How do Laser Designs Laser Scanning Systems Work?
Laser Design’s Surveyor family of 3D Laser Scanning Systems makes use of a laser sensor that is mounted to a 3 – 6 axis computer controlled positioning system or retrofitted to an existing CMM. We even have a portable model that sits on a camera tripod. An object that is to be scanned is placed on the bed of the digitizer and our Scan Control software drives the laser sensor above the surface of the object. 3D coordinate locations on the surface of the object are recorded by the scanning system according to scan density and pattern parameters set by the user. These XYZ coordinate locations are stored in a file that can be converted to IGES or ASCII formats for input into nearly any CAD/CAM system or specialized point-cloud processing software on the market today. The more automated systems, such as the WS series scanners, have very easy programming features for covering the part geometry unattended. The process used by the machine can again be compared to what a painter would do to spr
Laser Design’s Surveyor family of 3D Laser Scanning Systems makes use of a laser sensor that is mounted to a 3 – 6 axis computer controlled positioning system or retrofitted to an existing CMM. We even have a portable model that sits on a camera tripod. An object that is to be scanned is placed on the bed of the digitizer and our Scan Control software drives the laser sensor above the surface of the object. 3D coordinate locations on the surface of the object are recorded by the scanning system according to scan density and pattern parameters set by the user. These XYZ coordinate locations are stored in a file that can be converted to IGES or ASCII formats for input into nearly any CAD/CAM system or specialized point-cloud processing software on the market today. The more automated systems have very easy programming features for covering the part geometry unattended. The process used by the machine can again be compared to what a painter would do to spray paint an object by sweeping ba
