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
Free app from FARO turns Microsoft Kinect into smart 3D scanner
The new SCENECT app from FARO turns the popular Microsoft Kinect into a genuine 3D scanner. The same goes for Asus’ Xtion PRO LIVE.
Based on SCENE – FARO has developed a new app transforming data from popular motion sensors into 3D models suitable to use in various applications.
All three-dimensional, stationary objects can be scanned at a distance of 0.8 to 2.5 metres. Dimensions can be taken directly in the three-dimensional data models.
Additionally, scans can be exported in various file formats to other software such as CAD programs. It opens almost unlimited possibilities in the 3D scene – for example, in applications including video games, graphic design, visual art, model-making and even 3D printing. Read on…
The free app from FARO is available for downloading from http://europe.faro.com/scenect
Check out new SCENE 5.1 video tutorials
The YouTube Playlist: FARO Tutorials: SCENE 5 has been updated with video tutorials about the newest edition of SCENE.
We embedded an example video below which gives you a quick overview of the most important new features of SCENE 5.1.
Other videos in the list contain information about installation, registration, project generation and Webshare to name a few.
SCENE 5.1 officially launched and now available!
Large-scale laser scanning projects generate large data sets. The new version of SCENE makes such projects easier to manage by clearer data management and scan processing.
Here’s a short overview of new functionalities in SCENE:
Simply creating order
FARO has now integrated the so-called “Clipping Box” into the software. This tool steers the focus purposefully to those parts of the scan material that are relevant for the actual planning. The software offers users a point cloud view, comprised of countless scan points or a realistic photo view. The Clipping Box can now be used with just a few clicks to select the sections of the data material that are relevant.
These are then cut out and highlighted, and irrelevant material is blended out. It is therefore possible to create and visualise specific detailed views. Every Clipping Box with such detail from the scan project can be given a name, which makes it easier to retrieve at a later date. This, in turn, makes the work easier, creates order and reduces the quantity of data for export to CAD software, since users can choose to transfer selected data only as required.
Orthophotos open up new possibilities
With the help of the Clipping Box, the user also has the possibility of saving orthophotos in TIFF format. This enables to work in the available CAD software even if it cannot read scans, i.e. point clouds. The orthophotos then serve as a basis for drawings. These scaled images can be exported for further processing in virtually any 2D or 3D CAD system.
Accelerated work process
The new version of SCENE offers faster automatic positioning of a project’s individual scans. This is assisted by improved plane recognition and newly integrated automatic determination of the principle scan direction. This is very useful particularly in relation to the positioning of individual scans without previously defined and set registration marks, meaning sources of error are minimised. The automatic correspondence search, which searches for natural registration marks in scans, takes only half as long in SCENE 5.1 as in previous versions.
App-friendly and three-dimensionally navigable
The new version of the scan processing software from FARO also boasts an improved app interface. This permits straightforward app management and allows the software developer to program new apps easily for additional special purposes and to make them available on the new FARO website.
With a SpaceMouse from the manufacturer 3Dconnexion, which can easily be integrated into SCENE 5.1, navigation in three-dimensional scans becomes simple and streamlined. This means areas of detail relevant to planning can be accessed quickly.
How to apply colour to scan data with SCENE
As a result from watching this video you should be able to apply pictures taken with the Focus3D to scan data.
This is achieved by covering the following topics:
- Colourizing scans
- Configuring SCENE to show colour
- Verifying colour was captured during the scan
- Applying colour to scans in SCENE
Live at INTERGEO – learn about Webshare in the new version of SCENE (5.1)
SCENE presents a new upload manager for SCENE WebShare, the world’s most advanced scan project sharing platform.
In SCENE, it is now easier for the user to define basic information (meta data) of a scan project before uploading it to the WebShare server: e.g.
- a preview image of the project can be modified,
- project description and keywords can be defined making searches on WebShare much easier, or,
- a geo-location of the project can be specified to have WebShare correctly display the project location on a world map.
You can also set which functionalities WebShare should offer for the project: e.g. the user can define whether measurement should be possible in the panorama view and if scan data should be downloadable from the WebShare server. Based on these settings, SCENE will only upload the required data to the WebShare server.
SCENE WebShare now supports both greyscale/ intensity and colour images of scans. This feature, along with dual monitor support, permits the comprehensive and optimal visualization of project information.
Live at INTERGEO – sneak preview of orthophotos in new SCENE 5.1
Thanks to the Clipping Boxes feature it is now possible to create orthophotos (TIFF format) – bypassing the problem of having CAD software applications that cannot
read scans.
This is particularly useful because users can now export scaled images to almost any 2D or 3D CAD system for further processing: e.g. for taking measurements or using the orthophotos as a basis for drawing.
INTERGEO 2012: The FARO ScanBot in action
The new FARO ScanBot can be programmed by guiding the ScanBot to the dedicated scan points.
Visit us at INTERGEO and see this innovative development live or watch the video.
FARO @ INTERGEO:
When: 9–11 October 2012
Where: Hall 9 – Stand A.26
Live at INTERGEO – sneak preview of registration improvements in SCENE 5.1
The new version of SCENE introduces siginificant improvements regarding the registration process.
The speed of automatic plane detection has been significantly increased while automatic determination of the principle scan direction has been added.
As a result, registration is much faster and more reliable.
These 2 features are particularly useful for target-less registration. Additionally, automatic correspondence search is about twice as fast as in the previous version.
FARO Labs presents Breeding Innovation @ INTERGEO
Visit us at INTERGEO and discover the FARO ScanBot which works with the Focus3D to automate the scanning of projects.
The area to be scanned at different places can be programmed by guiding the ScanBot to the dedicated scan points. After this step, the robot automatically moves and scans the area.
For large projects the ScanBot can significantly automate the scanning tasks and reduce time and operator resources.
Come and see it!
When: 9–11 October 2012
Where: Hall 9 – Stand A.26
