MachineWorks to preview Polygonica 3.6 mesh-to-CAD capabilities at Formnext 2026
MachineWorks Ltd, based in Sheffield, UK, will preview its upcoming Polygonica 3.6 release at Formnext 2026, taking place November 17-20 in Frankfurt, Germany. Polygonica is a component software library for working with polygon meshes, designed to help companies in a range of industrial markets solve complex 2D and 3D geometrical problems.
According to MachineWorks, the upcoming release introduces reverse engineering capabilities intended to enable the automatic conversion of topology-optimised mesh results into watertight, curvature-continuous CAD models.
The capability could help engineers integrate topology-optimised designs into conventional CAD workflows, allowing further modification and refinement before manufacture.
Features of the upcoming Polygonica 3.6 release include:
- Quad mesh to UV grid conversion for CAD BREP creation (beta)
- Quad mesh creation from a seamless parameterisation
- Seamless parameterisation reļ¬nement
- Parallel curve offsetting
- Smooth edge blending
- Medial ball algorithm for CNC curvature analysis
- Local maxima detection for AM support generation
- Collision avoidance during mesh deformation operations
- Feature size option for mesh registration and alignment
- Automatic quality improvement of 2D profiles
MachineWorks will demonstrate the software at Formnext in Hall 11.0, Booth C02.
