I would like to have your opinion on this subject: I work in metalwork and we are often required to take sides on existing constructions, whether it is for a staircase, railing, mezzanine creation or anything else. Then comes the delicate question of taking a step aside in this type of situation. We currently do this by the meter + simple laser rangefinder + digital square. Ribbing can be tedious and inaccurate, which leads to problems when setting the floor.
So we are thinking about equipping ourselves a little better. We evaluated Leica's 3D distortion last year.
A priori this product corresponded well to our needs, quite simple to use and exploit (although the export in dxf 3D was not great to import into SW). This product is no longer marketed (released more than 10 years ago).
Do you have an alternative to advise me?
Personally I'm not very excited about the 3D scanner, I'm afraid of the amount of data and the processing time behind it to simply extract a few key points (walls, floor, ...).
Hello g.terraz; Well I'm looking for a scanner for my house, ... And I'd like to know more +, so I'm following this thread to keep myself informed. Thank you @+. AR.
I take advantage of this post to make a call to the community: do you have any feedback on 3D scanners: -cost of materials - cost of the software (purchase + maintenance) - Ease of importing the point cloud into Solidworks. -Possibility to clean and simplify the point cloud on the software associated with the scanner to import only geometric elements into solidworks (lines, planes, axis, cylinders...) - Ease of use for geometric dimensional control - Measurement accuracy of your scanning tool (like between two faces whose distance you could measure otherwise: palmer/caliper...)
Hello froussel, I found just the purchase price between 8000 and 10000€, possibility to rent it, for the rest I am also inquiring. Have a nice day. @+. AR.
Frankly, point clouds are a hassle... It seems that it was designed on purpose not to be exploited... It wouldn't surprise me if in a few years our smartphones manage to release usable stuff!
FYI, I contacted Leica about the 3D Disto, a priori they have a substitute product that will be released soon. Given the comments I'm still not convinced by the 3D scan, so to be continued...
@g.terraz thank you for the feedback indeed it seems very nice. If you can give us a feedback on the price range. (When you have it) Do you also have any information about the accuracy of the device?
I've been working with point clouds for more than 15 years now on various software and frankly this is essential in the field of general installation. For more than a year I have been using it on SW and even if it remains complex and tedious it is very useful, for example for innascible height surveys or for a remote construction site abroad. As for the scanning and processing phase of the cloud, we outsource because this phase is long and complex when you don't have the experience. Then we retrieve a *E57 file per station with a virtual tour. Then you have to isolate each element that you want to retrodesign. Be careful, the reverse engineering phase is very time-consuming, we try to reverse engineer only what is strictly necessary. This technology also exists on smartphones, just for that the phone needs to be equipped with a Lidar sensor present on I think on iphone 14 15.
away... But clearly, you have to have a need and not just want to redo your house!