<s>
Geomagic	B-Application
is	O
the	O
professional	O
engineering	O
software	O
brand	O
of	O
3D	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brand	O
began	O
when	O
Geomagic	B-Application
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Morrisville	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
,	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
3D	O
Systems	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
and	O
combined	O
with	O
that	O
company	O
's	O
other	O
software	O
businesses	O
(	O
namely	O
Rapidform	O
acquired	O
by	O
3D	O
Systems	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
and	O
Albre	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomagic	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Ping	O
Fu	O
and	O
Herbert	O
Edelsbrunner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomagic-branded	O
software	O
products	O
are	O
focused	O
on	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
non-traditional	O
design	O
methodologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
voxel-based	O
modeling	O
with	O
haptic	B-Device
input	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
Systems	O
also	O
markets	O
3D	O
quality	O
inspection	O
software	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanners	I-Algorithm
under	O
the	O
Geomagic	B-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomagic	B-Application
Capture	O
is	O
an	O
integrated	O
system	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
blue	O
LED	O
structured-light	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
scanner	I-Algorithm
and	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
application-specific	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
systems	O
are	O
marketed	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
scan-based	O
design	O
tools	O
,	O
wherein	O
a	O
physical	O
object	O
is	O
3D	O
scanned	O
and	O
then	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
model	I-Application
,	O
or	O
inspection	O
tools	O
,	O
wherein	O
a	O
physical	O
object	O
is	O
scanned	O
and	O
then	O
dimensionally	O
verified	O
by	O
comparing	O
to	O
a	O
nominal	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
model	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomagic	B-Application
Design	O
is	O
a	O
mechanical	B-Application
Computer-Aided	I-Application
Design	I-Application
software	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
mechanical	O
systems	O
and	O
assemblies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomagic	B-Application
Freeform	O
and	O
Sculpt	O
software	O
are	O
voxel-based	O
modeling	O
software	O
packages	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
3D	O
Systems	O
 '	O
Touch	O
haptic	B-Device
devices	I-Device
which	O
interface	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
deliver	O
force-feedback	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomagic	B-Application
Design	O
X	O
,	O
Design	O
Direct	O
,	O
Studio	O
and	O
Wrap	O
are	O
software	O
products	O
that	O
offer	O
different	O
workflows	O
for	O
creating	O
manufacturing-ready	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
including	O
Solid	O
modeling	O
and	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
surfacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomagic	B-Application
Qualify	O
and	O
Geomagic	B-Application
Verify	O
focus	O
on	O
delivering	O
measurement	O
,	O
comparison	O
and	O
reporting	O
software	O
tools	O
for	O
first-article	O
and	O
automated	O
inspection	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
from	O
point	O
cloud	O
and	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanners	I-Algorithm
and	O
Coordinate	O
Measuring	O
Machines	O
(	O
CMMs	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
CAD	B-Application
data	O
imported	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
