Project During the earlier stages of new product development, it’s critical for engineers to analyze key dimensions that could cause some failures down the road. For this project, Laser Design, a CyberOptics Corporation brand, was tasked with inspecting a key internal dimension for 50 of the same lotion pump assemblies. The main objective was to analyze this critical dimension without disassembling or destroying the part. The importance of this dimension is that it determines if the pump assembly will maintain
Belly Tanker 3D Scanning Case Study Update
Some of you may remember the case study from June of 2021 where we featured Bob DeGezelle, a retired construction superintendent, and his pursuit of creating a belly tank racer that would compete to break land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. We’ve heard from Bob and have some updates to share. Laser Design Case Study: https://www.laserdesign.com/high-precision-3d-scanning-using-artec-leo-for-custom-race-car-design Roll Cage Update After receiving the 3D CAD model deliverable from Laser Design, Bob engaged with a design and engineering team
Reverse Engineering Deliverables from 3D Scan Data
3D scanning is a process that captures complex part and object surfaces and can produce measurements much faster and more accurately than with manual methods (i.e. calipers, gauges, etc…). Once the raw 3D scan data is captured of a physical part, what happens next? The most common step after raw 3D scan data is captured is to create a reverse engineered CAD (computer-aided design) model. CAD models are digital 2D and/or 3D representations of a part, or of an assembly
Get Your Game on With Artec Micro
Introduction For centuries, board games have provided education, training in military tactics and strategy, and simple entertainment for countless individuals worldwide. In general, these games have involved face to face interactions among the participants and some sort of physical equipment such as a playing board, dice, and small game pieces. With the development of technology, the focus on gaming is shifting to the domains of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) development. Now, gamers can interact with one another and
Archiving Movie History: Small Soldiers Movie Prop
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow Stan Winston was a movie magician whose talent and creations are no doubt ingrained in the mind of most moviegoers around the world. With a movie history featuring the iconic looks from Aliens, Iron Man, Jurassic Park, and The Terminator, it’s no wonder original Stan Winston props attract a wide following both for sentimental and the obvious reason! Many years ago, Blake Beatnik le Saint acquired an original Stan Winston prop from the 1998 movie
Photorealistic Texture
INTRO If you’ve seen the Artec Space Spider in action, you’ll know that small objects such as baseballs can be scanned with incredible detail, with a high resolution able to capture small bumps and details in the stitching. This shape detail has been a mainstay of the Artec Space Spider since the original Artec Spider released in 2013. Over the years, the color capture has improved as a result of software improvements such as Glare Reduction added in Artec Studio
Going the Extra Mile
Introduction Surely, most of us have heard a customer service horror story or two. Like the one about someone getting put on hold for forty-five minutes only to have their call dropped before getting the chance to speak to the service technician about their malfunctioning computer, or of some poor soul standing in queue for over an hour at the airport just to find out that they’ve been standing in the wrong line and the correct line stretches down the
Top 3 Reasons Our Customers Choose Laser Design’s 3D Scanning Solutions
Laser Design has been passionate about 3D scanning for over 30 years. Being an industry leader with a long history of success comes from dedication and consistency. Throughout our history, we have successfully completed over 30,000 projects and we appreciate the ability to provide solutions to some of the most difficult 3D measurement challenges. We value our relationship with our customers, and it is our #1 priority to identify and provide the right solution for each of their needs. Through
A picture is worth $10,000
Everyone has heard the saying, “a picture is worth 1000 words”, but do you know how much a 3D scan is worth? Technological advances have provided many new and useful tools for measuring, re-creating, and, in other ways, characterizing manufactured parts that were never available or even imaginable to our predecessors. One such advancement has been in the development of accurate 3D scanning technology. New capabilities continue to emerge in the areas of data collection, evaluation, and analysis. Nowadays, many
Methods of Automation Within Artec Studio
Artec 3D users have long known of the power that handheld 3D scanners provide: fast, accurate, flexible, and easy to use, all contained within a handheld device an operator uses with controlled motion, rhythm, and mechanics. A dance of art and science. Data processing on the other hand still requires essentially a human being, sitting (or standing) at a computer, clicking away on a mouse and tapping away at a keyboard. Compared to scanning, data processing feels kind of boring.
Laser Design uses the Artec Space Spider to 3D scan a collection of Megalodon teeth
Introduction Few sights elicit a terror quite as dreadful as the toothy grin of a massive shark. While the movie Jaws may have taken some creative liberties with the size of the great white shark, the visual of an apex-predator with rows of razor-sharp teeth captured the imagination of millions and helped popularize the aesthetic of shark teeth in fashion and culture. While great white shark teeth may appear quite scary at first, they are baby-teeth in size compared to
CT Scanning and Reverse Engineer Multi-Part Assemblies
Creating an assembly model of a GoPro® Camera Case Over the past 30+ years, Laser Design has received many requests from our customers to support their 3D scanning and reverse engineering needs focused on measuring and creating 3D CAD of an assembly made up of two or more parts. Initial conversations focus on what the customer will use the deliverable for and progress into details that help us understand how we can successfully measure the parts to acquire the geometry
XLP Laser Scanner
Industry best speed, accuracy and resolution for laser line scanning technology available in a variety of laser line lengths. With the ability to scan everything from small highly detailed parts, to large automotive and aerospace parts, XLP probes are the answer for precise laser scanning. XLP laser probes are fully integrated with Laser Design Surveyor 3D scanning systems and are easily integrated with 7-axis portable CMM arms, as well as any traditional CMM.
