FARO Announces SCENE 5.0 3D Scan Processing Software

By DE Editors

FARO Technologies announced the release of SCENE 5.0, the latest in the companys line of point cloud capture processing software for the Focus3D. SCENE users can now view their scans in true stereoscopic 3D. Automatic fine registration eliminates the need for artificial targets in many cases when piecing together multiple scans, and the new Project Database enables enhanced levels of networking between users.

SCENE 5.0 contains automatic fine registration, a new cloud-to-cloud enhancement that reduces or removes the need for the placement of artificial targets in many scanning applications, and reduces post-processing time. Rather than utilizing spheres or checkerboards, the software identifies prominent objects such as corners, edges and other flat structures within the scan and uses them as reference points. These features help to meld together multiple scans to form a single, complete point cloud.

The Project Database facilitates scanning project collaboration. This new addition stores project information and a step-by-step history of each scanning project. Users may now return to any step in a scanning database, no matter where they may be in their process. They may also select which details to display on a given project, allowing users to choose which level of detail to display and reducing extraneous data points. SCENE 5.0 also supports the new ASTM E57 industry standard, a manufacturer-independent, binary data exchange format for 3D data. Through this, users may import and export scanning data regardless of the specific product used to capture it.

Stereoscopic visualization allows users to view their scans on 3D-enabled monitors.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.