ICEM Surf
The Art of Surface Modeling
More Than 30 Years of Innovation for Class-A and Design
ICEM Surf is the industry leading Curve and Surface explicit geometry modeling tool for defining, analyzing and performing high end visualization of complex free-form shape CAD surface models to the highest quality. Used in product design processes throughout automotive, aerospace, consumer goods and press-tool design industries, providing solutions for direct surface modeling, refinement, reconstruction and scan modelling. Advanced tools such as Global modelling and industry defined analysis tools enable designers to detect subtle surface problems and check for compliances with regulations, whilst simultaneously performing high precision surfacing and experiencing real-time 3D visualization.
Key Benefits
- Use the Industry Standard tool for Class-A surface modeling. For more than 30 years, ICEM Surf is seen as the best-in-class software for advanced surface modeling and Class A surfaces in many industries.
- Reach a high-performance level for Curve and Surface modeling. ICEM Surf brings a wide range of advanced surfacing tools to design and manipulate all the shapes, curves and surfaces of your models with accurate and high-precise results.
- Achieve high-quality Class A surfaces. ICEM Surf offers real-time visualization, surface analysis and quality control capabilities to meet the highest level of quality for your Class A surfaces. Tutorials and our user community will help you to take your designs to the next level.
- Take advantage of an integrated design workflow. ICEM Surf lets you combine with other CAD systems such as CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE solutions or DELTAGEN, and collaborate with other people to work together in a unified, integrated design workflow.
Connectivity
ICEM Surf Direct Interfaces to communicate with other systems:
- CATIA & 3DEXPERIENCE. Used as the default and native database of ICEM Surf, the ICEMDB file format, used for the daily part definition and data storage of a designer's work, supporting seamless data exchange between both CATIA or 3DEXPERIENCE platform solutions.
- 3DEXCITE DELTAGEN*. For those demanding more advanced visualization and realism, included within our ICEM Surf Realtime Rendering add-on module and the DELTAGEN DII module is the capability to directly integrate with Dassault Systemes 3DEXCITE DELTAGEN world’s leading high-performance real-time visualization software.
- Siemens NX*. This interface enables direct data exchange between ICEM Surf and Siemens NX.
- ICEM Surf PLM-Link*. An open and flexible toolkit designed to integrate ICEM Surf into a variety of PLM systems currently available in the marketplace.
*requires additional license
ICEM Surf Modules
"Class A" at its best Accelerated surface creation with specialized analyzing tools, safety analyzes and reverse engineering functions
- Professional
- Master
- Magic
- Advanced Tools
- Safety Analysis
- Scan Modelling
- Immersive VR Review and Realtime Rendering
ICEM Surf Professional
Define complex free-form shapes with Class A quality
Thanks to the powerful and industry leading Curve and Surface modeling tools, designers have the full freedom to create high quality Class A surface geometry within intuitive and ergonomically optimized user interface supporting the need for rapid and efficient interactions during geometry creation and modifications. Advanced modification tools such as Control Point manipulation & Matching provide the capabilities and techniques that enable the user to control the shape of the design to within a micron of accuracy in order to achieve the desired aesthetical Class A quality, whilst at the same time, Real time dynamic diagnostic tools offer both numerical and graphical, provide the designer the necessary checks to ensure the desired quality is achieved in meeting aesthetical, engineering and often legislative requirements. In addition, advanced structured data management tools are provided to manage variants in support of design review processes.
ICEM Surf Master
Powerful surface creation and diagnosis capabilities
An add-on Core module, ICEM Surf Master provides advanced tools to name a few for example, Feature Design that supports the rapid generation of design variants whilst maintaining the original design intent and quality or Global Offset to define wall thickness of Plastic or Sheet metal components or Global Blend to elegantly fill gaps between surfaces with extensive optional user management of the internal shape and its continuities. Additionally to simulate manufacturing processes, the Crowning tool allows the designer to compensate for the spring-back behavior of sheet metal after the pressing process.