Versatile Scanning with XLP 3D Laser Scanner
Industry best speed, accuracy, and resolution for laser line scanning technology available in a variety of laser line lengths. With the ability to scan everything from small highly detailed parts to large automotive and aerospace parts, XLP probes are the answer for precise laser scanning.
Artec 3D Launches Artec Studio 16 with New Tools and Enhancements Including Artec Cloud
Artec 3D recently announced the availability of Artec Studio 16 (AS16), the newest iteration of its award-winning 3D scanning software, and Artec Cloud, a collaborative platform that allows users to access, view, comment on, and process 3D scan data online. The integration of AS16 and Artec Cloud streamlines 3D project management. Users can upload and share 3D data with peers, leave comments, send photos, and have full conversations. With Artec Cloud, users can also process 3D scans in their browser
Back To School – 5 Blogs to Support Your Evaluation of 3D Scanners for Classroom and Laboratory Use
Students are flooding back to school, and whether in-person or online, the pursuit and love of knowledge is at the center of it all. For those returning to a department outfitted with a 3D scanner, this may be the most exciting time of the year. 3D scanning is here to stay as part of the way people live their lives, run their businesses, and recreate, so learning as much as possible while you can is important to gain a competitive
Essential Tools to Master in Artec Studio for Highest Quality Data – Basics and HD Mode
5 Essential Tools to Master in Artec Studio Software For all the glory that the Artec 3D portable scanners receive, we can’t forget that Artec Studio 3D scanning software is the “secret sauce” that makes the whole process work so well. Built to take your 3D scanning projects from scan to polygon-model-export, Artec Studio contains a simple and intuitive core workflow, as well as myriad branches of processing tools and elements that help you handle all of your unique and
High-Precision 3D Scanning using Artec Leo for Custom Race Car Design
3D Scanning Used to Meet Bonneville Salt Flats Racing Requirement to Attempt Land Speed Record Project When Bob Degezelle retired as superintendent in the construction industry, he needed a “full-time” project to support his passions in engineering, speed, and adventure. As a lifelong motorhead, Bob chose to focus his time on creating a belly tank race car that would attempt to break the associated land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats Speedway. To accomplish this goal, Bob acquired an
Reverse Engineering Modeling Methods – As-Built or Design-Intent
Laser Design, a CyberOptics Corporation brand, has been a leading provider of 3D scanning and reverse engineering services for over 30 years. Whether your company is in the automotive, aerospace, defense, electronics, medical or any other manufacturing industry, the most important question to answer during a reverse engineering project discussion is if an “as-built” or “design-intent” CAD model is needed. By providing Laser Design with your project end goal and/or your downstream application requirements, our highly skilled and experienced technical
Benefits and Things to Consider When 3D Scanning Flowers and Plants
High-Definition Botanical 3D Scanning Depending on where you live, in mid-May, spring might finally be here, or perhaps the summer heat is right around the corner. The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and wedding bells are in the air. It also turns out that 3D scanning flowers is a budding new field thanks to advances in 3D scanning processing software from Artec 3D. Artec Studio Version 14, 15, and 15.1 software released a bunch of new texture/color processing
Laser Design, a CyberOptics Corporation Brand, is ISO 9001:2015 Certified
Laser Design, a CyberOptics Corporation brand, is ISO 9001:2015 certified. CyberOptics Corporation maintains a Quality Management System in compliance with the ISO 9001:2015 standard and it adopts a process, data driven and continuous improvement approach using risk-based thinking to ensure our products and services provide the highest customer satisfaction. Our Quality Management System provides us with the methods to effectively determine customer requirements, create solutions to meet those requirements, and deliver products and services conforming to those requirements. Additional details
Increase 3D CT Scan Data Inspection, Visualization and Analysis Capabilities with myVGL Viewer Software
For many years, the standard deliverable for inspection results from a 3D scanner has been an exported report in PDF format that includes both tabular and visual deviation information. From a 30,000-foot view of the deviation of an as-built part, as compared to a nominal CAD file, to GD&T dimensional analysis results for 10’s to 100’s of dimensions, these reports were a great way to illustrate part characteristics in a more real world, 3-dimensional view. However, the info provided in
4 Easy Steps to NURBS Surface Modeling in Geomagic Design X
What is NURBS Surface Modeling? This computerized 3D modeling method consists of applying digital contours and surface patches directly on 3D scan data to represent the geometry of the 3D scanned object mathematically. When searching for information on NURBS modeling, you will find that the acronym stands for Non-Uniform Rational Basis Splines (B-Splines). What you may not learn easily is that NURBS surface creation techniques are best applied when modeling complex and freeform shapes, as the final model represents the
Artec Micro to Artec Space Spider Comparison
A Closer Look Tag Team Champions In a previous blog post, we covered the Artec Micro 3D scanner and its key strengths relative to the Artec Space Spider, namely, the high-resolution and automated 3D scanning powers of the Micro being a step beyond its handheld counterpart. While amazing for small objects like jewelry, the Artec Micro’s main limitation is its working volume, being unlikely to scan anything larger than a few inches in diameter. Because of this limitation, the Space
Artec Micro Overview
A Powerful Scanner in a Small Package 3D scanners have come a long way in their 30+ year history. With parallels to the development of the first computers, the first 3D scanners were comparatively giant machines compared to the small handheld scanners that exist nowadays, such as the Artec Space Spider and Leo 3D scanners. Unlike their PC counterparts however, large machine-like 3D scanners still have a bona fide use in common 3D scanning applications. For example, the highest accuracy
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