Geometry Systems Inc.

3D Graphic Solutions

Balancing art with engineering www.geometrysystems.com

Geometry Systems Inc.

Agenda

• Introduction • Markets and GSI value proposition • Technologies • Products and services offering • Product features and benefits • Sample workflows • Summary

Geometry Systems Inc.

Introduction

• Customer focus and market driven • Technology centric • Products and services offering – GSI Studios: end-user products for engineering and entertainment – GSI Orchestra SDK: graphic kernel and GUI framework – Professional services: building customer specific solutions • Extensive industry knowledge in computer engineering, 3D graphics, CAD, and digital graphic arts • HQ in San Francisco bay area • Branch office in LA with scanning, modeling, and surfacing capabilities

Geometry Systems Inc.

Geometry Systems Inc.

Markets and GSI Value Proposition

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What customers want

• Easy to learn and use • Produce good quality results • Cost effective solution • Support wide range of interfaces • One stop shopping for most functions • Flexibility to adapt to customer workflow • Extensibility for future growth

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Engineering Design Process using scanner

Scanner GSI Studio Align & Merge Mesh Healing Mesh Improving Curve Network NURBS Surface Physical Model CNC Geometry Systems Inc.

CAD

GSI Studio position in engineering

• Engineering – Reverse engineering – Rapid prototyping – Industrial design – Molding – Inspections

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GSI value proposition for engineering • Fast turn around time • Close loop process – CAD to prototype to scan data to mesh back to CAD – Engineering measurement • High quality work – High fidelity to scan data – Precise control of curve networks and NURBS patches • One stop shopping form scan to NURBS surface

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Model creation process in entertainment Model Scan

Mesh Register Healing Improving Restructured Mesh/Grid NURBS Surface Texture And Color

GSI Studio

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Animation

GSI Studio position in entertainment

• Entertainment – Feature films – Video games – Broadcast TV – Advertisement/Commercial

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Value proposition for entertainment • Fast character/model creation • Intuitive and efficient color management and texture map generation • Carry hi-res texture from scan to final output • High performance to handle detailed model • Support different down stream scenarios – NURBS curve network and surface – Subdivision quad grid – Polygon mesh

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Crystal laser subsurface engraving Model Scan

3D & 2D Fixing Fitting Lighting Dithering

GSI Crystal Studio Point cloud ready for laser

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GSI Crystal Studio

• 3D heads • 2D images • 360 degree models • CAD model input • Combination of all the above

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Value proposition for crystal engraving • East and easy operation • Excellent result with fine control like point spacing, layering, lighting • Wide selection of dithering algorithms • Support 3D, 2D, and 360 degree operations • Sorted point cloud for efficient laser operation

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Geometry Systems Inc.

Technologies

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Architecture overview

• Highly modular and OO construction • C++ graphic kernel for high performance • Java GUI front-end for easy portability • Message based interface between kernel and GUI for clear separation • Clearly defined kernel API for quick tool/algorithm additions and modification

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Architecture (continue) 3D View Port Client (Java, MFC, or others) Message based Client API GSI 3D Graphic Kernel With default tool set

Tool Extension API

Tool Tool OpenGL Operating System (Window, Unix, others) Tool

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Geometry Systems Inc.

Products and Services

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Product and service offering

• GSI Studio Suites – end-user products – GSI Studio: • Engineering - reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, molding, inspection, etc • Entertainment - modeling, color, texture map, sub-d, NURBS – GSI Mesh Studio: from scan data to water tight mesh – GSI Crystal Studio: 3D laser engraving applications – Viewer: viewing and measurement • GSI Orchestra- development toolkit (SDK) • Customer specific solutions

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Geometry Systems Inc.

Features and Benefits

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Features

• Easy and intuitive to use • Highly cost effective • High degree engineering precision and control • Configurable GUI (metadata driven) to adapt to customer specific workflow • Tool Extension API for tools and algorithms addition and replacement

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Features (continued)

• Modular for easy plug-in new function extension • Maintain high degree of model data resolution • Efficient system resource usage – memory, CPU cycle, graphic card • Great performance and scalability – can handle over 10M polygons • Highly portable – hardware and OS platform independent – international languages support

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Functions

• Registration (align and merge) • 3D graphic viewing – Camera setting and precise model orientation – Simultaneous multi angle views – Plan section views – Curve section views • Model healing (fill holes, clean-up, etc.) • Model improving (smooth, etc.) • Sculpting • NURBS curve network creation end editing

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Functions (continue)

• Surfacing – NURBS – Mesh – Sub-D grids and restructure mesh • Subdivision and decimation • End to end color support • End to end hi-res texture map support • Measurement • Model data unit and format conversion

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Benefits

• Easy to learn and intuitive to use while maintaining engineering precision • High quality results • Low cost entry for one stop shopping • Easy to add/modify tools and functions to create domain specific vertical solutions

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Professional services

• Turn-key project – from SOW to deployment • Joint development • Customer function/algorithm/workflow development • Project management • Established process • Operation efficiency and cost effectiveness • Good references

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Geometry Systems Inc.

Sample Workflow

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Scan –

capture 3D geometry and color

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Register - align meshes

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Merge – put aligned meshes into one

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Mesh editing –

hole filling, smoothing, etc.

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Export Mesh

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Draw curves on mesh

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Create grid/restructure mesh

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Create NURBS surface

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Export NURBS/Grid + texture

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Summary

• GSI Offers: – use-user products: GSI Studio suites – SDK products: GSI Orchestra – Professional services for customer projects • Low in cost and high quality in result • Open and flexible to future evolution • Solid product that is very easy to customize • End-to-end solutions • Excellent performance and scalability

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