Daniel Brown
“A 3D scanner collects distance information about surfaces within its field of view,” says civil engineer Mostafa Abdel-Bary Ebrahim. “The ‘picture’ produced by a 3D scanner describes the distance...
Daniel Brown
A new white-light 3D scanner using hybrid positioning to scan large objects and output a file with no post processing has recently been released.
The Go!SCAN 3D can scan up to 10 times faster than...
Daniel Brown
It’s no secret that manufacturing processes have become more complex. Manufacturers have tried hard to infuse innovation into their products, usually as new features, technologies, or attributes...
Daniel Brown
A lot has happened since computer-assisted metrology was invented. In its early stages, computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines were used to control manufactured parts, and it was not until...
Daniel Brown
Traditionally, 3-D dimensional inspection was performed in the quiet, stable, spotless, and controlled environment of quality labs. But during the past few decades, manufacturers have been...
Daniel Brown
Reverse engineering and 3-D scanning are often considered synonyms. But 3-D scanning is also an efficient way to compare as-built physical objects to theoretical digital 3-D models (i.e., CAD...
