Geomagic Studio 10 Unveiled Today

Business Wire, Dec 5, 2007

Latest Version Includes Geomagic Fashion Module That Automatically Extracts Design Intent From 3D Scan Data

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Geomagic unveiled Geomagic Studio 10, the latest version of its digital reconstruction software, today at the EuroMold 2007 show in Frankfurt, Germany.

The new software features what the company describes as the next big leap in 3D modeling: An optional surfacing module called Geomagic Fashion that 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 customizable architecture. Shipments are scheduled to begin later this month.

Recreating the original aesthetics

The new Geomagic Fashion module is the perfect complement to Geomagic Shape, the module used worldwide to digitally reconstruct exact digital models of physical parts. Geomagic Shape provides the fastest, easiest way to digitally reconstruct a physical part as it exists, generating a watertight NURBS model. Geomagic Fashion 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."

Major new features

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.

* A 64-bit edition that 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, and supports English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese. For a limited time, special introductory pricing is available for existing customers who wish to upgrade, as well as for new buyers. Visit www.geomagic.com for more information and a list of international offices and resellers.

About Geomagic

Geomagic simplifies digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP) for more than 5,000 professionals in industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices and consumer products. The company's products and services are used to enable mass customization with the same efficiency and cost as mass production, improve dental care with individually designed devices, speed time to market for consumer products, automate inspection for better quality in dramatically less time, increase safety for NASA shuttle missions, and optimize design for everything from racing cars to blimps. Geomagic has headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C., subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, and distributors worldwide.

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