ICEM Surf Professional - define complex free-form shapes of a desired aesthetical high end class a quality

ICEM Surf

The Art of Explicit Surface Modeling since more than 25 years of innovation for Class-A and design

ICEM Surf Professional - define complex free-form shapes of a desired aesthetical high end 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.

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In addition, advanced structured data management tools are provided to manage variants in support of design review processes.

Often described as the reference system for the creation of Class-A surfaces, 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.

ICEM Surf Key Advantages

ICEM Surf Key Advantages

From 2D to 3D

In the rapidly changing and competitive world of product design, Stylists & Product designers are increasingly pushing the boundaries of their ideation and 2D designs & sketches to meet the demands of their customers.?Bringing those ideas and designs to life in an efficient and easy to use 3D surface modeling solution often begins with the creation of Curve and Surface geometry. Here ICEM Surf provides those industry leading creation tools to fulfill that task. No matter the shape complexity of the idea or 2D sketch… ICEM Surf most probably can provide the solution to create and realize it within 3D.

Stylists, Designers very often change their mind… that’s what they do!

Realizing those changes driven from the customer or because of engineering constraints, does not mean you start again. As you would expect, accompanying the strong and extensive curve and surface creation tools within ICEM Surf are the Modification tools. Offering a wide and comprehensive array of tools that not only support the user in making those changes from as small as a micron movement, that cannot be seen by the naked eye yet it can impact on the smoothness of highlight line stylist design intent, to the Global modeling of the entire shape, ICEM Surf provide user workflow optimized and ergonomic tools that allow you to makes those changes in a highly productive environment.

How do I know my shape is correct?

Knowing the shape you have created and modified meets the design intent and engineering and/or legastitive constraints, requires both due diligence and regular analysis from the Class–A designer not only at the completion stage but throughout the modeling design process. ICEM Surf again provides the industry leading analytical tools that support the user from analyzing the smallest criteria of a position, the smoothness and curvature of a curve or surface, to the more complex requirements of analyzing the Surface Highlights or it’s compliancy with legal Safety criteria. With all analytical tools both optimized for both performance and ergonomic usage, they easily fit into the natural workflow of a Class-A design process.

But does the shape still look correct?

Not only at the end of the modeling but throughout the iterative design process, the Stylist, Product Design and even the Class-A design will often wish to visualize in a more realistic appearance. Often simulation of the physical materials used on the end product need to be visualized not only on the product itself but in a more realistic environment to truly get more lifelike experience. ICEM Surf throughout the design process can facilitate that need in a simple to use yet embedded within the core infrastructure, a real-time rendering environment and advanced tools to your design to life. From the application of materials, the configuration of light sources, shadows, ambiences, reflections, the realism is there at the touch of button. And for those wanting more….our direct interface with 3DEXCITE Deltagen solution, can bring the ‘Real’ into ‘Realism’.

The best for Designers & Decision Makers Review

The Reference Manager tool lets the user set up a design review experience in quick and simple steps.

From viewing 3D data models, over staging different variations in color & trim, to the capturing of packaging options and more. The purpose is to enable and accelerate communication across different fields of expertise. It is available by default in ICEM Surf Pro and is targeting Visualization Experts as well as Chief Designers, Design Managers and other Decision Makers.