feature to transfer entities as native solids or surfaces into CAD software like SolidWorks Autodesk Inventor New in Version 12:
For organic shapes—such as a clay sculpture, a human face, or a consumer product housing—converting polygons to CAD was historically difficult. Geomagic Studio 12 offered an "Auto-Surface" feature. This allowed the software to automatically lay a surface lattice over the mesh. The result was a smooth, watertight surface that could be exported as an IGES, STEP, or SAT file, ready for import into SolidWorks, Pro/E, or CATIA. geomagic studio 12
Version 12 was the last major release before the product lines merged into Geomagic Design X and Geomagic Control . feature to transfer entities as native solids or
The software offers two distinct surfacing paths: Exact Surfacing for precise reproduction of underlying data (ideal for organic shapes) and Parametric Surfacing for creating geometrically perfect CAD faces like planes, cones, and cylinders. The result was a smooth, watertight surface that