June 04, 2007
Zygote develops heart, skeleton, rest of anatomy in 3D CAD
using SolidWorks software
SolidWorks Solution
Partner develops lifelike, detailed 3D models of human body used in biomedical
research, entertainment
CONCORD, Mass., June 4, 2007
— Zygote Media Group is using SolidWorks® 3D CAD software to ensure
the term “anatomically correct” applies to the products its customers develop.
A SolidWorks solution partner, Zygote is building hyper-accurate 3D models of
the human body, including skeletons, the heart, arteries, nerves, and muscle
tissue for customers to develop better products in the biomedical, entertainment,
athletic gear, and video gaming industries.
Founded in 1994, Utah-based Zygote has
delivered compelling 3D CAD models that have appeared in movies such as “Hollow
Man,” commercials for such giants as Coca Cola, television networks such as
The Discovery Channel, and a host of textbooks, university classrooms, trade
journals, corporate training videos, pharmaceutical research, marketing materials,
and educational software. Biomedical companies, for example, use heart models
to develop stents to place in damaged arteries and skeletal models to design
a brace that may straighten a crooked spine. Increasing demand from medical
device manufacturers for anatomy models generated in SolidWorks prompted Zygote
to adopt the 3D CAD software. Being a SolidWorks Solution Partner, Zygote and
the Zygote Human Anatomy and Skeletal Data are featured on the SolidWorks partner
Web site.
“Biomedical research and development
is a fast-growing market, and SolidWorks is clearly the 3D CAD software our
customers use the most,” said David Dunston, Zygote executive partner and designer.
“The software allows us to apply detailed MRI and CT scan data we’ve generated
to create extremely precise solid models. Its surfacing capabilities are crucial
when dealing with complex forms such as the heart muscle.”
Zygote models designed in SolidWorks
save companies the time, effort, and cost of creating accurate models from scratch
or relying on rapid prototyping, which can cost thousands of dollars and delay
development.
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