<s>
ICEM	B-Application
Surf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer-aided	B-Algorithm
industrial	I-Algorithm
design	I-Algorithm
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
CAID	B-Algorithm
)	O
software	O
used	O
for	O
creating	O
3D	O
digital	O
surfaces	O
for	O
automotive	O
design	O
and	O
industrial	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
class	B-Algorithm
A	I-Algorithm
surfaces	I-Algorithm
using	O
the	O
Bézier	O
surface	O
modeling	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICEMSurf	B-Application
was	O
later	O
purchased	O
by	O
Dassault	O
Systemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
similar	O
rival	O
is	O
Autodesk	B-Algorithm
Alias	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICEM	B-Application
Surf	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
VW	O
Surf	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Volkswagen	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
for	O
advanced	O
3D	O
surface	O
modelling	O
class	B-Algorithm
A	I-Algorithm
surfaces	I-Algorithm
,	O
visualization	O
and	O
analysis	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
vehicle	O
body	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
VW	O
Surf	O
was	O
made	O
commercially	O
available	O
to	O
other	O
automotive	O
companies	O
and	O
was	O
renamed	O
as	O
ICEM	B-Application
Surf	I-Application
and	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
company	O
ICEM	O
Technologies	O
was	O
floated	O
to	O
market	O
and	O
support	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
1990s	O
post	O
Europe	O
success	O
,	O
the	O
division	O
was	O
spun	O
off	O
and	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
Control	O
Data	O
Systems	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
whose	O
first	O
CAD/CAM	O
product	O
was	O
released	O
way	O
back	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2007	O
ICEM	B-Application
Surf	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
Dassault	O
Systemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICEM	B-Application
Surf	I-Application
Realtime	O
–	O
Offers	O
rendering	O
tools	O
for	O
designer	O
to	O
generate	O
a	O
photo-realistic	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
CAD	B-Application
model	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICEM	B-Application
Surf	I-Application
Scan	O
Modelling	O
–	O
Extra	O
tools	O
to	O
generate	O
model	O
from	O
point	O
clouds	O
or	O
facet	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICEM	B-Application
Surf	I-Application
Advanced	O
Tools	O
–	O
more	O
advanced	O
industry	O
specific	O
tools	O
to	O
create	O
accelerated	O
Surfaces	O
,	O
Advanced	O
filleting	O
,	O
Gaps	O
,	O
and	O
advanced	O
analysis	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICEM	B-Application
Surf	I-Application
Safety	O
Analysis	O
–	O
Developed	O
for	O
safety	O
and	O
legislation	O
studies	O
during	O
design	O
to	O
detect	O
edges	O
and	O
corners	O
on	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
that	O
may	O
cause	O
injuries	O
.	O
</s>
