Z Corporation Announces New ZScan 5.0 Software

By DE Editors

Z Corp. has announced a software upgrade that simplifies use of its ZScanner handheld 3D laser scanners.

The new release, ZScan 5.0:

• Enables users to choose any scanning resolution without limits on part size.
• Allows raw data generated by different scans of the same reference model to be merged. This capability reconstructs surfaces along the way.
• Automatically fills holes. Controlled with a slider interface, this new feature gauges the texture that was originally scanned and then applies that texture onto the filled hole, giving users more accurate .stl files.

“The new ZScan release simplifies and accelerates scanning to make users more productive as they capture data for conversion to CAD or physical models,” says Z Corp. Vice President of Marketing Kevin Lach. “The result is streamlined development of new and increasingly superior products.”

Included with every ZScanner, ZScan software automatically produces an .stl file from scan data for import into 3D CAD software or output to a 3D printer. 

ZScan 5.0 will be available on Oct. 20 at no cost to Z Corporation customers subscribed to Standard Maintenance or Software Maintenance service programs. For a limited time, ZScanner customers not yet subscribed to a maintenance program can join at a reduced rate. 

For more information, visit Z Corporation.

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