Simpleware Ltd
Exeter, Devon, UK

ScanFE (TM) is Simpleware’s powerful software converting a range of 3D image data (e.g. CT, MRI, Micro-CT, ...) into Rapid Prototyping Models (STL file format) and Finite Element Meshes for numerical analysis. ScanFE uses proprietary technology and is the only software to provide a fully automated and robust method of generating FE models based on 3D images. ScanFE also comes with an image pre-processing module ScanIP (TM) providing a broad range of 2D and 3D segmentation tools.

Features of ScanFE include:

• Fully automated, robust and fast
• Models of arbitrary geometric complexity are meshed with guaranteed mesh qualities
• Multiple structures/Regions of Interest are meshed simultaneously (up to seven)
• Contact/interfaces between structures are conforming (i.e. no gaps or holes where structures in contact)
• Built in adaptive meshing
• Inhomogeneity in material properties are automatically modeled (e.g. Bone stiffness throughout mesh can be assigned based on parent voxel greyscale)
• Partial volume effects are taken into account to provide best surface recreation for thresholded volumes
• RP model exact geometric replica of FE model

ScanFE exports, alternatively, surface or volume meshes (IGES or STL) into various FEA software products (Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, I-DEAS, ...).

URL

http://www.simpleware.co.uk

Contact

Ingrid Weber

Position

Marketing and Sales

Address

Innovation Centre
University of Exeter
Rennes Drive
Exeter, Devon
EX4 4RN, UK

Phone

+44 (01392) 263684

Fax

+44 (01392) 263620

E-mail

info@simpleware.co.uk

Last Update

2/22/2003