From theodolites to Focus3D at synthetic rubber plant
The Togliattikauchuk plant is one of the largest petrochemical complexes of its type and focuses on the production of synthetic rubber for use in anything from car tyres to medical devices and from rubberised fabrics to construction industry products.
To facilitate operational improvements, a 3D scan of the whole plant was commissioned and the 3DLS team took on this challenge. Scanning conditions were close to extreme since the plant production processes produced dangerous temperatures and pressures, escaping steam, harmful chemical emissions, noise and vibrations.
Read here how the 3DLS team achieved their goal.
How to export laser scan photos to iPad viewer
We came across this fairly new video on YouTube from a user of the FARO Laser Scanner. It shows the result of getting point cloud data from a project to be viewable on the iPad. Not the actual point cloud but the photos that are taken during the laser scan are referred to here.
“I’m waiting for the day where we can get 5GB of point cloud data onto the iPad quickly and easily, so for the moment, this is the only option we have!”
More info @ www.BIMbuilder.com
Pushing the next generation of digitizing heritage
Relicarte have been working with museums in creating digital output for a varied range of outcomes, since 2006. Since then they have seen that the interest in digital content as a resource across the heritage market has grown exponentially.
Due to the growing business of Relicarte they were looking for a new scanner which would allow to digitize larger subjects with increased accuracy and with less processing time and the search began. Relicarte was introduced to the FARO product range and purchased a Laser ScanArm Quantum with Geomagics package.
Earlier this year Relicarte also decided to buy a FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D as they move towards digitizing heritage sites as part of developing new services for the Museum and heritage industry.
Relicarte has created ‘My-museum’, which delivers a fully interactive platform that provides online visitors with immersive access to cultural media, from fully rendered 3 dimensional arte-facts to film, text, music and beyond.‘My-museum’ is further designed as public engagement tool through which users can communicate with the Museum and their fellow visitors, generating a vibrant cultural conversation.
Programme 3D Documentation User Meeting now online!
Discover new technologies and applications at this year’s 3D Documentation User Meeting. Have a look at the programme and see what you can expect on 13th and 14th June in Strasbourg.
We start day 1 with a keynote speech from 3D Systems‘s CEO Abe Reichental. Other so called Power Speeches include WebShare at Volvo, Autodesk, Laser Scanning & CGI – The new way of imaging, and, 3D documentation of the Cloaca Maxima by Indissoluble.
In the afternoon’s workshops you can choose between different technical, special, and learning sessions including sessions on mobile mapping, civil engineering, architecture & heritage.
Secure your seat here.
We look forward to meeting you in Strasbourg!
3D Laser Scanning for Coastal Research
3D laser scanning is playing a central role in major coastal research and infrastructure projects, all be it in a scaled down environment just outside of land locked Oxford.
HR Wallingford is a consultancy in civil engineering and environmental hydraulics. The company boasts an international track record of achievement in applied coastal research.
Key to this work is their state of the art physical modeling facility in Wallingford. This facility includes six wave basins ranging in plan size from 25 x 32 m to 75 x 32 m and three wave flumes ranging from 45m to 100m in length.
Housed in a purpose built modelling hall, these basins are used to investigate how breakwaters and other coastal structures behave when subjected to both ‘frequent’ i.e. day-to-day wave conditions as well as ‘storm’ conditions including hurricane or cyclonic conditions.
FARO at Forensics Europe Expo in London
Forensics Europe Expo has been designed as the premier international forum for sourcing forensics products, equipment and services, and provide the definitive source of education, best practice, training and networking for the entire forensics sector and supply chain.
Ideal for many forensic situations, FARO will be demonstrating the advanced capabilities of the company’s Focus Laser Scanner 3D. The revolutionary 3D measurement and 3D image documentation scanner is ideal for high-speed, accurate data capture. Focus Laser Scanner 3D’s accompanying Software, SCENE is able to process and manage scanned data easily and efficiently by using automatic object recognition in addition to scan registration and positioning.
Date: 24 – 25 April 2013
Location: The Grand Hall, Olympia West Kensington, London
Further information: uk@faroeurope.com
Share your best Focus3D picture and win tickets to Strasbourg!
Do you have pictures of the Laser Scanner Focus3D in a unique application, an exceptional situation, or an exotic location?
Post your picture on FARO’s timeline and maybe you will be one of the winners in this contest!
FARO organises a contest for all Focus3D users to share their best Focus3D picture. The very best images will be awarded with free tickets to FARO’s 3D Documentation User Meeting!
We welcome images from every industry and application, ranging from crime scene investigation, architecture, heritage, agriculture and forestry, mining and tunnel construction, factory design, quality control, and more.
A jury will select the best images. Enter now and win a free entry ticket to the FARO 3D Documentation User Meeting in Strasbourg on 13 and 14 June 2013!
The FARO Focus3D scanner digitally maps the Cloaca Maxima beneath the Roman Forum
The FARO Focus3D scanner and its cutting-edge technology have helped Indissoluble, a company specialising in multimedia architecture, to devise a successful solution to the digital mapping of the Cloaca Maxima, the sewage system beneath the Roman Forum.
To perform the digital mapping, the company created three-dimensional models of the main underground conduits while demonstrating their relationship with the surface.
The laser scan provided the most precise information that can be obtained about the ruins, thereby adding to the knowledge acquired through studies conducted by the architect Giacomo Boni in the late 19th century.
Featured White Paper: an Introduction to 3D measurement technology
Whether it’s small machined parts requiring precision diameters, alignment of large equipment or setting up machine tools, or even documenting entire buildings and environments, three-dimensional measurement data can help companies make more informed decisions and produce better quality products.
Read this white paper to learn more about the latest 3D measurement tools, how they work, and their common applications.
For access to other white papers on 3D measurement topics, follow this link.
LeaderTek and Rapidform Bring 3D Scanning to Life of Pi!
The studio making the 3D adventure film ‘Life of Pi’ hired 3D scanning service bureau LeaderTek to occupy itself with the many amazing special effects.
LeaderTek used a FARO Focus 3D laser scanner to digitally capture the lifeboat and floating raft. They used Rapidform XOR reverse engineering software to merge and optimize the massive point cloud scan data into a mesh STL file.
Read the full story on www.rapidform.com
For those who haven’t seen the film yet, here’s the trailer of the film!
