MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Mar 16, 2018 – Synopsys, Inc. has announced the release of the latest version of Simpleware software which includes many exciting new features and performance improvements.
Version N-2018.03 significantly enhances Simpleware’s ease-of-use and reliability as a comprehensive solution for all your 3D image processing and analysis workflows. New features include:
Registration of Multiple Image Datasets
Automatic import and alignment of datasets (e.g. co-registration of MRI and CT scans of the same patient anatomy, or of multiple MRI scans in different orientations). The tool can be used in multiple modes, with automatic greyscale based snapping to improve the registration.
Combining MRI and CT data
Image Reslicing Visualization
Reslice image data, and their segmented masks, to enable easier identification of particular regions of interest. This new tool allows exploring the data from a non-orthogonal orientation without having to resort to manual alignment. This tool can be used, for example, to explore the “fit” of off-axis parts with one another.
Reslicing MRI data to follow an artery path using a centerline
3D Editing Improvements
New lasso and polygonal frustum creation options make selecting region of interests easier, and manual processing of data faster.
New Frustum ROI options (left) and using a single Lasso frustum ROI (right)
Wall Thickness Analysis
The new Wall thickness analysis tools analyzes the thickness of any segmented mask or surface object. The measured thicknesses are visualized in 3D with a customizable color map to identify and isolate critical regions of interest. Statistics for the distribution of thicknesses are generated, and the user can manually inspect areas of concern.
Thickness distribution of a cerebral cortex section
This has a number of applications in industrial data, for example, analyzing the consistency of a 3D printing build process. There are a number of novel life science applications, measuring blood vessel walls, cartilage or cortical bone.
Fitting spheres to the femoral heads to allow for calculation of distance between centers
Shape-based Measurements
A number of new tools for automatic and guided shape fitting to segmented masks and surface objects. Fit many shapes, including planes, spheres and cylinders to your entire segmentation, or to an isolated region of your segmentation using the improved region-of-interest selection tools, or the new 3D-paint-selection tool.
The created shapes can be used to perform automatic measurements (e.g. the angle between two planes). These tools can be used to easily, and reproducibly quantify objects like screw holes in industrial data, or to quickly extract anatomical coordinates, like the center of a femoral head.
Surface deviation analysis of a scanned cog against its original CAD model
Snap Registration and Surface Deviation Analysis
The Snap tool offers an automatic alternative for registration of alike surfaces. The Surface deviation tool allows comparison of a test surface to a reference surface for deviation analysis. Alongside statistical values relating to the deviation, a color mapping is rendered in the 3D view to illustrate the distribution.
This tool may typically be used in an industrial setting to compare the surface of a scanned manufactured part to its original CAD model, for example to evaluate manufacturing tolerances, but could equally be used in a medical setting to evaluate tumor growth over time.
Import of existing FE mesh of a vertebrae for reassignment of greyscale-based material properties
New Import and Handling of Volume Meshes
Simpleware software now supports import of orphan volume mesh data from a range of common mesh formats. These volume meshes can originate from third-party meshing software or from Simpleware itself.
Interface Enhancements to Segmentation Tools
- Improvement to user interface/user experience of existing segmentation tools
- More interactive feedback making the segmentation process both simpler, and more enjoyable
- Integrated calibration in the Threshold tool makes the segmentation process more interactive, and simpler
- Store and add new CT presets to streamline repeatable workflows
Faster 3D Preview Generation
- New algorithms for fast preview now allow speed ups in rendering time of between 5 and 20 times faster
- Improvement becomes particularly perceptible when dealing with larger image data
3D PDF Export - Export currently rendered 3D objects from Simpleware ScanIP’s 3D view
- Highly accessible format for sharing of model visualizations with non-Simpleware users
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. is the Silicon to Software partner for innovative companies developing the electronic products and software applications we rely on every day. As the world’s 15th largest software company, Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is also growing its leadership in software security and quality solutions. Whether you’re a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced semiconductors, or a software developer writing applications that require the highest security and quality, Synopsys has the solutions needed to deliver innovative, high-quality, secure products.
Learn more at www.synopsys.com.