# Is Mimics Software Suitable for Producing 3D Geometric Modeling of MRI Files?

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**Created:** [October 31, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974 "2019-10-31T17:44:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![adele1371](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@adele1371](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/adele1371)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/1 "2019-10-31T17:44:26Z")

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Is Mimics Software Suitable for Producing 3D Geometric Modeling of MRI Files?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/2 "2019-10-31T18:34:58Z")

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Yes, the same way as Slicer.

In general, Slicer is much more flexible and can do much more than Mimics, but Mimics has some unique features, too. Slicer is completely free, open-source, customizable, and extensible, while Mimics is closed and very expensive.

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**Author:** ![adele1371](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@adele1371](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/adele1371)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/3 "2019-10-31T18:49:58Z")

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What do you mean by being expensive so it can’t be easily installed? may you send me download link?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/4 "2019-10-31T19:05:42Z")

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There is no free download link for Mimics. You have to buy that software for a few ten thousand dollars.

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**Author:** ![adele1371](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@adele1371](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/adele1371)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/5 "2019-10-31T19:23:52Z")

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but why I could download free ? that name is ( **Materialise Mimics Innovation Suite Medical** )

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/6 "2019-10-31T21:36:46Z")

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> [@adele1371](#):
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> Materialise Mimics Innovation Suite Medical

That’s a demo version, perhaps functional for a week or too.

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**Author:** ![Leon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/leon/32/1468_2.png) [@Leon](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Leon)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/7 "2019-10-31T22:08:22Z")

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As an experienced Mimics user I must admit that I don’t use it that often anymore. Although it’s very powerfull (and also very expensive) I’ve switched to Slicer.  
Slicer has a steeper learning curve (at least to me it had), but once you get to know, you’re gone like it.

Nowadays I do all my MRI segmenting with Slicer.

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**Author:** ![adele1371](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@adele1371](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/adele1371)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/8 "2019-11-01T06:28:45Z")

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a question mr leon , Mimics produce volume mesh file? and too 3d model without mesh?

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**Author:** ![tsehrhardt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/tsehrhardt/32/18470_2.png) [@tsehrhardt](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/tsehrhardt)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/9 "2019-11-03T19:20:37Z")

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I have used both Mimics and Slicer for many years–I use Slicer more now, but Mimics is pretty easy to learn.  
You can request a free evaluation license of Mimics, usually with multiple modules.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-mimics-software-suitable-for-producing-3d-geometric-modeling-of-mri-files/8974/10 "2019-11-04T01:01:02Z")

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You can generate volumetric meshes in Slicer from segmentation using [SegmentMesher](https://github.com/lassoan/SlicerSegmentMesher) extension.