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Road to the Golden Surface
12/5/2022
Road to the Golden Surface

No two deviations are created equal. As much as we strive for an ideal form, each part is produced with manufacturing imperfections that cause it to deviate from its nominal shape. As such, we often end up with a slew of parts, each with its own deviations. In some cases, such as reverse engineering and mesh compensation, we need to choose one to work with. The question is, how do we decide? Join us as we use VGSTUDIO MAX to average them out and find the golden surface! 

Tips & Tricks
Mesh Compensation
Additive Manufacturing
Reverse Engineering
Head-First into Victory: Designing an Olympic Helmet
11/2/2022
Head-First into Victory: Designing an Olympic Helmet

It's time for the Winter Olympics! And what better way for us to celebrate at Volume Graphics than with a bit of sports and 3D scanning? Join CEITEC, Vagus, and One3D as they work together to design the perfect helmet for Olympic skeleton racer, Anna Fernstädtová!

Sports
Wall Thickness Analysis
Additive Manufacturing
VG at the Dentist!
8/4/2022
VG at the Dentist!

In some dental practices—and at least in large dental laboratories—digitization has arrived. For example, intraoral scanners are becoming more and more popular in fabricating crowns and veneers. However, in the lateral and posterior tooth regions, the accuracy of the scans is quite limited. As soon as a cast of several teeth is required, such as for bridges or aligners, creating a plaster cast from a classic dental impression is still hailed as the most precise method—but unfortunately the most time-consuming.
With CT technology and VGSTUDIO MAX, dental professionals have now found the time-saving shortcut they were looking for. Thanks to automation, they can save a lot of time without having to compromise on the quality they've gotten used to.

Segmentation
Automation
Healthcare
VG Stories 2022: A New Hope
7/1/2022
VG Stories 2022: 
A New Hope

We at VG Stories would like to wish you a fantastic start to the new year! And what better—and environmentally friendlier—way to celebrate than virtual firecrackers? Join us as we use VGSTUDIO MAX to examine what, exactly, gives a firecracker its spark!

Visualization & Rendering
Foam/Powder Analysis
Be One with the Distortions: Adaptive Measurement Templates
6/5/2022
Be One with the Distortions: Adaptive Measurement Templates

VGSTUDIO MAX has rolled out with a game-changing feature that has revamped how we work with distorted parts—adaptive measurement templates! With this feature, a measurement plan created from nominal CAD data (or imported with PMI) can be applied to even the most distorted parts. Join us as we walk you through this nifty new feature!

Tips & Tricks
Metrology
A Test of Strength: A Look into Metal Printing
4/29/2022
A Test of Strength: 
A Look into Metal Printing

3D printing is all the rage, and with good reason! It allows for the rapid prototyping and printing of more complex designs in a highly sustainable and flexible way compared to conventional manufacturing processes. But even in the world of additive manufacturing, there are endless possibilities. Where does one even begin? Join Fraunhofer IWS as they use VGSTUDIO MAX to evaluate the quality of different 3D printing technologies and materials!

Additive Manufacturing
Nominal/Actual Comparison
Mesh Compensation
The Extra Yard: The Ins and Outs of an American Football Helmet
4/22/2022
The Extra Yard: 
The Ins and Outs of an American Football Helmet

It is no secret that American football is the most popular sport in the United States. In fact, professional championship games bring in an annual revenue of 15 billion US dollars, making it the most valuable sports league in the world! Recent years have shed more light on player health and safety in this exciting—but wildly full-contact—sport. Join us as we interview Dr. Andrew Mathers on scanning and segmenting parts of an American football helmet!

Segmentation
Visualization & Rendering
Interview
Sports
Happy Easter 2022!
4/12/2022
Happy Easter 2022!

We at VG Stories would like to wish you a safe, happy, and colorful Easter. But before you go, let's paint a virtual Easter egg! Join us as we use VGSTUDIO MAX to create and export colorful meshes for 3D printing!

Tips & Tricks
Visualization & Rendering
Wall Thickness Analysis
Additive Manufacturing
Spheres and Rays: Wall Thickness Analysis
4/3/2022
Spheres and Rays: 
Wall Thickness Analysis

This week, we’ll be highlighting an absolute gem of a feature in VGSTUDIO MAX: wall thickness analysis! Join us as we navigate VGSTUDIO MAX and go into the ins and outs of the analysis in-depth—literally!

Wall Thickness Analysis
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