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DREAM3D-NX Version (7.0.0 RC-9)

DREAM3D-NX consists of data analysis tools (Filters) that allow for the construction of customized workflows (Pipelines) to analyze data. DREAM3D-NX provides a flexible and extensible data structure that eases data transport between collaborators by storing data in a non-proprietary format within an HDF5 file. DREAM3D-NX is a complete rewrite of the now legacy DREAM.3D. BlueQuartz Software is currently making 60 day trials of DREAM3D-NX available at no cost to the community to gather feedback.

DREAM3D-NX is used in a wide variety of use cases from basic EBSD analysis to advanced 3D microstructure reconstruction. DREAM3D-NX is capable of importing data from a number of OEM vendors from EBSD to additive manufacturing. With the new visualization capabilities built into DREAM3D-NX it is easier than ever to analyze and explore your data. There are over 240 discrete filters that are available to the user.

BlueQuartz Software is currently completely rewriting the DREAM3D-NX application and its underlying libraries. BlueQuartz Software is making trial versions of DREAM3D-NX available to any user who would like to take the brand new version out for a spin. There are some missing features in this verison as compared to version 6.x of DREAM3D-NX.

Feature Highlights

  • Data Import & Export

    Import and Export a wide variety of standard and OEM data files
  • 3D Reconstruction

    Reconstruct 3D Microstructures from serial sectioning experiments
  • Microstructure Statistics

    Compute a wide range of microstructure statistics
  • Image Processing

    75 algorithms from the ITK library
  • Visualization

    2D/3D Visualization based on VTK library
  • Python Availability

    Available Anaconda distribution
  • DREAM3D-NX User Manual


    View and search the DREAM3D-NX documentation

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  • Pthon Documentation


    Build your own DREAM3D-NX filters or access every DREAM3D-NX filter through python.

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  • Legacy DREAM.3D 6.5 Help


    View the user manual from DREAM.3D Version 6.5 View Now

Known Issues

  • Some user interface interactions may not work, most notably undo/redo support has not been added yet.
  • Missing synthetic building filters (StatsGenerator and it's friends)
  • Rarely used filters from previous DREAM3D-NX version 6.5/6.6 (See this page) are missing.

Funding Sources

DREAM3D-NX is currently under development through DoD funding. If you are a US Government employee you are entitled to the full version of DREAM3D-NX. For the larger community we are making a feature limited version of DREAM3D-NX available for non-commercial use. Any other use of DREAM3D-NX should seek an apppropriate license from BlueQuartz Software (more information coming soon on pricing).

Funding Source
AFRL DREAM3D-NX was made possible through a US DoD SBIR Phase I, Phase II and OpenBAA contracts through AFWERX and AFRL.

Open Source base library

DREAM3D-NX is built from multiple repositories, some open, some private. The base library and all of the the filters themselves are open source and can be found at:

The user interface is currently under going development and the license model has not been decided upon.

Citing DREAM3D-NX in Publications

Users wishing to cite DREAM3D-NX in their research publications are referred to https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/2193-9772-3-5 for the proper citations.

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