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

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Download the WinSurf Viewer

  Complete surface reconstruction split into head, torso, limbs etc
 
   
  The surface of the head and face with the developing skull
 
   
  The vertebral column and ribs
 
   
  The bones of upper and lower limbs
 
   
  The heart divided into separate chambers together with the major blood vessels and the lungs
 
   
  All of the discernable arteries and veins
 
   
  The spinal cord, brain and developing nerves
 
   
  The structures of the inner ear embedded within the petrosal part of the temporal cartilage
 
   
  The intestines together with the organs of the digestive system, including the liver, stomach, esophagus and tongue
 
   

Click on the links 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.

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