Enhancing 3D laser scanner capability
LASER scanner manufacturers Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) have entered into an agreement with Pointools Ltd, to deliver high-performance point cloud software with every new 3D laser scanner starting at SPAR 2011 – the 3D laser scanning conference.Pointools software is used by project teams to reference and reuse the largest point cloud models – the billions of measurement points taken by 3D laser scanners – inside the broadest range of applications.
‘The importance of good point cloud software for laser scanning and mobile mapping operations should not be underestimated,’ commented Steve Ball, group chairman at MDL. ‘All stakeholders whether technical or non-technical will benefit from cost-effective user-friendly point cloud processing and collaboration software to qualify, quantify and assess the effectiveness of the field survey data. In Pointools, we have found an organization that can address our customers’ varied needs.’
Pointools product offerings include: stand-alone applications; CAD software plug-ins; and a third-party development platform for point cloud processing and visualization that allows point cloud model reuse across the broadest range of platforms, including Bentley, Autodesk, Rhino and SketchUp, without time-consuming translation.
Pointools View Pro software will be provided on all new MDL laser scanners: Dynascan; C-ALS; VOID Scanner; and Quarryman. Joining the Pointools Partner Programme, MDL are also authorized to sell all Pointools software applications and plug-ins worldwide.
