Measurement Extraction Software


and Size Prediction Development

[TC]² has developed Body Measurement Extraction Software which will input 3D Body Data and produce a list of body measurements. Standard definitions for body measurements can be used or user-defined body measurements specified in menu-driven parameter files. Literally thousands of measurements can be extracted. The measurement extraction process is completed in seconds and a variety of outputs are available from simple text files to manufacturer’s input files such as Gerber MTM.

Platform:

Microsoft Windows NT, XP

Processor:

Pentium or above

Input File:

.rbd Body Data file

Output File:

.txt, .mtm

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3D BODY MEASUREMENT SOFTWARE SYSTEM

Measurement Extraction from 3D Body Scan
Measurement Extraction from 3D Body Scan

General Software Operation

  • Loading and saving data files

  • Data manipulation with mouse

  • Data flow (raw scan data – body model – measurements, landmarks, joints, etc.)

  • Measurement export to CAD systems

  • Printing options

Creating Custom Measurement Profiles for Automatic Measurements

  • Hundreds of automatic measurement possibilities

  • Creating custom measurement definitions on a per garment basis

  • Measurement definitions and options

    • Lower body, upper body, bust specific

    • Customize standard measurements to your definition

    • 2-tiered waist placement logic

    • “Extra” measurements offset from standard landmarks

    • Combination measurements (measurement calculator)

    • Body volume, body joints, body surface landmarks extraction

    • Miscellaneous additional measurements

    • Multiple instances of the same measurements using different definitions

    • Body widths and depths (front to back)

    • Front/back splitting of circumferences, selecting your own split line

    • Side seam placement and creating a custom split line definition

Batch Processing

  • Batch processing of raw data to body models

  • Batch processing of measurements from body models (only 1-3 seconds per scan)

  • Exporting Batch Processed data to Microsoft Excel

Manual Manipulation Features

  • View single slices of body data

  • Manual adjustment of landmarks, measure between landmarks manually

  • Manipulate and move/tilt the slice/measurement plane for manual measuring

  • Measuring Point to Point manually

Advanced Features

  • Body Shape Analysis using your own body shape parameters

  • Combination measurement editor (custom formulas in measurements)

  • Creating an output measurement form for e-mail or fax

  • Exporting 3D data for garment draping simulation on the body scan

New Features

  • New Automatic Measurements

    • Height to Top of Head - This new measurement is accessed in “Miscellaneous Measurements” section of Measurements Editor. The height reported will be the max height in the raw scan data (you may need to scan with a skull cap to get accurate height data).

    • New X and Y (forward and side) location measurements in the shoulders, elbows, and wrists. - These powerful measures enable automatic posture assessments in the arm and shoulder. For example, it is generally assumed that a stooped person has forward shoulders and a person with erect posture has rearward shoulders. There are special cases (especially hard to fit) where a person is stooped along the center of the body/spine yet has rearward shoulders (we call it stooped but horizontally erect), and the opposite case where a person has erect posture along the center of the body but has forward shoulders. These new measures in the shoulder can help determine these conditions.

      Elbow and wrist positions forward or back of the body can be used to determine arms that are held forward or rearward of what is a typical position in garment patterns. This condition, undetected, can cause unsightly buckling in the coat/jacket near the top of the sleeve where it joins the jacket body. A typical alteration for this condition is to rotate the sleeve body forward or back at the point it joins the jacket body.

  • Enhanced volumetric data extraction

    In additional to the option to extract the bulk volume of the scan data, an automatic volume extraction (to a Microsoft Excel compatible file) can be performed on the full torso yielding volume and surface area data on a 1 centimeter slice basis.

  • Software Interface Enhancements

    Grid Projection feature for Screen Viewing and Printouts
    Grid Projection feature for Screen Viewing and Printouts

    A 1 inch or 1 cm grid (depending on units selection) projection feature can be enabled for screen viewing or for superimposing on your printouts under the “Tools” menu. This feature can assist in making visual shape or posture assessments from your scan data.

    The automatic extraction of garment blocks/slopers and finished patterns using 3Dbody scans direct to 2D data files is a technology developed by [TC]² . From the 3D body model data, a custom pattern is created. Design features such as pleats and darts are pre-defined, along with fit and ease parameters. Other style-specific components can be added in a number of commercially-available CAD systems. Access to this functionality using [TC]² 3D body scans is available as a web service using the ImageTwin network for products and services at www.imagetwin.com.


    View steps in the process of custom pattern unwrapping.


    Bodice 3D Garment Surface Definition
    (for automatic unwrapping and flattening of .dxf pattern)

    • 3D DATA CONVERTER

    [TC]² has developed a 3D data converter which allows users to import 3D Body Data from various body scanners including those from other manufacturers. 3D data transformations and scaling can be performed and various output formats are available. Multiple files can be done in a batch process.


    3D body scan data converter screen shot

    The Data Converter tool Version 2.0 has a viewing window to assist in determining the correct translation, rotation, and scaling needed to convert data to a raw data format (.bin). Once the correct transformation parameters are set – files can be processed in batch mode. Input file format support now includes .obj, .wrl (VRML), .ply, and .dat (simple ASCII triads). Color information is supported with .ply files (see image above).

    An additional feature of the Data Converter is the ability to output various formats of other body scanners. This allows existing applications that may be used in conjunction with scanners of another manufacturer to use data generated by the [TC]² scanner.

    The Data Converter is made available at no cost to purchasers of the [TC]² Whole Body Scanner or the Body Measurement Software.