Simpleware will launch New Release at WCCM VIII

Simpleware Ltd., the world leader in image-based meshing software, is pleased to announce the release of Version 3.1 of ScanIP, ⁺ScanFE and ⁺ScanCAD, its advanced image processing and mesh generation software package, at the 8th World Conference on Computational Mechanics (WCCM VIII) 30 June - 4 July, 2008 in Venice, Italy.

The New Release offers many new and improved capabilities in image processing and mesh generation. Sophisticated new tools accelerate the process of segmenting and meshing 3D data. With this new software release, Simpleware extends its leadership in providing a complete solution for converting 3D scan data into CAD and CAE models.

New features of ScanIP and ⁺ScanFE Version 3.1 include:

Algorithms and Export Options:

• User defined mesh refinement - zones of higher and lower mesh densities can now be easily and interactively selected.
• Possibility to register (rotate and align) images.
• Export of surface meshes in a new set of formats including: IGES, SAT, ANSYS, ABAQUS and PointsCloud.
• Direct export of finite element models from ⁺ScanFE to COMSOL.

User Interface & Usability:

• Improved visual feedback between the 2D slice position and the 3D view.
• Option to crop datasets interactively.
• Support for meshing up to 250 different masks/sub-domains.
• Export of 3D view images in various formats (e.g. png, eps, etc.) for good quality print and presentations.
• New fast preview option for quick rendering and visualization of 3D models.
• Mask size estimator in ScanIP (e.g. number of voxels).
• User control over the undo/redo option.

"ScanIP and ⁺ScanFE Version 3.1 offers many new and exciting features that will significantly help our customers achieve faster image segmentation and obtain more accurate models," says Dr Rajab Said, Business Development Manager. "With Simpleware's range of software products, researchers and engineers have a powerful and robust image processing platform that enables them to produce high-fidelity analyses faster and more cost effectively."

To see the New Release in action, visit the Simpleware stand in the Cinema Palace at the WCCM8, or contact us for a web demo.

About Simpleware
Simpleware provides and develops world-leading mesh generation software for the conversion of 3D scan data (e.g. MRI, CT, MicroCT, etc.) into high-quality computer models used for CAD, Finite Element simulation, and Rapid Prototyping. The ease and unprecedented accuracy with which models can be generated have opened up computational analysis (FEA and CFD) and rapid prototyping to a variety of research fields, including: Industrial Reverse Engineering, Implant Design and other Biomedical Engineering fields, Materials Research, Geosciences, Oil & Gas, Paleontology, and other Natural Sciences. Unlike other approaches, Simpleware provides a complete software solution from importing 3D images through to direct export to commercial FEA/CFD solvers and CAD packages. This means that with Simpleware software users can produce better models in a fraction of the time taken with alternative software.
For more information on Simpleware, visit: http://www.simpleware.com