Quantapoint Updates PRISM 3D for Scanned Facilities

By Sara Ferris

Quantapoint (Pittsburgh,  PA) launched v7.5 of PRISM 3D, a software application that allows facilities digitized using laser scanning to be accessed as photorealistic Laser Images and high-definition Laser Models.

New capabilities include graphical display of individual laser scan locations in the Laser Models, which makes it easier to access the corresponding Laser Image. Users can now merge tag points to share specific locations across multiple Laser Images, which means the same design point can be used across the digitized facility and the entire project team.

Certified tie points from Quantapoint are included to provide fabrication-quality coordinate locations as a starting point for design,  including flange information, such as number of bolts, weight, and bolt rotation. Demolition groups may be shown, hidden, or highlighted for planning and clash analysis.

Other features include point, distance, pipe, and pipe-to-pipe measurements. Users can import various CAD formats for clash detection.

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