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» 4/12/2010: VirtualGrid releases Cloud Decimator for AutoCAD 2011

April 12th, 2010, VirtualGrid announces the release of a VRMesh plug-in, Cloud Decimator for AutoCAD 2011 software. The plug-in follows on the VRMesh's cutting-edge technologies and provides the ability to perform point cloud processing within the AutoCAD environment.

Large scan data often contain much more points than is necessary for visualizing the scan model. Efficiently reducing the size of point clouds without sacrificing accuracy can dramatically enhance the visualization of the scan model and improve the drawing performance of AutoCAD. The Cloud Decimator plug-in for AutoCAD 2011 lets you accurately de-noise and simplify point clouds while preserving the data in regions where the points are required. It also provides abilities to remove redundant or isolated points, offset points, and show elevation using a color map.

Original point clouds		Decimated 60% off

The plug-in supports multi-core systems automatically. It is available as a 32 bit/64 bit edition for a suggested price US$495. A 30-day trial version is available.

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» 3/8/2010: VirtualGrid releases VRMesh 5.0 for large point cloud processing and meshing

March 8th, 2010, VirtualGrid announces the availability of VRMesh 5.0, the latest version of its powerful 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. VRMesh 5.0 gives users the power to clean and simplify large-sized point clouds, generate high-quality triangulated meshes, and recreate NURBS surfaces for further manipulation in downstream applications.

New features in v5.0 include:

• Import Large Point Clouds: Handle large point clouds in excess of one billion points using the index-attach technology. The LIDAR format (*.LAS) is supported.

• NURBS Creation: Automatically detect edge curves and construct wireframe curves to create optimized NURBS surfaces from triangle-meshed objects. NURBS surfaces can be exported in the IGES format.

• Sharpen Edges: Restore sharp edges along wireframe curves.

• Multithreading: Perform multithreaded execution automatically to support multi-core systems.

• Online License Transfer: Enable users to transfer a license from one computer to another online.

The new version also includes many updates which improve software usability and performance, such as increased accuracy for removing redundant points by adding a curvature factor; increased capability for triangulating high-noise point cloud data; and a best-fit mapping feature for manual registration. For other numerous improvements, please visit our What's new page for details.

A 64-bit edition is also available in v5.0. This allows users to take advantage of the expanded memory capacity of 64-bit computer systems to process huge datasets quickly.

The VRMesh family consists of four packages targeted to different customers:

• VRMesh Studio: A comprehensive point cloud processing and mesh modeling environment for industry users requiring reverse engineering tools and design communication in a single package.

• VRMesh Reverse: A complete workflow for users to process large point clouds and generate an accurate meshed model.

• VRMesh Forward: A step-by-step workflow to guide you from intelligent wireframe curve detection to high quality NURBS surface creation.

• VRMesh Design: An ideal solution for STL repair and conceptual design.