Tips & Tutorials Blog: scanning

Drones—while still a newer kid on the block—are quickly becoming one of the most versatile tools on the construction site. In the last year alone, the construction industry experienced a 239% growth in drone use—higher than any other commercial sector. Here’s a look at some of the ways drones can propel your own organization forward […]

New engineering feats breathe life into 150-year-old Opera House  When it first opened in 1867, the Opera House Theater in downtown Newport, Rhode Island was an engineering success story. The Reconstruction-era masterpiece was built in just five months, mostly by hand. It opened the town up to performers, speakers and thinkers from all over the […]

Join us as Rick Hylton, Synergis Scanning Specialist, Daryl Price, D3 Technologies Director of Sales and ETO Expert, and Jim Swain, Synergis Applications Engineer for Manufacturing cover the following: Scanning for manufacturing How ETO fits in the workflow of design Inventor Workflow Come networks with peers and join us for dinner. Date: Thursday, April 20, […]

Increasing numbers of construction companies and civil and environmental engineering consultancies are turning to drones to capture rich aerial data and generate detailed—and financially valuable—3D models of earthwork and building sites. See the projections on how the use of these technologies will increase and how a team using drones, cameras, and laser scanners were able […]

See how a team within the U.S. Air Force using laser scanning to improve safety, speed, and accuracy of aircraft accident investigations in this Redshift article.

The same tools – laser scanning, 3D printing, and CAD design – used in the construction industry are being used in film and TV to improve accuracy and reduce cost. Learn more in this Construction Manager article.  

I’ve noticed how laser scanning is reaching even more markets than it currently serves. As well as gaining greater traction in ‘traditional’ application areas such as topographic surveying, engineering & infrastructure, and process plant; terrestrial laser scanning is being rapidly adopted by a range of diverse markets, including Building Information Modelling (BIM), Digital Construction, Interior […]

Laser scanning continues to grow as the solution for collecting data for many reasons, including: Efficiency: Using 3D laser scanning allows for rapid collection of large amounts of data, reducing field time, and helping projects stay on budget. Accuracy:  Scanning provides for more precise measurements and point cloud data, and the data can then be […]

If you missed last week’s webinar by Synergis’ Jim Swain and the Leica team, Factory Design: See the Advantages of Laser Scanning, the recording is now available. To be sure the data you are using to design or reconfigure your factory is as accurate as possible, the industry is moving away from relying on potentially […]

You need to be sure the data you are using to design or reconfigure your factory is as accurate as possible. To do this, the industry is moving away from relying on potentially out-of-date CAD drawings for capturing as-built facilities. Scanning is the most easily attainable and reliable source of truth and is used in […]