Creaform Combines Handyscan 3D & Geomagic to Provide Real-Time Processing and Graphics.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- Creaform has announced a new plug-in that uses the Geomagic API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. to provide real-time processing Noun 1. real-time processing - data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process real-time operation data processing - (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information and graphics display of physical objects as they are captured by the company's new Handyscan 3D optical measurement system. The Creaform plug-in interactively processes and displays a shaded model as a physical object is captured by the Handyscan 3D system. This enables the operator to see exactly what has been scanned, resulting in more complete data capture. The plug-in fully integrates Handyscan 3D with Geomagic software for digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP DSSP Deep Submergence Systems Project (NAVSEA) DSSP Distributed Site State Protocol (Alteon) DSSP Direction de la Solidarité et de la Santé Publique (French) ): Geomagic Qualify for computer-aided inspection, and Geomagic Studio for accelerating the design-build cycle. "The Geomagic API made it easy for us to develop an interactive plug-in that integrates Handyscan 3D with powerful DSSP technologies," says Charles Mony, Creaform president. "The new plug-in simplifies the process of creating 3D models and performing analysis based on the points, features and datums collected by Handyscan 3D." Handyscan 3D is the first self-positioned scanner (1) See also antivirus program. (2) An optical device that reads a printed page or transparency and converts it into a graphics image for the computer. The scanner does not recognize or differentiate in any manner the content of the material it is scanning. . The hand-held system is very portable, weighing only two pounds. It establishes positioning from targets placed on the object being scanned. A unique crosshair laser system containing two high-definition cameras captures data. Accuracy is up to 0.25mm and 0.1mm in resolution. The Geomagic API enables any optical measurement system to integrate seamlessly with Geomagic software and interactively create surface models from points captured in real-time. "We are pleased that Creaform is taking advantage of our agile platform to offer added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
Stein's father is Jerry Finkelstein, a multi-millionaire retired publisher (of the New York Law Journal , vice president of marketing, product and business development for Geomagic. "This is an example of how Geomagic works with optical measurement system vendors to help end users realize significant return on investment from DSSP." About Creaform Creaform (www.creaform3d.com) integrates the physical and digital worlds by providing products, services and integration for laser scanning and reverse engineering, design and styling support, digitization dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig and CAD, 3D product libraries, and 3D inspection. The company has headquarters in Canada and facilities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe. Creaform is a member of the Geomagic Alliance Program (GAP), the industry-wide program that helps measurement system manufacturers, technology OEMs, and resellers deliver better integrated solutions, simplified workflows, and greater customer satisfaction. About Geomagic - the DSSP leader Geomagic (www.geomagic.com) simplifies digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP), enabling customers to accelerate their design-build cycles and ensure quality at every step. More than 4,000 professionals in industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices and consumer products use Geomagic software and services. They benefit from unprecedented time savings, fast learning curves, increased productivity, and high levels of user satisfaction. Geomagic has headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C., subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, and distributors worldwide. Images available upon request |
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