ICEM Surf Magic
Extends the global modelling techniques
An add-on Core module, ICEM Surf Magic as its name suggests provides industry leading tools to perform dynamic Global geometry modifications to produce quick generation and modification of design variants for similar new models and concepts. The Unified Modelling environment allows the user to model either native ICEM Surf or Imported data both globally and dynamically (in real-time) whilst it is simultaneously being projected onto reference data.
ICEM Surf Advanced Tools
Surface modeling and analysis capabilities
As an add-on module, ICEM Surf Advanced Tools enables users to take benefit from Industry driven advanced surfacing capabilities that deliver high productivity gains to aid the modeling and design of aesthetically shapes, driven by styling and engineering criteria. Supporting styling, engineering and manufacturing criteria within a component design, the designer can quickly generate complex shapes such as Gaps, Accelerated Surfaces, Advanced Fillets with powerful analysis tools to detect problem areas such as Gaps, Leveling, Flatness before manufacturing begins to avoid costly and time-consuming modification and re-testing loops, which in turn reduces the need for physical prototypes. In total we provide 11 geometrical functions and 5 analysis tools.
ICEM Surf Safety Analysis
Analyze potential head impact zones
The ever increasing legislation surrounding the passive safety of automobiles continues to influence the design and protective properties in potential regions of head impact on the exterior and interior components of a vehicle design. An add-on module, ICEM Surf Safety Analysis is used to detect sharp edges and corners on a 3D model that may cause injuries, using a sphere simulating a human head that is rolled along the selected geometry to detect for curvature radii below a minimum value. Providing instant feedback for early detection and removal of potential homologation safety issues to check Safety Law compliance. No need to wait for expensive physical prototypes before testing can start.
ICEM Surf Scan Modelling
An efficient management of dense point clouds
As an add-on module to ICEM Surf Professional, ICEM Surf Scan Modelling allows the user to efficiently handle dense, ordered, or random point clouds generated by automatic laser and photo digitisers. Supporting Reality Modelling** concepts of simultaneously combining facet and surface models with photo-realistic textures*, it is no longer necessary to produce surfaces in all steps of the process chain.
ICEM Surf Immersive VR Review and Realtime Rendering
Enabling photo-realistic reviews and immersive experiences
ICEM Surf Realtime Rendering offers users solutions for creating photo-realistic experiences, including Shadows, Environments, integrated Materials library and Lighting effects. Further enhance the experience with the latest immersive technology by using the VR headmounted display to interactively control your Design review. Combining these powelful capabilities enables the development of digital prototypes, to assemble and review a digital twin of the product for use in decision-making.
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FAQ About Advanced Surfacing Models Software
Surface modeling and solid modeling are two different approaches used in computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D modeling to represent objects and geometries.
It focuses on representing objects primarily through their external surfaces, defined by mathematical equations or interconnected patches and curves, and it's commonly employed in fields like automotive and aerospace engineering where precise surface control is vital, offering lighter file sizes compared to solid models, thus ideal for performance-sensitive applications. While, involves representing objects using interconnected geometric shapes to define their volume or solid shape, making it useful for designing various objects such as:
- mechanical parts,
- architectural structures,
- and more.
Solid models have specific properties like mass, density, and inertia, which are important for understanding their physical characteristics. This approach allows for operations such as combining or modifying solid objects using Boolean operations, providing flexibility in the design process.
ICEM Surf stands out as an unparalleled choice for surface modeling, particularly renowned for its exceptional capabilities in crafting Class-A surfaces, making it the preferred tool in industries demanding the utmost precision and aesthetic finesse, such as automotive design. Its robust suite of tools empowers designers to sculpt surfaces with unparalleled accuracy, ensuring that even the most intricate design visions are realized flawlessly.
With ICEM Surf, users benefit from a seamless workflow, intuitive interface, and unparalleled performance, enabling them to tackle complex surface modeling tasks with ease. Whether navigating the intricacies of curve manipulation, surface refinement, or surface analysis, ICEM Surf proves itself as the pinnacle of surface modeling software, setting the standard for excellence in the industry.
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