD, and supports English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.

Geomagic Studio V10 including Fashion is $A35,000 plus GST and will be available for demonstration from the end of December 2007..

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