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Synopsys updates Simpleware image processing software

December 5, 2022 By Jim Hammerand

A screenshot of a patient's head scanned into computer software

Craniomaxillofacial CT Auto Segmenter in AS Ortho/CMF [Image courtesy of Synopsys]

Synopsys has announced version U-2022.12 of its Simpleware image processing software, which is used in life science and advanced materials and manufacturing applications.

The Mountain View, California-based company said the new version allows users to easily segment CMF CT scans using Simpleware AS Ortho/CMF, reduce the effort of placing connectors for preparing 3D prints, and speed up manual fine tuning of masks with “Smart Paint.” The new version also includes streamlined materials analysis and faster Booleans in the 3D-printing toolkit for cutting and partitioning

Synopsys said other improvements in its new version of Simpleware include:

Craniomaxillofacial CT Auto Segmenter in AS Ortho/CMF

  • Fully automatic AI segmentation of CMF CT scans
  • Segments the bony structures, teeth, airways, eyes and more
  • Includes automatic filling of the thin bone within the orbits
  • Automatic positioning of anatomical landmarks
  • Automatic region of interest detection to speed up inference

3D Printing: Automatic Placement of Connectors

  • New option to automatically place connectors between two neighboring parts
  • Choice of algorithms depending on geometry and connections required
  • Easily fine tune with interactive widgets to resize and reposition

Smart Paint Tool for Faster Segmentation Mask Filling

  • Enhanced paint tool assists painting operations using smart detection algorithms
  • Can be used to paint on the active slice as well as neighboring slices using a cylindrical brush shape

Simpleware ScanIP

  • Materials analysis now includes fibers, pores and particles
  • Full workflow for generating, visualizing and exporting statistics
  • Option to analyze open or closed pores, and for touching or isolated particles
  • “Slices intersection position” widget for 3D view
  • Centerline visualization interactivity improved
  • Preserve mask color when creating surfaces
  • 3D printing toolkit: Speed improvements of at least x2 and up to x64 for Booleans

Simpleware CAD

  • Improved surface primitive creation

Simpleware FE

  • Support for independent meshing of objects within a model (specialist option)

About The Author

Jim Hammerand

Jim Hammerand is the managing editor of Arrowfly's Medical Design & Outsourcing, where he leads coverage of medtech innovation, design, engineering and manufacturing. He also reports breaking news at Arrowfly's MassDevice and contributes to our DeviceTalks podcasts and live events. Hammerand has more than two decades of journalism experience spanning newspapers, magazines, websites, live events, radio and TV news. For nearly a decade, Hammerand reported and edited business news for American City Business Journals as a reporter and digital editor at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and then as managing editor of the Puget Sound Business Journal in Seattle. He holds degrees in journalism and management from the University of Minnesota and has won journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, American Society of Business Publication Editors, and Trade, Association, Business Publications International. Connect with him on LinkedIn or by email at [email protected].

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