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.
3D documentation in the construction sector with the FARO Focus3D
Watch this video and find out how laserscanning technology supports the real estate and construction sector.
Discover the brought field of activities which the Focus3D can easily handle. Its portability and its compact design make it an indispensable tool for architects, construction engineers and BIM managers.
Refining the refinery with 3D as-built documentation
With a total refining capacity of 4.5 million tons per year, OMV-Petrom’s Petrobrazi refinery near Ploiesti City, is one of the most important refineries in Romania.
To facilitate the ongoing planning and modification work, OMV-Petrom decided to have 3D as-built documentation produced.
“Before we acquired the FARO Focus 3D, we worked with traditional tools and methods,” explains Dr. Dipl. Ing. Marian Radoi, the founder and managing director of the International Partner Buro S.R.L. (IPB). “But this is a job that would have simply been impossible with a Total Station and measuring tapes because in a refinery it is not always possible or safe to climb the pipes or scale the walls of a tank with a measuring tape”, according to Radoi.
Challanging assignment to save an architectural milestone in Russia
Few constructions can match the innovative elegance of the Shukhov tower, Moscow that was built over 90 years ago by the great Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov.
His genius was to use a lattice of straight steel beams to create a hyperboloid structure that delivers enormous strength with a minimum of materials and little wind resistance.
Originally planning to exceed the height of the Eiffel Tower by 45 metres with 60% less steel, Shukhov was still forced to scale down his tower due to the lack of steel in revolutionary Russia.
One of London’s most iconic buildings features in animation video
Omega Geomatics collected survey data with a Laser Scanner Focus3D as part of a project to capture 3D point clouds of historical buildings in London.
The animation was afterwards created with Pointools software.
At a later date, the data will be used for traditional architectural purposes & Building Information Modelling (BIM) creation.
Information on the hall can be found here: www.royalalberthall.com
Survey and inspection of bridges in the Province of Naples
Siteco used its Mobile Mapping Road-Scanner3 system, equipped with three FARO Laser Scanners Focus3D for the survey of 37 bridges.
The project, commissioned by the Province of Naples, allowed them to achieve excellent results in a time span that would be unthinkable with traditional surveying techniques.
The methodology used for this project required both dynamic and static scans, thus allowing the optimal exploitation of the Focus3D features which fits both scanning methodologies.
Facility Management Conference – Planning and management of buildings in 3D
At the association meeting of Real FM current technological developments are presented in CAD for planning and management of buildings.
A trend in this area is the integrated digital 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM); relevant building data are recorded digitally, combined and integrated.
The following speakers from theory and practice, discussed the opportunities and trends of BIM as a method for optimizing design, construction and management of buildings:
- Prof. Steinmann from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Munich
- Dr. Krisztian Hegedus – Autodesk
- Manuel Norbert Loos – Audi AG
- Matthias Braun – Obermeyer Planning + Consulting GmbH
- Stefan Hug – FARO Europe
Manuel Loos commented: “The most important reason for AUDI to continuously use 3D factory design is to improve communication across all planning and decision making processes.”
Construction monitoring with the 3D laser scanner
Construction monitoring is one of the key applications of the 3D laser scanner. Starting with the inspection of the foundation excavations through to the weekly monitoring of the building shells, the laser scanner enables time and cost-efficient working. Any discrepancies between the building under construction and the existing plans are monitored. In this article we show how the laser scanner helps with construction monitoring and the advantages that are offered by the laser scanner compared with conventional measuring instruments.
Surveying the property using a 3D laser scanner
Monitoring the progress of an office building using the 3D laser scanner
A job in the construction industry might involve monitoring the progress of an office complex. The excavation for the foundations has already been completed. The client requires weekly documentation and monitoring of construction progress for legal and technical documentation. The property is a modern design with lots of free-form surfaces. Conventional measuring instruments cannot measure it comprehensively. Laser scanners are predestined for this purpose. They are also suitable for documenting any discrepancies between the existing building and the planning documents. Laser scanning saves time and money. With the appropriate software it is also possible to produce new plans if necessary.
Building Information Modelling using the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D
Building Information Modelling is the biggest change in the construction sector, since CAD replaced hand drafting. Existing Building Information Modelling (eBIM) is the first step in the BIM workflow for retrofit & refurb projects.
BIM was developed as a way of managing the full development lifecycle of a building project. Used to facilitate new designs, build changes and communication amongst contractors and design teams, it has provided significant cost savings and efficiency gains. As these methods have become more robust, companies have looked to apply these techniques to a range of projects. Combined with the current downturn in the new build sector, many firms have seen the majority of their construction work switch to retrofit and refurb projects instead of new build. [more...]
