Why is UL and TIA’s new “smart” building assessment so 2D?
Having worked in many industries over the years, I’ve become a big fan of standards bodies. Especially in new and…
Head in the Point Clouds
Will 2021 be the year multi-technology reality capture takes hold?
Earlier this year, I was talking with a service provider who specializes in mass transit. They do lots of roadways,…
Understanding Airflow Safety is a 3D Problem
We have reached the point in the pandemic where people are starting to know what they’re talking about. Especially outside…
Will the Queen Mary’s facelift drive laser scanning into the maritime industry?
Ever since the early days of SPAR 3D coming to Diversified Communications (you may remember it as Spar Point Group…
Carrying an appreciation of 3D into (and beyond) the COVID era
More than six months in, people have begun to settle in to the COVID-19 era. Things that were once “impossible”…
Does 3D printing advancement drive 3D data capture?
It’s a question as old as the 3D data-capture industry, itself: Just how is the demand for data capture linked with the growth of 3D printing?
The use of AI in laser scanning workflows is maturing… but how ready is it?
The holy grail, the white whale, the mountaintop: The scan-to-BIM button. Or maybe for your business it’s the scan-to-CAD drawing…
Now THIS is how you repurpose data
There’s often talk in the industry about how useful lidar data can be. Sure, you collect the data for a…
Desktop scanners: All the rage
While 3D printers have been getting much of the attention from start-ups using Kickstarter, don’t think the laser scanning community…
Uh oh. Laser scanning might be cool now…
You guys know what “bling” is? I’m guessing so. It’s all that jewelry and nonsense that rappers put on (even…