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Digital Engineering April 2026
In the latest issue of Digital Engineering, we take a look at the latest innovations in design for additive manufacturing, including the use of natural language inputs, social media cosplayers, and AI integration. The issue also includes a feature…
January Special Focus Issue: Design for Additive
In this Special Focus Issue of Digital Engineering, learn about the latest advancements in design for additive manufacturing, including new software tools, additive in automotive, custom medical devices, and more.
Laser Design Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) announced PolyWorks IMAlign plug-in for the company’s line of Faro and Romer portable arm 3D laser scanners. The combination of InnovMetric's (Quebec City, Canada) PolyWorks software for point cloud digitizing, dimensional analysis, comparison to CAD and reverse engineering applications with Laser Design’s portable laser scanning systems offers the convenience, accuracy, and speed of portable laser scanning with the point cloud data computing techniques of the software.
Customers who have a portable Laser Design scanner with PolyWorks software can use the plug-in to scan directly into the PolyWorks software package, which gives them enhanced graphical feedback of the scanning process as data is collected. When using the PolyWorks plug-in while gathering scan data from the Faro arm, the user can actually see the point cloud being captured from the part in real-time as the scanning process proceeds. The user gets real-time feedback as the screen updates to the user's viewing angle as the arm is moved around the part.
This allows the user to adjust the scanning speed and approach while at the same time shows areas that require the user go back and gather more data.
For further information, visit Laser Design, Inc.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
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