Raindrop Releases Geomagic Studio 4.1
New version automates processing of large, ordered data
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 13, 2002- Geomagic has released Geomagic Studio 4.1, which speeds processing of large, ordered data files for scan registration, and provides support for additional scanners.
The upgrades further improve the functionality of Geomagic Studio, the only single software package that provides a complete solution for 3D photography, the process of rapidly turning a physical part into an accurate 3D digital model.
Geomagic Studio 4.1 now supports 3D scanners and file types that create and store point data in a grid-ordered format, known as ordered data. This is similar to the way a photograph produces an ordered grid of 2D pixels. Preliminary tests indicate that Geomagic Studio 4.1 speeds processing of large ordered data by a factor of 10. Geomagic Studio 4.1 includes the following functions for improving performance and memory efficiency when working with ordered data:
- Direct import of data from 3PI (ShapeGrabber), AC (Steinbichler), CAM/CDM (Minolta Vivid 700/900), GTI (Genex) and PMJX (3D Digital) formats.
- Ability to directly handle ordered data from Minolta VIVID 700 or 900 scanners.
- A new uniform-sampling technique for ordered data.
- Flexibility to maintain order for key functions or to break order for certain operations.
- Ability to take advantage of ordered data for shade points, manual registration, global registration and merge operations.
Geomagic Studio 4.1 has a new command to remove the shaded color view from point clouds, enabling users to conserve memory when working with very large data sets. It includes new support for Open Technologies' 3Dshape and Genex Technologies' Rainbow EI scanners.
"This release gives Geomagic Studio the lead in handling large scanned data in either ordered or unordered format," says Ping Fu, president and CEO of Geomagic. "It furthers the speed, reliability and automation that users have come to expect from Geomagic products."
Geomagic Studio 4.1 is available immediately. Existing Geomagic Studio 4.0 customers can download a 4.1 patch that does not require installing the entire application.
Geomagic (www.geomagic.com)provides 3D photography solutions for digital manufacturing, mass customization and quality assurance. In addition to its flagship products, Geomagic Studio and Geomagic Qualify, Geomagic offers customized software for vertical markets such as hearing instruments and dental devices. Manufacturers worldwide - including Toyota, Harley-Davidson, Fisher-Price, Align and many others - turn to Geomagic to provide the technology for customizing products, automating processes, and increasing throughput.
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