InnovMetric, the global leader in smart 3D metrology software solutions, today announced that PolyWorks|Modeler 2021 introduces a new automatic surfacing technology that produces light NURBS surface models editable in CAD software and a streamlined reverse-engineering workflow that integrates automatic surfacing within an intuitive curve-based surfacing workflow. In addition to accelerating the creation of models for applications such as milling, high-end 3D visualization, aerodynamic simulation, and mold flow analysis, the PolyWorks|Modeler 2021 next-generation surfacing solution provides CAD designers with ideal patch layouts to initiate a design from a digitized physical object. 

“When they were invented 20 years ago, automatic NURBS surfacing technologies that replicate polygonal surfaces significantly accelerated certain simulation and machining processes. But their approach of covering polygonal surfaces with small tiles of similar size produces models that can hardly be edited in CAD software,” said Marc Soucy, President of InnovMetric. He added, “Several years ago, we started an audacious R&D project to develop a novel automatic surfacing paradigm that would produce CAD-friendly models. Today, it is an amazing feeling to see our idea coming to fruition and delivering major benefits to the reverse-engineering community.”