3rdTech's
New DeltaSphere-3000 Software Simplifies Measurement & Model Creation for
Large Areas, Objects
CHAPEL
HILL, N.C.,
August 13, 2001 3rdTech
Inc. will introduce new software at SIGGRAPH 2001 that will simplify critical
functions of its DeltaSphere-3000 3D scanner for applications in as-built
construction, crime/accident scene reconstruction, and virtual prototyping of
large models for web sites, video games, simulation and training.
Key features of DeltaSphere-3000 version 2
software include a new user interface, simplified display of positioning and
measurement information, and interactive tools for mapping of color images to
point clouds.
The DeltaSphere-3000 scans room-size spaces
and objects and produces a 3D point cloud of the scene.
In addition to providing scanning control and monitoring, version 2 of
DeltaSpheres client software provides a point-and-click interface to the
scanned data. Elevation, azimuth
and range are displayed for every point as well as its corresponding x,y,z
coordinates. The new software also
displays the real-world distance between any two points in the data set,
enabling simple, rapid measurement of objects and spaces.
New end-user software tools in version 2
make the most of the DeltaSpheres unique ability to capture full-color
digital images from the same point at which the scanner is collecting
dimensional data. The programs
called Rview, Tview and Match are interactive
tools for mapping color images to point clouds.
They allow users to quickly and precisely map color data to points,
producing digital models with real-world color and lighting.
Additional new software features include a
3D point-cloud viewer, and data export to VRML and several popular third-party
modeling, fitting and reverse-engineering packages.
