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Virtual mechanical testing
for DIC and CT imaging

Illusify is a mechanical virtual lab that generates synthetic image data for digital image correlation and computed tomography — from finite element simulations and 3D geometry models. Useful for education, algorithm development, and machine learning research.

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Core modules

Three imaging modalities

Each module generates synthetic image sequences with corresponding ground-truth displacement and geometry data.

2D-DIC

2D Digital Image Correlation

Surface displacement and strain fields

Generates speckle-pattern image sequences from 2D finite element results. Covers analytical kinematics and FE simulation import.

  • Uniaxial dogbone tensile test
  • Synthetic speckle pattern rendering
  • Displacement and strain field ground truth
  • Configurable noise and intensity drift
  • Image sequence export (PNG/TIFF)
3D-DIC

3D Digital Image Correlation

Stereo camera pair synthesis

Simulates a stereo camera setup from 3D FE models. Outputs synchronized image pairs for stereo DIC analysis pipelines.

  • Stereo camera pair image generation
  • 3D surface deformation fields
  • Configurable camera geometry and baseline
  • Out-of-plane displacement capture
  • Per-camera noise and exposure control
Also generates synthetic calibration image sequences — plate and cylinder targets rendered at configurable poses, usable for any stereo vision calibration workflow.
CT

Synthetic CT Radiography

X-ray projections from 3D geometry

Generates X-ray computed tomography projection sequences from STL models. Beer-Lambert attenuation with configurable multi-material support.

  • CT projection synthesis from STL models
  • Configurable source and flat-panel detector
  • Multi-material attenuation
  • CPU and GPU-accelerated ray casting
  • Full angular sweep, one image per projection
How it works

From parameters to image sequence

Configure a test in the dashboard or use the MCP server to let an AI assistant set parameters and submit jobs on your behalf.

01
Choose a test type

2D-DIC, stereo 3D-DIC, CT radiography — or upload your own FE results.

02
Set parameters

Define geometry, speckle pattern, strain range, noise level, and number of frames.

03
Preview frame 0

Check the reference image before running the full sequence.

04
Generate

The server renders all frames and packages results as a downloadable ZIP.

05
Use the data

Feed images to your DIC software or ML pipeline. Ground-truth fields are included.

Use cases

Who uses it

Education and student labs

Students can carry out virtual mechanical tests — including standardized dogbone tensile tests — without physical lab equipment. The full image sequence can be processed with standard DIC software, giving an experience close to a real experiment. Educators can configure test scenarios and verify results against known ground truth.

Virtual lab Dogbone test DIC education No equipment needed

Material characterisation and calibration

The traditional workflow runs a physical test, extracts DIC data, fits a material model — and hopes the pipeline is right. Illusify reverses this: define your material model, generate a synthetic test with known ground truth, and validate the entire characterisation pipeline — DIC software, FEMU routines, and VFM solvers — against a result you already know.

FEMU / VFM Inverse calibration Known ground truth Pipeline validation

ML training data and algorithm research

Labeled synthetic data with full ground-truth displacement, strain, and geometry fields is hard to obtain from physical experiments. Illusify lets you generate as much as you need — with controlled parameters, reproducible conditions, and no physical throughput constraint.

Ground truth labels Parametric sweeps CT synthesis Computer vision