Surface library

Ever wonder what the surface texture of your phone screen looks like? Curious what makes metal look shiny or dull? Need a way to demonstrate the difference between turned, ground, and honed surfaces?

The Surface Library contains data that will help you to explore, understand, and explain surface texture. Over the years we have generated and collected thousands of measurement datasets, and we are sharing some of the more useful and interesting datasets here. Some show common, manufactured and organic surfaces. Others help show how particular analyses affect data. And some are…well, just fun. Whether you’re a researcher, teacher, student, or curious human, the data in this library should prove interesting and helpful for you!

All data is saved as .os3d files, the native format for OmniSurf3D software. If you’re not already an OmniSurf3D user you can download a 10-day free trial version. If you’re already a user, we include tips and tricks for analyzing and displaying each dataset.

If you encounter questions along the way, feel free to email us—we would be glad to help out.

Available Datasets

gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 250P

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 250M

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 125ST

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 125P

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 125M

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 63ST

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 63P

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 63M

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 63G

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 32ST

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 32G

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 32BL

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 16G

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 16BL

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 8L

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 8G

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 4L

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
gar strip,comparator strip,surface roughness,surface texture,Digital Metrology

Microfinish Comparator Strip 2L

One of 22 datasets in the Microfinish Comparator Strip series.

 
surface texture analysis shape removal tools with omnisurf3d. Courtesy of Asist. Prof. Alp Eren Şahin and Prof. Dr. Tamer Sınmazçelik from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Kocaeli University in Kocaeli, Turkey.

Shape Removal

Example for removing shape from a complex surface.

 
Surface Texture - Lodge Cast Iron Pan - Surface Library Digital Metrology

Cast Iron Pan

Comparison of non-stick and cast iron pan surfaces.

 
Surface Texture of non-stick pan - Ninja Foodi Never Stick Pan - Digital Metrology Solutions

Non-Stick Pan

Comparison of non-stick and cast iron pan surfaces.

 
Surface Texture Locating the sources of potential crack initiation in a complex surface using morphological filtering- Digital Metrology

Crack Initiation

Using morphological filters to find potential crack initiation sites.

 
Surface Wear - computer keyboard spacebar worn and unworn - Digital Metrology

Space Bar – Worn

Comparison of plastic part before and after wear.

 
Surface Wear - computer keyboard spacebar worn and unworn - Digital Metrology

Space Bar – Unworn

Comparison of plastic part before and after wear.

 

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