Dragonfly 2025.1 is a powerful, user-friendly software platform for the interactive processing, visualization, and quantitative analysis of 2D, 3D, and even 4D/5D (3D + time + channels) scientific and industrial image data. Developed by ORS Visual (Object Research Systems), it is widely used by researchers and engineers in fields such as materials science, geology, life sciences, and non-destructive testing to extract meaningful measurements and insights from datasets generated by micro-CT (computed tomography), MRI, FIB-SEM, and other advanced imaging techniques. Dragonfly bridges the gap between raw volumetric data and actionable scientific results.

 Core Functional Capabilities of Dragonfly 2025.1

• Advanced 2D/3D/4D Visualization & Rendering
  Explore your data in immersive detail. Utilize volume rendering, multi-planar reconstruction (MPR), and cinematic rendering techniques to visualize internal structures. Handle time-series (4D) and multi-channel data effectively for dynamic process studies.

• Intuitive Image Segmentation & Labeling
  Identify and isolate regions of interest with powerful tools. Use manual, threshold-based, and advanced AI-assisted machine learning segmentation to separate different phases, materials, or biological tissues within a 3D volume. The software's interactive approach allows for rapid refinement of results.

• Comprehensive Quantitative Analysis
  Go beyond visualization to obtain hard data. Perform measurements on segmented objects, including volume, surface area, porosity, thickness distribution, particle size analysis, and connectivity. Generate statistics and export data for further analysis in spreadsheet or graphing software.

• Versatile Data Import/Export & Interoperability
  Work with data from virtually any source. Dragonfly supports a vast array of scientific image formats. It also offers direct integration with popular visualization and analysis ecosystems like Avizo (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and ImageJ, and can export 3D models to CAD or 3D printing formats (STL, PLY).

 The Dragonfly Advantage in Scientific Imaging

The challenge with modern imaging technology is not acquiring data, but interpreting it. Dragonfly 2025.1 excels by making state-of-the-art 3D image analysis accessible to non-specialist domain experts (geologists, biologists, materials engineers) without requiring deep programming knowledge. Its focus on interactivity and an intuitive graphical workflow allows users to ask complex questions of their data and get answers quickly. Whether characterizing pore networks in rock samples, analyzing composite materials, or studying tissue morphology, Dragonfly provides a comprehensive and efficient platform to turn terabytes of image data into publishable figures and quantifiable discoveries.