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!”
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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.
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!
Laserscan solution developed by foresters for foresters
Treemetrics is a technology company founded by foresters. They committed themselves to developing an innovative solution to cut trees as efficiently as possible.
“As foresters we understand the problems of the forest industry”, says Enda Keane, CEO of Treemetrics.
With the Laser Scanner Focus 3D Treemetrics has developed a unique way to measure forests. Have a look!!
The cave paintings of ‘Laas Geel’ in Somaliland scanned by AGP
Many thousands of years ago, our ancestors from the Neolithic age, decorated the walls of rock shelters at a place called Laas Geel with paintings of cows, men and their life.
Little did they know that their work would last for perhaps 5,000 years and one day attract the attention of a team of Frenchmen armed to the teeth with 21st century advanced measuring technology!
In April 2012, a team of five undertook the long journey from Paris to Laas Geel in the Horn of Africa to capture the necessary data.
The expedition, manned by 3 archaeologists from the Paul Valery University and 2 scanning experts from the company Art Graphique et Patrimoine (AGP), scanned all 24 rock shelters and the cave paintings they contain. They also captured the site topography with a Total Station and made sub-millimetre level scans of the pre-eminent rock paintings.
What’s up with Faro’s App Center?
Check out this new blog and video by Sam Pfeifle, editor at Spar Point Group, about the new features, Kinect-ability, and new business opportunities of the FARO App Center.
For those of you who didn’t hear about it yet, the App Center offers software dedicated to the FARO Focus 3D Laser Scanner. In the shop you will find Stand-Alone Apps and 
According to senior technical product manager, Oliver Bürkler; “It’s a very affordable way to get into 3D data capturing”.
“Already, we have more than 200 companies that are using our SDK, which allows you to read the scan data and control the scanner. For the API, the amount of developers is rapidly increasing.”
Scanner boosts realism and accuracy in video games
Video games have gone on to become an art. The more acccurate and sophisticated the game, the more sensational the player’s experience.
In this respect EA Sports’ environmental artists have been touring the country to collect 3D-material for the next ‘NCAA Football’ game, by scanning several stadiums, such as the Alabama Stadium.
“The levels of accuracy in the FARO scanner help us deliver a more sophisticated surface detail,” said EA Sports art director Paul Kashuk. “We’re already seeing the benefits of this across our label as more of EA’s teams are becoming interested in the technology.”
Although it’s not yet clear if 3D video games will ‘set the world on fire’, the FARO laser scanner does support it by rendering images in true 3D. With this technology “users can use special glasses to make images appear as if they are jumping off flat-screen, 3D televisions”!
Based on an article at www.orlandosentinel.com
Meet the red dot award winner live at INTERGEO
Visit us at INTERGEO and see the red dot design award winner live! The FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D now bears the red label of the coveted red dot award. It has convinced the jury with its efficient measurement technology, a remarkable compact shape, high usability and a clean, sophisticated design.
In the competition for the prestigious red dot design award, the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D prevailed in the product category “Industry and Crafts”. This year 4,500 products in 19 different categories were submitted.
When: October 09th – 11th 2012
Where: hall: 9 – stand: A.26
FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D wins red dot award
The FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D now bears the red label of the coveted red dot design award. It has convinced the jury with its efficient measurement technology, a remarkable compact shape, high usability and a clean, sophisticated design.
In the competition for the prestigious red dot design award, the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D prevailed in the product category “Industry and Crafts”. This year, 4,500 products in 19 different categories were submitted.
SCENE 5.0.1 released and ready for download
I am happy to let you know that we have released a new version of SCENE – V5.0.1.28807.
It contains several bug fixes and stability improvements.
The whole SCENE portfolio has been updated (SCENE, SCENE LT, SCENE WebShare + the SDKs).
Every user of SCENE 5.0 is obliged to get the update free of cost.
You will find it for download i.e. at our european Focus3D websites (www.faro.com/focus) or at the customer care areas on the US and asian web sites.
