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MINNEAPOLIS, MN -
Laser Design Inc. announced the immediate
availability of Geomagic Studio version 9, which features enhancements in 3D
Features, advanced color texture generation, and advanced tools for manual
NURBS surface definition. Laser Design has integrated Geomagic Studio with
its line of 3D laser scanning systems. Geomagic Studio is also used by
Laser Design's GKS engineering services division for reverse engineering
projects and by Laser Design customers worldwide for automated
reconstruction and redesign of physical parts and molds, mass production of
customized devices, and build-to-order manufacturing. |
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As a software tool,
Geomagic Studio is a leader in effectively and automatically processing 3D
scan data for applications ranging from reverse engineering to design and
analysis. For design and manufacturing engineers, medical modelers and
historical preservationists, the new features provide automation through: 1)
the auto-detection of 3D features; 2) a redesigned powerful macro system
with the ability to add logic and flow control to automation scripts; and 3)
a system that enables users to define their own workflow processes to reduce
(or eliminate) time-intensive tasks. Geomagic and allows for an open
workflow for ease-of-use in automotive and aerospace applications,
engineering analysis and cast and molding industries.
To enable design and
manufacturing engineers to detect and extract the features of an object's
fundamental design, the 3D Features enhancement optimizes a model towards
the intent. This function provides the ability to reconstruct "perfect"
geometry from real-world objects and scanned data. New features offer the
flexibility of optimized manual creation and auto-detection of 3D features
or geometric shapes. For designers or other engineers requiring
self-prescribed patch layouts, the Geomagic Studio 9 Draw Patches feature
has leaped one step farther to make creating and editing patch layouts as
easy as drawing curves. Meeting the needs of numerous applications for
constructing NURBS surfaces, the new feature delivers this simple mechanism
which provides continuous curves, straight-line drawing and refined boundary
handling.
A significant addition to
Studio 9 for artisans and historical preservationists, the Advanced Color
feature offers the capability to convert per-vertex color models to new
representations that use texture maps to retain the full color resolution.
An Image Projection feature completes the offering with the ability to match
a 2D photograph of a model with the 3D scanned model, then builds a texture
map from the alignment and projection of the digital photo on the scanned
model. Geomagic has created several tools including a project manager tool,
hotkeys, and one to compute the center of gravity. The project manager tool
breaks down large project files into smaller low-resolution files for easier
manipulation as well as corresponding high-resolution files that contain the
original data.
Since
1987, Laser Design Inc. has been the leading supplier of ultra-precise, 3D
laser scanning systems and services used for capturing the 3D shape of
objects with complex geometries and free-form surfaces. Laser Design’s
Surveyor line of automated and portable scanning systems are ideal for 3D
applications such as computer-aided verification, discrete dimensional
measurements, reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing from
scan data. The company’s patented laser line-probe technology dramatically
reduces scanning time by collecting data substantially faster and more
accurately than conventional metrology technologies. Laser Design has
integrated Geomagic software with its laser scanners in order to provide
complete solutions for Reverse Engineering and Inspection applications.
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