(Creaform: Lévis, Québec) -- Creaform, a global leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services and software, has released VXmodel, its 3D scan data post-treatment software module, fully integrated in VXelements 4.0. It provides the simplest and fastest path from scans to your computer-aided design (CAD) or additive manufacturing workflows.

New and practical functionalities included in the software release are:
• Powerful auto-surface. Use VXmodel’s tools to automatically generate NURBS that characterize freeform surfaces in a high-quality patch network. Thanks to the auto-surface function, the scan automatically converts to an IGES or STEP file.
• 3D mesh comparison. This is a new functionality that enables deviation measurements between two meshes or between a CAD model and a mesh. This easily validates your reference scan with the conformity of your reverse engineering.
• STL import. Users can benefit from a more flexible solution that enables the import of the standard STL file format.

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