3rdTech Becomes Distributor for Faro’s Focus3D Laser Scanner  

3rdTech’s SceneVision™ -3D Software Bundled with State-of-the-Art Laser Scanner

Is Ideal for 3D Crime Scene Capture, Analysis, and Presentation

Durham, N.C., August 18, 2011 – 3rdTech, Inc., a leading provider of tools for graphical crime scene reconstruction, today announced a distribution agreement with Faro Technologies Inc. for their new Focus3D Laser Scanner. The Focus3D is a high-speed, 3D laser scanner that is small, lightweight, fast, high-performance, and extremely user friendly. Bundled with SceneVision-3D, the industry’s leading 3D crime scene reconstruction, analysis, and presentation software, it is the ideal solution for crime and accident scene capture in 3D and high-resolution color.

“The Focus3D is a great fit for crime and accident scene capture with its speed, performance, and ease-of-use”, said Nick England, President of 3rdTech. “Great hardware needs great software – and SceneVision-3D turns this hardware product into a total crime and accident scene solution .”

SceneVision-3D’s Features

·   Display 3D, full color point clouds

·   Align  scans into a single model with or without targets

·   Turn 3D point clouds into high-resolution, full color, solid, 3D models for courtroom presentation

·   Measure rooms, distances between points, angles, and create diagrams easily and quickly

·   Animate ‘Walk-throughs’ for automated courtroom presentations – just click and fly through the scene

·   Link Close-up photos, videos, and documents to points in the scene with interactive ‘hot spots’

·   Embed high-resolution photos into the model. Use for blood-stain pattern analysis.

Faro’s Focus3D Features

·   Intuitive Touchscreen Display

·   Stand-alone solution – no laptop or other device required.

·   Small and compact – just 11 lbs.

·   Integrated, high-resolution color camera; automatic, parallax free color

·   High-performance battery – no cables

·   Simple data storage and transfer on a standard SD card

·   Long range (up to 360 ft.) for outdoor scenes; compact for indoor scenes

SceneVision-3D bundled with the Focus3D, as well as training, is currently available from 3rdTech. Additional information is available at www.deltasphere.com.