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STL+ Module
The Mimics STL+ Module interfaces from Mimics to any kind of Rapid Prototyping (RP) system via triangulated files. These files are created with a bilinear and interplane interpolation algorithm to enhance the resolution of the RP model.
Export formats
Standard 3D file formats such as STL or VRML (as input to virtual reality) are available. The STL format can be used by any Rapid Prototyping system. Powerful adaptive filtering offers a significant reduction of the file size. It is possible to export from a mask, 3D object or 3dd file.
The available export formats are ASCII STL, Binary STL, DXF, VRML 2.0 and Point Cloud.
Calculation parameters
Several calculation parameters can be specified. STL+ gives you the possibility to reduce the triangles of the exported files, to interpolate the images and to do smoothing on the 3D files.
There are two methods for reducing the number of triangles available: matrix reduction and triangle reduction. Matrix reduction allows the grouping of voxels to calculate the triangles. Triangle reduction allows you to reduce the number of triangles in the mesh. This makes it easier to manipulate the file.
There are also two methods available to interpolate the images and generate the 3D mesh: grey value interpolation and contour interpolation. Contour interpolation is a 2D interpolation in the plane of the images that is smoothly expanded in the third dimension. Grey value interpolation is a real 3D interpolation.
Moreover, when the quality of the visualisation has priority over the accuracy of the 3D reconstruction or STL file, you need to apply the continuity algorithm. Otherwise you need to use the accuracy algorithm.
A smoothing algorithm can be applied to make rough surfaces smoother.