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Vayu, a freeware that deals with surface mesh files. It provides a set of tools for rendering, labelling, revisualizing, and reanalyzing meshes. It also offers features for VR mode and one-stop animation production.

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News

New version Vayu 1.1 is out!

21/11, 2022

We released Vayu 1.1, with new VR features and rendering improvements! You can download here.
Vayu 1.0 released

20/09, 2022
Vayu 1.0 is out! You can download in the download section.

Core features of Vayu 1.0
- Split Binary STL, allows users to split large sized mesh into many pieces during input;
- Mesh Information Panel, all surface meshes are listed and displayed;
- Model Transformation Panel, allows users to rotate and translate all surfaces simultaneously;
- Keyframe Editor Panel, allows users to save keyframes for animations;
- Lighting Panel, help users visualize the surface meshes;
- Paint Mode, allows users to color or texture the surface meshes, and generate the new meshes;
- Caption, allows users to add labels.

How to cite Vayu

Lu, J. Vayu 1.0, a new set of tools for visualizing surface meshes. Vert. PalAssiat. (2022). http://admorph.ivpp.ac.cn/download.html

Research & Education Gallery

The oldest complete jawed vertebrates from the early Silurian of China

Zhu et al. Nature 609, 954–958 (2022)
A new Silurian fish close to the common ancestor of modern gnathostomes

Li et al., 2021, Current Biology 31, 1–8
Vayu used in colleges and universities
@3D Segmentation Center, Research Center of Natural History and Culture, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China

Features

Click the cell under "C" column to bring up the color dialog to change the color of the mesh.
Press Grab switch to select the surface mesh directly. This will show up the grab handles for all the meshes.
Add clipping plane by pressing "X". A widget will appear showing the position and orientation of the clipping plane.
Use Outline parameter to bring out the internal structure within the data. The "Transparency" parameter affects the level of transparency of the surface. The outline will always be opaque.
Use the explode command to separate out difference meshes from each other. Normalized coordinates are used.
A label is attached to the mesh. A line is drawn from label text box to the mesh to which it is attached to.
Save a keyframe with meshes in original positions and then another one with their positions moved either via explode or individually.