Posted on 21 September 2020 by Celia Butler
Moving between CAD and image space is a necessary but tiresome task when creating patient-specific device designs. Specialist software has been developed over the years for working with CAD and with image data separately. Although each software allows you to import and manipulate data in various formats, they do not harness the full features of both.
Simpleware Design Link overcomes this by combining the power of SOLIDWORKS® and Simpleware ScanIP to provide a seamless interface. This enables you to move between the CAD and image space effortlessly to enjoy the benefits of both software programs, speeding up and enhancing your workflow to design more accurate patient specific devices.
The Simpleware Design Link module allows you to import a SOLIDWORKS part or assembly as a Simpleware surface object and push or pull changes to the geometries, position and orientation of components and assemblies. This allows you to use all the features of Simpleware software such as automatic and landmark-based registration to fully integrate your CAD part with your image data, while tailoring your SOLIDWORKS design. Simpleware Design Link can export landmarks and measurements (points, distance angles, etc.) created in Simpleware ScanIP as reference measurements into existing SOLIDWORKS assemblies. These can be useful when adjusting key parameters in a device design.