TinyPNG
TinyPNG (by Tinify) is a free image optimization service built for developers and designers. It uses smart lossy compression to reduce JPEG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF file sizes by up to 80% with no visible quality loss. That means faster load times, better SEO, and lower bandwidth.
You can compress, convert, and resize images via a clean web interface or integrate it into your workflow with the API. SDKs are available for Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, Ruby, and .NET. WordPress plugin included, plus plenty of community-driven integrations.
No tuning, no noise, Tinify just works. Whether you're optimizing a handful of images or processing millions, it scales effortlessly. All plans include a generous free tier, and support is quick when you need it.
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Azore CFD
Azore is software for computational fluid dynamics. It analyzes fluid flow and heat transfers. CFD allows engineers and scientists to analyze a wide range of fluid mechanics problems, thermal and chemical problems numerically using a computer. Azore can simulate a wide range of fluid dynamics situations, including air, liquids, gases, and particulate-laden flow. Azore is commonly used to model the flow of liquids through a piping or evaluate water velocity profiles around submerged items. Azore can also analyze the flow of gases or air, such as simulating ambient air velocity profiles as they pass around buildings, or investigating the flow, heat transfer, and mechanical equipment inside a room. Azore CFD is able to simulate virtually any incompressible fluid flow model. This includes problems involving conjugate heat transfer, species transport, and steady-state or transient fluid flows.
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ADA 3D STL Viewer
The STL Viewer is a complimentary software designed for visualizing STL or OBJ mesh files that originate from applications like 3D Studio Max, MAYA, and Z Brush, as well as from CAD systems or 3D scans of real-world objects. Featuring an intuitive user interface and rapid rendering capabilities, this viewer effectively manages large datasets, making it an excellent choice for inspecting polygonal meshes. The STL file format is widely recognized for its application in 3D digitization, rapid prototyping, animation, and archiving of 3D data. If you are working with triangular mesh data from CAD models, scanned data, or intricate 3D designs, the viewer allows you to easily visualize your work. This tool can also be advantageous for businesses or individuals who provide such data to clients and require a reliable visualization solution. Users can effortlessly load polygonal meshes in both STL and OBJ formats and quickly reset the view to standard perspectives such as front, back, left, right, top, and bottom, enhancing the overall user experience. Additionally, its versatility makes it suitable for a variety of applications, ensuring users can display their 3D models effectively.
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MeshLab
The open-source platform designed for the processing and editing of 3D triangular meshes offers an array of tools for various tasks, such as editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering, texturing, and converting these meshes. It includes capabilities for handling raw data generated by 3D digitization devices and for preparing models suitable for 3D printing applications. In the latest update, support has been added for multiple file formats (.gltf, .glb, .nxs, .nxz, .e57), along with the introduction of a new plugin dedicated to precise mesh boolean operations. A critical phase in the workflow for handling 3D scanned data is the 3D data alignment process, often referred to as registration. MeshLab equips users with robust tools to align various meshes within a unified reference framework, effectively managing extensive sets of range maps. Additionally, it features a finely-tuned Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm for one-to-one alignment, which is complemented by a global bundle adjustment step to optimize error distribution. Users can perform this alignment on both meshes and point clouds obtained from a variety of sources, including active scanners, whether they operate over short or long ranges. This versatility enhances the overall functionality and effectiveness of the tool in 3D data processing.
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