Point Cloud Processing
Scan directly in Reshaper to create 3D point clouds
Combine scan and probe data in same program
Align with multiple techniques, including alignments of multiple scan sessions or part positions
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Point Cloud Processing
Edit, clean and filter data points
Render data points to show portions still to be scanned
Reduce data points on larger point clouds
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3D Meshing
Quickly generate meshes for ROMER portable CMMs
Create watertight meshes
Extract feature lines
Improve mesh using flat or curvature based hole filling
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3D Meshing
Smooth and reconstruct mesh
Reconstruct sharp edges
Extend and clean surface boundaries
Extract geometric features
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Reverse Engineering
Create sections that define the part contour
Track the mesh to create contours
Drag and fit contours to the mesh graphically
Patch generation from contours
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Reverse Engineering
Generate B-Spline curves and NURBS surfaces
Utilize Tangency control of NURBS patches
Export surface compound model
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Control & Inspection
Import reference CAD file in IGES or STEP formats
Probe features or extract from scanned data
Compare color map data to CAD model
Compare cross-sections and picked points
Generate labels and reports
3D Point Cloud Meshing Software
When no CAD or part drawing exists, using 3D scanning technology enables you to quickly and easily gather 3D data. The question of what to do with all those scanned points, which in some cases can number in the hundreds of millions, is the real challenge. PC-DMIS Reshaper offers a standalone solution that has multiple applications, including reverse engineering, part inspection, CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, and more.
Collecting points in PC-DMIS Reshaper, through the TCPIP interface, using an arm mounted laser scanner such as the ROMER Absolute Arm with CMS108 is as easy as passing the scanner from various angles over the part, gathering thousands of points per second. The points, in the form of a 3D point cloud, appear on the screen of the software as you scan, allowing you to see where you have and have not scanned.
The resulting point cloud within PC-DMIS Reshaper can be cleaned of extraneous points, and combined with other scanned or imported point clouds in preparation for meshing. There is no size limitation to the number of points in your point cloud; important with the larger and larger data sets being used today.
Meshing in PC-DMIS Reshaper is incredibly fast. The key lies in the innovative triangulation algorithms developed by the PC-DMIS Reshaper team, which enable a more accurate triangulation process to be performed with fewer points…thus speeding up the entire process of meshing, which is often accomplished in mere seconds.
Once a mesh is created you can do several things, including:
- Further manipulate or refine it with hole filling, smoothing, or deformation tools.
- Create sections of the mesh
- Compare the mesh to an IGES file for “weathermap” style inspection
- Export it as an IGES file
- Export it as an STL file for rapid prototyping
PC-DMIS Reshaper is a stand-alone package separate from the PC-DMIS application. It is licensed separately and can be used separately with a measuring arm, or as a standalone point cloud processing program.
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