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News Release from: Unimatic Engineers | Subject: 3D laser scanner
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 August 2006
3D laser scanner digitises models in
more detail
A new 3D laser scanner for digitising models, prototypes, objects and workpieces for CAD and production provides an accurate representation of internal areas, rather than just the outer surfaces.
A new 3D laser scanner for digitising models, prototypes, objects and workpieces for CAD and production provides an accurate representation of internal areas, rather than just the outer surfaces A new 3D laser scanner is being introduced to the UK by Unimatic, for digitising models, prototypes, objects and workpieces for both CAD and production duties
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The largest scanner is the Open Object, which can take workpieces up to 300mm x 300mm x 150mm and scan to an accuracy of 0.02mm or 20 microns.
The two smaller units will find use not only in engineering, but also in other fields such as the jewellery industry and dental production; for working to the very finest detail, resolution is to 0.01mm.
The scanning procedure is based on triangulation, with the laser beam scanning the object as it is rotated in five different planes.
This allows a digital camera to record literally millions of measurement points, which provides the data for the software to assemble an exact virtual reproduction as a point cloud.
The advantage of this technique is that an accurate representation is made of internal area, rather than just the outer surfaces. Request a free brochure from Unimatic Engineers ...
The point cloud data can be fed directly into other CAD programs as an STL, IGES 3 or DXF 3D file for immediate processing.
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