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Beetles are said to have been around as early as the Carboniferous period (ca. 360–300 million years ago), but because trees only started producing enough resin for amber in the Early Cretaceous (ca. 130 million years ago), fossil records of beetles before then have been scarce—that is, until 3D scanning and CT analysis made it possible to reconstruct beetle remains in dinosauriform coprolites. Join Martin Qvarnström and his team at Uppsala University as they uncover these prehistoric secrets and, using VGSTUDIO MAX, piece together part of a timeline 230 million years ago.

Holes have become an icon of Swiss cheese, but in the past years, their numbers have been mysteriously dwindling. Only one question remains—where have all the holes gone? Join researchers at Agroscope as they combine CT technology and agricultural science to unravel and understand the mystery behind disappearing holes in Swiss cheese.

So many timeless pieces, just waiting to be restored to their former glory. With a few slick moves, we can find the diamond in the rough. Join us as we clean up our own classic pocket watch! Even better, this sample data set can be found in VGSTUDIO MAX—so fire up the software and try out these neat tricks!

Let's say you invited some virtual friends over for some virtual cake. The question is, how do you even cut this thing? Where's the cake shovel? By using the clipping tools of VGSTUDIO MAX, you will learn that there are many ways to slice a cake—even a virtual one.

As you may well know, too much porosity can damage the part, but inclusions can damage the tool. If only there was a way to keep an eye on both types of defects at the same time. Check out this workaround on combining voids and inclusions in one analysis!

Ah, the age-old scenario: You've poured your heart and soul into creating an image, only to hear back from your marketing colleagues that they need fancy, high-quality visuals. With VGSTUDIO MAX, that's no problem! With just a few clicks, you can turn a dull, blurry screenshot into a professional-looking rendering that you and your colleagues can easily show off to the outside world.

By using ROIs, you can really make your surface shine! Check out how we can quickly and easily polish the surface of a propeller.

Learn how to create sharp, high-resolution images in VGSTUDIO MAX.
TLDR;   A DIN A4 brochure has 2480 x 3508 pixels at 300 dpi.

It is difficult to imagine that in 1907, a little over a hundred years ago, cars were just beginning to replace horses as the standard form of transport. Now, car manufacturers all over the world are striving to pave our way to a cleaner, greener future by developing reliable, efficient EV motors. But how can we keep up with such a rapid shift in technology while ensuring that each motor is properly inspected—right down to the very last hairpin? This story looks at the current approaches and provides a few step-by-step actions for hairpin inspection using industrial computed tomography (CT) and VGSTUDIO MAX.