3D Anatomy Software
Shaun Riffle, MFA
Production Manager – Media Resources
University of South Carolina School of
Medicine
What we’ll cover…
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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]