Shining 3D is a Chinese company focused on 3D digitizing solutions. Founded in 2014, the company is one of the pioneers of the field. They mainly release 3D scanners, although the company’s portfolio is larger than just that. In 2019, Shining 3D partnered with 3D Systems, another 3D technologies pioneer, to bundle Shining 3D scanners with Geomagic Essentials scanning software solution. In that year, the EinScan Pro 2X series of 3D scanners by Shining 3D came with the program.
Geomagic Essentials is a powerful scan-to-CAD and reverse engineering solution. It offers a streamlined experience while offering a sizable set of features.
The program’s new version, V2, was recently released. Let’s see what’s new.
1. Trim Mesh with Plane/Curve option
2. The “Flip Normals” command
It reverses the direction of normals of a polygon mesh. Basically, just flip the front and back sides.
3. Shell/Thicken Mesh
The level of thickness can now be set by a user. Duplicating and offsetting in a single (the “shell” solution) direction or in two directions (the “thicken” options) are the ways to do so.
4. Predefined views are now available after clicking with the RMB (right mouse button)
The update to a new version is free for those who use the V1.
