To allow users to better study the reconstructions, we are also making the original WinSurf files available together with a WinSurf Viewer. This viewer enables users to open WinSurf (.xdf) data files and view the models with all the display options of the full reconstruction program. Models can be rotated about all three orthogonal axes, users can zoom in and out when viewing models and models can be translated. Also, the color and opacity of different objects in the models can be varied. Click here for help on using the WinSurf Viewer.

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Winsurf 3D Embryo Morphology Animations

Flythrough Animations

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Download the WinSurf Viewer

(Alternatively, the file 'WinSurfView.exe' can be copied directly from the /WinSurf folder on the disk)

Complete.xdf   All of the reconstructed objects in the embryo
       
Surface.xdf   Surface reconstructions of the head, body and limbs
       
Circulation.xdf   Arteries, veins and the heart
       
Organs.xdf   Reconstructions of the major organs
       
Nervous system.xdf   Objects comprising the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves and spinal ganglia
       
Skeleton.xdf   Ossified and cartilagenous elements of the developing skeleton
       

Click on the link above to download the data files (.xdf format) to your hard drive. Alternatively, these files can be accessed directly from the disk using the File - open menu command from the WinSurf Viewer. They are in the /WinSurf folder.

Note: These files can only be read by the viewer, they cannot be displayed in a browser window.