3D Anatomy Software Shaun Riffle, MFA Production Manager – Media Resources University of South Carolina School of Medicine What we’ll cover… • Define 3D Anatomy Software • Possible uses • Considerations • Review two applications What is 3D Anatomy Software? • An application that allows the user to isolate and view anatomical structures from different perspectives. • These programs can also include text descriptions and definitions in varying levels of detail. Some possible uses… • Reference for students • A tool for instructors to use during presentations and labs • A way to export images for teaching Considerations • Cost $$$ • Platform – Desktop Software – Web Based Software – Mobile Device App – *In all cases be aware of additional plug-ins and hardware requirements • i.e. - Unity Game Engine • i.e. - Graphics card with WebGL support • i.e. - Graphics card with => 1GB of memory Considerations (cont) • Navigation (ease of use) • Level of Detail • Anatomy Viewer vs. Anatomy Reference Some examples… • Zygote Body • Visible Body – Human Anatomy Atlas 2 Zygote Body Project • Formerly a project developed by Google Labs (Google Body) • Free • Web-Based • Requires a graphics card with WebGL support (Nvidia) • Requires a browser that supports WebGL (Google Chrome) • More of an anatomy viewer than a true reference Visible Body – Human Anatomy Atlas 2 • Cost - $39.99 for the desktop version • Cost - $34.99 for the mobile version • Includes text definitions and descriptions For more information • Zygote Body http://www.zygotebody.com • Visible Body http://www.visiblebody.com 3D Anatomy Renderings • Using the Zygote media collection of 3D models • Rendering done with Maya/Mental Ray For questions: [email protected] .