Geomagic Studio Features

Scan Registration Tools

• Automatically register multiple point clouds using target (tooling ball) registration and global registration.
• Manually register multiple point clouds using 1-point and n-point.
• Automatically merge multiple scans.
• Create groups of objects that can be registered in a hierarchical fashion.
• Select specific regions of objects to perform alignment.
• Apply previously defined transformation matrices to simplify orientation of scan data.

Point Processing

• Reduce dense data sets with random, uniform and curvature-based point sampling.
• Optimize scan overlap regions with data selection based upon scan direction and surface orientation.
• Reduce scanner errors with comprehensive point cloud noise reduction and the ability to fill holes in the scan data.

Polygon Creation and Repair

• Convert point clouds to surface and volumetric polygon models with wrap triangulation.
• Fill holes in polygon models using curvature-based methods.
• Optimize polygon density with tolerance and shape-based decimation.
• Create bridges and fill partial holes in polygon models.
• Repair overlapping intersections of triangles, or re-wrap local regions.
• Create open (manifold) polygon models or closed volume polygon models.
• Create a new "gold master" reference model by combining and averaging several polygon models.

Polygon Editing

• Union, subtract, and intersect closed models using Boolean operations.
• Add engraved or embossed text and images and heightmaps to the surface of polygons models.
• Shell and offset surfaces with consistent or variable thickness.
• Section by plane or curve.
• Use interactive relaxation and cleaning to find the optimum level of modification.
• Smooth, fit, trim, project, and extend boundary edges to polish the model.

NURBS Surface Creation

• Create a NURBS surface in one click when advanced control is not necessary.
• Automatically detect curvature and segment primary and blend regions.
• Easily create new patch layouts manually by drawing curves.
• Detect and repair patch errors with step-through dialogs.
• Automatically define UV parameterization.
• Adaptively fit surfaces (C0 and C1) based on tolerance.
• Trim surfaces with curves, features, and other surfaces.
• Create perfectly flat NURBS surfaces by specifying planar grid regions.

Template-Based Workflow

• Save patch layouts as templates to be reapplied to similarly shaped models.
• Mirror templates to cut template editing work in half.
• Automatically align templates on a new model.

Design Intent Extraction

• Create single, stitched surface that is a blend of planar, cylindrical, conical, extruded, revolved and free-form surfaces.
• Extract optimized profile curves.
• Analyze surface fitting results using inspection, walk-through or visualization tools.
• Export profile curves or CAD-ready surfaces for downstream processing.

Analysis

• Measure point-to-point and on-surface distances, or calculate the center of gravity.
• Perform tolerance analysis for polygonal and NURBS surfaces to the input point data.
• Visualize curvature and tangency conditions with whisker plots on curves.

Color Support

• Automatically generate color texture maps from per-vertex color.
• Project any 2D image onto polygons to create new texture-mapped models.
• Edit and correct color models globally or locally.
• Color-aware polygon operations allow for model modifications to update its color information.

Tools

• Assign datums to any model as a digital reference for many operations.
• Align two models using best-fit or datum-based methods.
• Mirror, scale, transform and duplicate models.

Automation and Large Data Handling

• Complete reverse engineering process automation from point cloud alignment to the generation of surface data.
• Record and edit macros in VBScript, JavaScript, or Python for logic and flow control.
• Function logs provide recording and playback of all user actions.
• Triangulation and decimation methods can process models in excess of 100 million points.
• Multi-threaded operations to optimize performance using multiple processors.
• Geomagic Project Manager automatically segments very large data sets into manageable components.

User Interface

• Customizable toolbars, right-mouse menu, hotkeys, and user-configurable display themes.
• Dockable toolbars, sliders and collapsible menus to organize desktop workspace.
• Easy to use context-sensitive help system.
• Internet-enabled licensing wizard that automates the process of requesting and configuring licenses.

Developer Tools

• COM interface provides external scripting access via Visual Basic, C, C++, or Java.
• Use the Geomagic plug-in API for full integration with your design process.