FAQs

 

  • • Education – Classrooms around the world are now teaching how to use 3D laser scanners

    • Architecture/Construction – Lidar and other forms of scanning used to know the existing conditions of a work site or building

    • Art/History – Scanning of artefacts can create replicas perfectly so the original can be kept safe

    • Medicine/Health - Health professionals are using scanning to study body parts before a surgical procedure. 3D models are available to download to patients.

    • Engineering – Scanning any object for rapid prototyping and reverse engineering

    • Manufacturing - Auto Manufactures us scanners daily to check the quality of their products

    • Aerospace & Defense – High tolerances are needed and there is no room for error in Aerospace

    • Design – Design times are greatly reduced and more accurate than ever

    • Science/Research – Scanning permits the detailed study of any one object. An infinite array of materials is being study at this time scanning can give property information after work is finished with the material

    • Full Body Scanning – Avatar creation can be done with full body scans; video games can record movements and personal appearance of players.

    • Virtual Reality/Animation – Both people and environments can be scanned to create a real-world environment.

  • Laser scanning sends light at high speeds from a set coordinate the light reflects off an object it returns to the scanner’s sensors. For each pulse the distance between the scanner and the object by measuring the time for the light return to the sensor. Millions of data point is collected at this time.

  • Our Scanner has a reach measured in a 9-meter diameter, in worst case scenario from one end of the reach to the other has an accuracy .0015”, which is about 1/5 of the thickness of a human hair! The scanner has resolution settings of up to 1 million points per second!

  • Laser scanners collect information in the form of a point cloud data, which consists of millions of 3D coordinates (xyz coordinates). Our software takes these points and create what we call a polygonal model of the object we are scanning.

  • A polygonal model is 10’s of thousandths of little triangles that start a creation of a surface. These triangles are made by connecting the dots of the point cloud data. This is a very important step for any 3D modeling that you may be planning on implementing.

  • Yes, our scanners are portable, and we can come to your site and perform the scans onsite.

  • • Sheet metal stamping for automotive

    • Injection molding

    • Automotive Weld assemblies and weld cells

    • Machinery rigging and moving

    • Die design teams

    • Simulations for sheet metal forming

    • Design verification and troubleshooting

  • Scanning can greatly reduce costs in manufacturing facilities, there is less time needed at the job when all the data is collected. A team of engineers can quickly see all the data from remote locations. Trouble shooting is precise, and action can be taken accordingly.

  • • Failure Investigation

    • Part to CAD Comparison

    • Reverse Engineering

    • Porosity Analysis

    • Weld Mapping

    • Part to Part Comparison

    • First Article Inspection

  • 1) If the project requires reverse engineering, polygonal model will be brought into another software for secondary surfacing.

    2) If the project requires analytical results, we will provide PDF format or screen shots of the data, if the customer does not have the software to view.

    3) STL or IGES files can be exported and be sent to our clients.

    4) Digital archiving on 4D cloud server.

  • In short 4D Tooling will back their work. We have a work flow system that will double and triple check using more up front engineering to get the job done the first time.