(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic announces new versions of its flagship 3-D software for reverse engineering and quality inspection: Geomagic Studio 12 and Geomagic Qualify 12. The new releases bring unparalleled ease of use to the market for 3-D scanning software, along with powerful new features that improve results and save time.

Studio 12 is the only reverse-engineering software to directly integrate with all leading 3-D mechanical CAD packages. Qualify 12 includes an entirely new report-generation/publishing engine that enables color and annotated 3-D models to be embedded directly in PDF.

Both applications now offer the familiar ribbon-style interface pioneered by Microsoft in Office 2007.

“As 3-D scanning proliferates in industrial, medical, and academic markets, ease of use has become crucial to adoption,” says Karl Matthews, vice president of product management at Geomagic. “The state-of-the-art ribbon interface in Studio 12 and Qualify 12 not only improves the appearance of the software but also makes it more intuitive to learn and use.”

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