[Feature Request] DICOM to CAD workbench

luzpaz commented 2 years ago

Is there an existing request for this?

[X] I have searched the existing requests

Subproject(s) affected?

PartDesign, Mesh, Points

Forum thread

Original thread: [Feature Request] No. 6439 - DICOM to CAD workbench

Idea description

Ability to import DICOM files with CAD data (STL/STEP), extract data in to FreeCAD to further modify for whatever purpose. This idea was inspired by multiple forum threads and some social media interactions:

How to build a Jaw (forum thread)
mesh to surface, how to do? (forum thread)
stl to solid, works and not, why? (forum thread)
https://twitter.com/FreeCADNews/status/1496504162560925698
Contributing to Orthanc (FreeCAD is mentioned on this page)

This ticket has several parts to it:

it's related to #5580 which is a feature request to have more than 2 or more viewports open simultaneously
the ability to parse out CAD data from DICOM files (this is also possible through some open source toolchain like 2a. Use Orthanc server API to pull CAD data out of DICOM and import directly in to FC 2b. Use MITK in some form or fashion as above 2c. Use workflows discussed on this page

Anything else?

Other projects of interest:

Ginkgo CADx (LGPLv3) is an advanced DICOM viewer and dicomizer that can also be used to convert png, jpeg, bmp, pdf, tiff to DICOM files. Project is abandoned.

Code of Conduct

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luzpaz commented 2 years ago

CC @jodogne (Orthanc server dev) @kislinsk (MITK dev)

Just wanted to keep y'all in the loop on this (feel free to unsubscribe, or I can remove you if you deem that necessary). But we're hoping to collaborate if possible.

luzpaz commented 2 years ago

@jodogne keep us in the loop, if you don't mind, about orthanc features oriented in the direction of this ticket.

It would be good to know if there are any Blender/Inkscape/Gimp/MeshLab etc... devs that would be interested in collaborating?

luzpaz commented 1 year ago

@jodogne How's progress on orthanc going ?

jodogne commented 1 year ago

@jodogne How's progress on orthanc going ?

I will supervise a student that will (among other) work on the Encapsulated STL IOD during academic year 2022-2023 in the context of his Master's thesis at UCLouvain.

luzpaz commented 1 year ago

I will supervise a student that will (among other) work on the Encapsulated STL IOD during academic year 2022-2023 in the context of his Master's thesis at UCLouvain.

Great news! Any implications on a orthanc->freecad workflow ?

jodogne commented 1 year ago

Great news! Any implications on a orthanc->freecad workflow ?

We'll see, this will depend upon the student's progress.

prokoudine commented 7 months ago

@luzpaz

It would be good to know if there are any Blender/Inkscape/Gimp/MeshLab etc... devs that would be interested in collaborating?

There's a patch for GIMP to port the existing plugin to Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) library. But it's from a new contributor, I don't know him at all. And I'm not sure what collaboration would look like. Thoughts?

luzpaz commented 7 months ago

Thanks @prokoudine. can you link to the PR/issue ?

prokoudine commented 7 months ago

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/1135

luzpaz commented 3 months ago

https://twitter.com/sjodogne/status/1777994287738720634

STL-to-DICOM and DICOM-to-STL plugins available now in Orthanc

FreeCAD / FreeCAD