The Free-D website has moved: http://free-d.versailles.inra.fr.
2011.03.08: release of Free-D 1.07. See the changes since the previous version.
Free-D is a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction software.
Free-D takes as input stacks of 2D images and generates 3D graphical models of structures identified and delineated on the images.
Free-D is an integrated software. All the functionalities required for 3D reconstruction (image segmentation, image registration, surface reconstruction and model rendering) are accessible through a single graphical user interface.
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A main window displaying a stack panorama (gallery) with images and segmentations |
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A slice image seen at low resolution in a main window and at full resolution in the associated magnification window |
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A registration window displaying two consecutive slice images with image frames overlayed |
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A rendering window displaying a reconstructed model in the lombo-sacral spinal chord |
Conditions of use
Free-D is freely available for academic research or teaching purposes.
Please contact us for any other usage.
Free-D is distributed as is, without any guarantee and support.
Any publication of results generated using Free-D must include the following
reference:
P. Andrey and Y. Maurin. Free-D: an integrated environment for three-dimensional reconstruction from serial sections. Journal of Neuroscience Methods,145(1-2), 233-244, 2005.
Version 1.07 (2011.03.08)
The manual (PDF) contains (1) a one-page tour of the software; (2) a user manual; (3) a reference manual.
The diffusion list is another source of information and documentation. Click here to subscribe.
Questions, comments and suggestions are most welcome:
Philippe ANDREY (philippe andrey AT versailles inra fr).
A command line program that generates a stack description file (.sdf) from a list of image files. It offers an alternative to creating stacks from the graphical user interface of the Free-D software. It is particularly useful for generating stacks with images that are selected using pattern matching on filenames.
A command line program that lists the contents of a stack description file (.sdf). It generates summary information on slices, models and model items.
A command line program that analyses the contents of a stack description file (.sdf) given as input and lists any error found. It is particularly useful for the debugging of externally generated .sdf files.
Some useful Perl scripts when working with LaTeX and BibTeX:
