Hamilton By Design: 3D Laser Scanning

Point Cloud Scanning at Hamilton By Design

3D laser scanning and software technologies has been the latest step in 3D modelling these tools allow our skilled team will capture environments and objects efficiently and accurately.

In general terms, we capture a virtual reality in 3D then we transform that data set into a 3-D solid modelling . The scope of applications for 3D laser scanning and CAD modelling is many and growing and is only limited by the users skill set.

Efficiency scanning an envelope is the challenge to offer cost effective outcomes, the data set needs to be limited to the design scope. We have had external scanners scan everything the whole plant when we as engineers only desire the envelope to which our scope relates. Having large point clouds only slows down the modelling time and can add additional cost to a project in terms of development time.

In many case it can be more cost effective to create 3-D cad models the traditional way rather than use large data sets.

Objects can be scanned with millions of 3D points in minutes and stored as a 3D point cloud with millimeter measurement accuracy. Point cloud data can be converted to mesh files or directly imported and modelled in most CAD tools.

To efficiently produce 3D cad models it is best to get the designer to both scan the point cloud and develop the 3-D cad models.

Many scanners offer a range of scanning services to

Domestic
Industrial
Marine
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Heritage objects
Crime Scenes
Quality Control

Then they go on to offer sites for measurement and reverse engineering one tool fits all the reality is that this is not practical.

The team at Hamilton By Design offer 3-D Laser Scanning and point clouding modelling in a cost effective fashion. We are specialists in scanning mining and mining process for structural and mechanical engineering applications.