CADDIT Announces the Release of Geomagic Freeform 2016 in Australia

Sydney, Australia  16 May 2016 - CADDIT Australia announces the release of Geomagic Freeform and Freeform Plus 2016 version. Geomagic Freeform offers a cornerstone solution in the 3D "digital thread" of rapid manufacturing and reverse engineering suite from 3D SYSTEMS. Specifically, Geomagic Freeform is a comprehensive organic 3D engineering solution for digital sculpting, haptic-controlled VR modelling, surface design, 3D Scan processing, CAD interoperability and mould making. Geomagic Freeform offers the sensation of "virtual clay modelling" with physical model feedback to the designer - however Freeform models remain fully editable (as opposed to physical sculpting - try "undo" in real stone). Moreover, Geomagic Freeform works seamlessly with related 3D SYSTEMS technologies of 3D scanning and 3D printing.

Freeform 2016 introduces a number of new features and options, including:
Enhanced Sketching and Curve Tools
• Improved sketching tools to capture design intent
• Easily extract curve networks from a part in the object list
• Improved touchscreen support for curve drawing
StructureFX ™
• New tools for complex lightweight lattice structures
• Select existing patterns or create customs forms
• Quickly create clever and complex designs with CellFx,
LayeredFx, CageFx, and ShapeFX
Direct Geomagic Capture Scanning
• Directly capture physical objects in 3D with Geomagic® Capture™ scanner
• New Dynabar tools to support the scanning, alignment, and merging of scans
Wrap for Freeform Plus
• Freeform Plus includes cooperative application
• Use the high quality Geomagic surfacing tools to CAD surfaces
Clay File Viewer
• Stand-alone viewer for clay (.cly) files
• Visualize models with zoom, pan and rotate capabilities
• Analyze designs using measure and cutaway tools

 

 



CADDIT also announces the availability of Geomagic® Sculpt™ - a simple, fast yet sophisticated precision voxel 3D sculpting and modelling software solution. Create organic designs and edit and transform existing 3D data with sculpting, shaping and detailing tools not found in traditional CAD software. Get the sensation of clay modelling with the benefits of digital design. Available with Geomagic Sculpt is 3D SYSTEMS' new lower-cost 3D Touch haptic stylus device.

For more information, trial download (without haptic device) or even to arrange for a hands-on demonstration of digital sculpting using Geomagic Freeform in Australia, contact CADDIT in Parramatta.

Geomagic Freeform Released on CADDIT.net; New 2014 Version Offers Mouse Input, More..

Sydney, Australia 28 October 2014 - After several years of successful partnership with 3D Systems in Australia and users of their affordable Geomagic Design mechanical design software, CADDIT Australia has released Geomagic FREEFORM - a highly advanced organic CAD modelling and digital sculpting solution. Sensable Freeform was acquired by 3D Systems in April 2012 and is now a key component of the Geomagic software platform. Geomagic Freeform offers several unique features useful for artistic / organic computer aided design and digital sculpting:

• 21st century cutting-edge, virtual-reality artist's studio software
• Direct, natural carving and shaping technique like that used in traditional clay sculpting.
• Virtual "clay" using relative-placement point cloud datasets of 3D pixels (called "voxels").
• Human interaction with the computer model using "haptic" articulating arm device providing physical tactile "touch" sensation with the computer model.
• Edit / clean / analyse / export CAD mesh datasets such as STL or OBJ.
• Unique Bi-direction NURBS-mesh and mesh-NURBS conversion
• Open C++ toolkit for development of custom haptic applications.

Geomagic Freeform is not a mechanical design software in the traditional sense. Aptly named, Freeform is mainly an artistic tool for digital sculpting, reverse engineering and content creation. Examples of uses for Geomagic Freeform are in the areas of fine art, toys and merchandise design, jewellery, footwear and apparel design, aftermarket product customizations, 3D printing, movie entertainment and animation content and model development, historical and restoration work, dental, medical and rehabilitation organic fittings and frames... virtually any application where design needs to fit natural freeform shapes as opposed to a more rigid mechanical specification.

 

 

The new version of Geomagic Freeform was first shown in June 2014 with 3D Systems and CADDIT at NMW in Sydney, with successive demonstrations held at various industry events. CADDIT is now happy to announce the availability of free brief demonstration bookings, by appointment, for this new haptic technology locally at their new Parramatta office location. Freeform can also be downloaded for a free trial from CADDIT and the software will now work with just a mouse (although having the haptic device is still strongly advised).