Geomagic Offers 90-day Trial on Studio 10

By DE Editors

Geomagic (Research Triangle Park, NC) is offering a free 90-day trial of Geomagic Studio 10, the latest version of its digital reconstruction software.

Included in Geomagic Studio 10, which was unveiled at EuroMold in Germany last December by Geomagic, is the new Geomagic Fashion module that automatically extracts design intent from scanned physical objects. Geomagic Fashion classifies surfaces according to basic shapes such as planes, cylinder and freeform.

In addition to the Geomagic Fashion module, Geomagic Studio 10 includes other new features including an enhanced GUI with user-configurable display themes, sliders, and collapsible menus for a cleaner, less-cluttered workspace. It also includes a streamlined feature framework with more powerful tools to create, review, modify, or leverage features throughout the entire digital reconstruction workflow.

Geomagic Studio 10 also offers multi-sensor metrology support for users who wish to take advantage of the combined strengths of 3D scanners and hard probes. It 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.

Plus, its architecture enables customization for specific applications and tasks. A new extension includes editing capabilities that speed and improve surface generation by enabling users to make global adjustments such as resizing, repositioning, and smoothing extension lines.

Advanced hybrid-modeling capabilities that allow users to output idealized profile curves and extract both swept (extruded, revolved) and analytic (cylinders, spheres, planes, cones) surfaces from scan data, and then export into a CAD system to build a parametric model.

As was posted in DE’s earlier coverage, a 64-bit edition allows users to take advantage of the expanded memory capacity of 64-bit computer systems 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. Introductory pricing is available through June 2008 for existing customers who wish to upgrade, as well as for new buyers.

Visit Geomagic for more information on the free 90-day trial.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.