User-friendly software for 3D point clouds

Faro Technologies has introduced the Faro Scene v4.1 software offering user-friendly viewing, administrating, calibrating, filtering and managing of large, 3D point clouds.

Faro Technologies, a leader in portable computer-aided measurement arm and laser tracker sales, has announced the Faro Scene v4.1, which offers faster workflow and improved quality for its Laser Scanner LS product.

"Faro Scene is our user-friendly software for viewing, administrating, calibrating, filtering and managing large, 3D point clouds collected with our Laser Scanner LS," Faro President and CEO Jay Freeland said.

"Version 4.1 increases productivity by dramatically reducing the amount of on-site scanning time, and enables users to process and present their results more effectively".

The Faro Laser Scanner is a portable, computerized measurement device that scans, digitally recreates and records all of an object or area's dimensions, creating what looks like a "photograph" on the computer screen - but in 3D.

The captured data can be used to create a digital model for inspection, reverse-engineering, CAD-to-part comparison, factory planning, or investigations for industries ranging from power, process and piping to forensics, surveying and historical preservation.

Enhancements in Faro Scene v4.1 include: New Wi-Fi/WLAN Scanner Connection enables users to control scanning from their PDA, mobile phone, laptop or other Internet Explorer-equipped devices Advanced noise reduction for cleaner scans More than 86 percent faster colour Capture speed (2-3 minutes versus 15 minutes) for very high quality and automatic overlays of 50 million colour pixels Fully automatic colour Scan White Balancing for improved contrast and clarity New colour bracket and calibration method minimises parallax errors and maximises the fit of colour on 3-D shapes Compatibility with NIKON D70s or NIKON D200 cameras for colour scanning Automatic filter action improves scan quality and dramatically shortens post processing time New Draw-to-CAD feature enables users to create 3-D AutoCad drawings on the fly just by sketching lines in Faro Scene's Photo-View CAD files may now be imported not only in VRML2, but also VRML1 "Faro Scene v4.1 brings several major benefits to our customers and expands on our unique solution for professionals in laser scanning," said Dr Bernd-Dietmar Becker, Faro's Director of Marketing and Product Management for Laser Scanning.

"Our test customers are very excited about the new features - especially the ability to scan with a handheld Wi-Fi device, and create AutoCad drawings".

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