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Software for bioprinting
Table 1. (Continued)
The software name Supported file formats Distribution Purpose References
CELLINK software GCode, STL Commercial Control, preview, slicing [45]
Allevi BioPrint Pro - Commercial Control from any place (runs [46]
online)
SIMMMC Visual C#, XYZ Research project, Simulation [109-111]
by request
GCodeAPI.NET GCode, C#, Python Research project, Convert gCode to functions on [42]
(PetriPrinter) by request C# or Python
CompuCell3D XML Research project, Simulation of the shape [113,114]
by request changes
Surface Evolver C Research project, Simulation of the shape [116,117]
by request changes considering each cell
as a bubble
In Vesalius Import: DICOM, Analyze Open-source, free Reconstruction of volume [76,77]
Export: STL, PLY, OBJ models based of medical
scanning data
3D Slicer DICOM Open-source, free Analysis and visualization of [78]
medical data
Simplify 3D STL, OBJ, PLY, AMF, OFF, Commercial Pre-processing of the 3D [82]
3MF, MIX model, slicing, G-code
generation
Materialize Magics STL, OBJ, PLY, AMF, OFF, Commercial Pre-processing of the 3D [74,135]
3MF, MIX model, slicing, G-code
generation
Cura, CuraEngine STL, OBJ, PLY, AMF, OFF, Open-source, free Pre-processing of the 3D [86,87]
3MF, MIX model, slicing, G-code
generation
TinkerCAD STL, OBJ Free CAD [136]
Autodesk Meshmixer STL, OBJ, PLY, AMF, OFF, Free Mesh editing and repair [137]
3MF, MIX
Blender OBJ, FBX, 3DS, PLY, STL Free CAD [138]
BioScaffolds PG - Research project, Scaffolds generation [92]
by request
HyperFun HF, TXT Open-source, free Modeling by Function [95]
Representation (FRep)
Uformia OBJ, STL Comercial FRep modeling [96]
FRepCAM C++ Research project, FRep modeling [97]
by request
POMES - Research project, Scaffold generation [104,139]
open-source, free
nTopology STL, OBJ, PLY, OFF, X_B, Commercial Building models and slicing [140]
STEP, CAT PART, SLDPRT, (CLI)
etc
Grasshopper - Commercial Scaffold generation [107]
Autodesk Netfabb 3DM, CATPART, CGR, Commercial CAM [141]
FBX, IGES, IGS, JT,
MODEL, NEU, PRT, XPR,
CLI, SLI, STL, OBJ, PLY,
AMF, 3MF, etc.
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