⁺ScanFE™ Module

The ⁺ScanFE meshing module bolts onto ScanIP and provides a robust approach to the conversion of segmented 3D image data into multi-part volumetric models. ⁺ScanFE generates volume and/or surface meshes, contact surfaces and material properties from segmented data. These high quality meshes can be directly imported into a range of commercial FE and CFD packages.

What is the benefit of direct FE conversion?

Alternative approaches can be time-consuming and inaccurate as they convert into STL and CAD formats (e.g. IGES), which require remeshing and pre-processing. In some instances problems are simply intractable due to the complexity in capturing the geometry of the object.

⁺ScanFE bypasses these intermediary steps and generates FE and CFD meshes directly from the scan data, which are immediately importable into Abaqus, Ansys, Comsol, Fluent, I-deas, LS-Dyna, and MSC.Patran/Nastran.

• No remeshing necessary
• No pre-processor required
• The whole process is more robust
• Produces significantly better element qualities
• Increases bio-fidelity

⁺ScanFE Supported Output Formats:

• *.inp (Abaqus)
• *.ans (Ansys)
• *.mphtxt (Comsol)
• *.unv (I-deas)
• *.dyn (LS-Dyna)
• *.out (MSC.Patran Neutral)
• *.msh (Fluent)
• *.stl
• *.iges
• *.sat