Technical Report 99-005: Importing Surfaces from Analyze AVW into Softimage

Importing Surfaces from Analyze_AVW into Softimage

Daniel E. Weber

ITG Information Technologies Specialist

Analyze_AVW is a valuable for exploring medical data, but does not have the proper tools for producing quality, professional-style animations as found in tools like Softimage. This technical report details the steps for importing surfaces from Analyze_AVW into Softimage.

Contents
The Problem of Visualization	2
Loading 3D Data into Analyze_AVW	3
Using the Tiler	4
Selecting Suitable Thresholds	5
Setting the Surface Generation Parameters	6
Saving the Surface	7
Importing the Surface Into Softimage	8
Making a Simple Animation	9
Appendix A: MRC to Analyze	10
Appendix B: Sample Datasets	11
References	12

Imaging Technology Group
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
405 N. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801
Technical Report 99-005

Date Issued: 4 March 1999

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