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From a Scanned Concept to a Parametric 3D CAD

Join Rapidform for a free Webinar on Tuesday May 15, 2012, 2:00 – 3:00 PM BST Reserve your Webinar seat now at: Here’s what you can expect: You have an existing 3D concept? You are looking for a flexible 3D scanner with dynamic referencing? You would like to get a parametric 3D CAD? This webinar explains how you can digitize fast, flexible and unique existing 3D concepts... Read More

An easier way to scan large objects

So what do you do when you have really large objects that you need to scan?  Like a car or an airplane wing.  Creaform, leader in portable 3D measurement technologies, has come up with an interesting solution–network several of its devices together.  The company just introduced an improvement to its inspection systems: the C-Link function. Through C-Link, it is possible... Read More

Creaform introduces expanded and enhanced MetraSCAN 3D Optical CMM scanners

Creaform, a leader in portable 3D measurement technologies, unveiled its new line-up of MetraSCAN 3D optical CMM scanners –accurate 3D scanners for demanding quality control and reverse engineering applications. Creaform claims that these 3D scanners are the most accurate on the market, whether in lab or on the shop floor. They are easy to master and use, and they take only a... Read More

3D scanner aids in development of novel scooter

When you have a “toy” that tests your motor skills, exercise is more rewarding both physically and mentally. Sbyke USA, LLC co-founders Steve and Bart Wilson had an idea for a rear-steer kick scooter. The two designers turned to Laser Design and GKS, leading providers of precise 3D scanning systems and measurement services for over 30 years, for the technologies needed to design,... Read More

Next Generation of Shop Floor CMMs Focus on Portability

Hexagon Metrology recently launched the Brown & Sharpe 4.5.4 SF generation of shop floor coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). Designed to excel in harsh manufacturing environments, the SF series introduces a variety of new features. With a focus on portability, the new CMM has a small footprint of 52.2 in. x 32.8 in. x 79.5 in., which fits through a standard door. Its computer,... Read More

New automated 3D scanner

Laser Design Inc., a leading supplier of 3D laser scanners for more than 25 years, unveiled its newest and most automated inspection-grade 3D scanning system, the SURVEYOR Auto Gage 3D. Laser Design President, C. Martin Schuster commented, “The SURVEYOR Auto Gage 3D Scanning System was developed to provide a totally automated, extremely easy to use 3D inspection-grade system for... Read More

Combining sight and touch—Geomagic acquires Sensable

Here’s an interesting development; Geomagic®, a provider of 3D software for capturing, creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, bought the Sensable Technology Inc. ® 3D design and haptics businesses. Sensable®, of Wilmington, Mass., is the developer of volumetric CAD/CAM solutions, and the Phantom® force-feedback haptic devices that simulate the physical... Read More

Rapidform XOR directly compatible with Autodesk Inventor

INUS Technology, Inc. announced it is shipping the next major release of its flagship reverse engineering software, Rapidform XOR. Rapidform XOR software combines 3D scan data processing and parametric solid modeling to give you the ability to create intelligent CAD models from point clouds and polygon meshes. It is also the only 3D scanning software that creates native CAD models... Read More

Geomagic updates its 3D Imaging and Metrology product line

Geomagic®, a leading provider of 3D software for creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, announced the first service release of the Geomagic 2012 product lines. The Geomagic 2012 SR1 product line builds on the innovations introduced in the initial 2012 product release, with a focus on faster and more robust processing of large data sets, expanded availability... Read More

Schneider Electric installs a Zeiss CT scanning system for its engineers

Laser Design Inc., a leading supplier of 3D laser scanners, announced that Schneider Electric recently installed a Zeiss METROTOM CT scanning system in its Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility. The CT scanner captures all surfaces, both external and internal, of complex free-form parts and assemblies without harming the object. Adding this non-destructive scanning system to Schneider’s... Read More