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RESULTING FILE TYPES |
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Point Cloud - scan data |
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Point Cloud
(scan data magnified) |
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Physical scan of part / object including;
removal and filtering unwanted data. (specialist equipment and software required) |
*.bin, *.swl,
*.swb, *.xyz |
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Triangulation |
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Computer computation including; filtering points, triangulation of points and make data uniform. (specialist software required) |
*.stl |
CAM applications
Part simulation |
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Polygon Mesh (magnified) |
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Computer computation and conversion including; combining scans, creation of polygon mesh, cleaning and filling data and alignment. (specialist software required) |
*.stl, *.xld,
*.mdl,*.asc,
*.obj, *.3ds,
*.wrl |
Most 3D software applications will open these files. |
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CAD Model or part |
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Generation of CAD part/surface from Polygon mesh (3D CAD software required) |
Most 3D file types |
All downstream manufacturing applications including; 2D Drawings, Inspection, Part simulation, CAD assembly's and CAM |
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Graphical deviation report |
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Comparison of CAD file to scan data |
*.pdf |
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