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6- The ShapeWorks software is an open-source distribution of a new method for constructing compact
7- statistical point-based models of ensembles of similar shapes that does not rely on any specific
8- surface parameterization. The method requires very little preprocessing or parameter tuning, and
9- is applicable to a wide range of shape analysis problems, including nonmanifold surfaces and
10- objects of arbitrary topology. The proposed correspondence point optimization uses an entropy-based
11- minimization that balances the simplicity of the model (compactness) with the accuracy of the
12- surface representations. The ShapeWorks software includes tools for preprocessing data, computing
6+ The ShapeWorks software is an open-source distribution of a new method
7+ for constructing compact statistical point-based models of ensembles
8+ of similar shapes that does not rely on any specific surface
9+ parameterization. The method requires very little preprocessing or
10+ parameter tuning, and is applicable to a wide range of shape analysis
11+ problems, including nonmanifold surfaces and objects of arbitrary
12+ topology. The proposed correspondence point optimization uses an
13+ entropy-based minimization that balances the simplicity of the model
14+ (compactness) with the accuracy of the surface representations. The
15+ ShapeWorks software includes tools for preprocessing data, computing
1316point-based shape models, and visualizing the results.
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1922To use:
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21- 1. Download and install the "Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019." :
24+ 1. Download and install the "Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for
25+ Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019." :
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2327https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe
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37417. CD to your copied Examples\Python location
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39- 8. Run "python3 RunUseCase.py --use_case ellipse"
43+ 8. Run "python RunUseCase.py --use_case ellipse"
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45+ Note: If you have installed ShapeWorks in a different location than
46+ "C:\Program Files\ShapeWorks", please add the path to the "bin"
47+ directory as the final argument to RunUseCase.py so that the path will
48+ be set correctly.
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