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Oct 7, 2020Blog

Pinewood Atlanta Studios, Home to ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ Rebrands as Trilith Studios

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Aug 15, 2020Blog

Fire, Prosthetics, LED’s and VFX: ‘Project Power’

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Nov 16, 20163D Laser Scanning

Leica Geosystems and Autodesk Announce BLK360 $16k 3D Laser Scanner

Leica Geosystems Announces Complete Imaging Solution: Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner and Autodesk ReCap 360 Pro App Las Vegas, November 16th, 2016,…

Oct 25, 20163D Laser Scanning

Zoic Amps Up Neighborly Antics for ‘Keeping Up with The Joneses’

Led by VFX supervisor Everett Burrell, Zoic Studios delivers big Hollywood explosions and high impact antics to amplify the humor of the film’s chance…

Jul 2, 20163D Laser Scanning

Hennessy Launches “Harmony. Mastered from Chaos.” Interactive Campaign using LiDAR Scans

NEW YORK, June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hennessy, the world’s #1 Cognac, today announced “Harmony. Mastered from Chaos.” –a dynamic new campaign that…

Mar 10, 2016Point Cloud

Web-based Point Cloud Viewing

Introducing PointBox, a powerful web-based point cloud viewer for sharing and publishing your own point clouds in LAS, LAZ, PLY, PTS and Potree Zip file…

Jun 3, 20153D Laser Scanning

Leica Pegasus Backpack Wearable Reality Capture – Indoors, Outdoors, Anywhere

Ultra mobile reality capture sensor platform – authoritative professional documentation indoors or outdoors Leica Pegasus Backpack is a unique wearable…

May 22, 20153D Laser Scanning

Andersson Technologies releases SynthEyes 1502 3D Tracking Software

Andersson Technologies has released SynthEyes 1502, the latest version of its 3D tracking software, improving compatibility with Blackmagic Design’s…

May 22, 20153D Laser Scanning

[TC]2 Announces Availability of Its Most Advanced 3D/4D Body Scanner

New TC2-19 Offers Fastest and Most Accurate Measurements on the Market [source] Cary, NC – April 30, 2015 – [TC]², the innovation leader for the fashion…

Jan 20, 20153D Laser Scanning

FARO® Launches Innovative, User-Friendly Handheld 3D Scanner to Meet Growing Demand for Portable Scanning

LAKE MARY, Fla., Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging, and…

Nov 9, 2014LiDAR

Leica Geosystems HDS Introduces Patent-Pending Innovations for Laser Scanning Project Efficiency

With Leica Cyclone 9.0, the industry leading point cloud solution for processing laser scan data, Leica Geosystems HDS introduces major, patent-pending…

Jun 24, 20143D Laser Scanning

3D Sensing Tablets Aims To Replace Multiple Surveyor Tools

Source: Tech Crunch As we reported earlier this year, Google is building a mobile device with 3D sensing capabilities — under the Project Tango moniker.…

Jun 24, 20143D Laser Scanning

Artec Announces the World’s First 3D Full Body Scanner – Shapify Booth

A twelve second body scan and shoppers pick up their 3D printed figurine next time they visit the supermarket P-3D SELFIE_ITV2000_Vimeo from Granada…

Jun 6, 20143D Laser Scanning

Mantis Vision’s MV4D Tapped As Core 3D Capture Tech Behind Google’s Project Tango Tablets

Mantis Vision, a developer of some of the world’s most advanced 3D enabling technologies, today confirmed that its MV4D technology platform will serve as…

Jun 5, 20143D Laser Scanning

Microsoft Kinect for Windows v2: Affordable MoCap and 3D Scanning Solution

Amid the volley of announcements from Microsoft’s Build conference, is word that the new Kinect for Windows has a near-future release timeframe for both…

Apr 19, 2014LiDAR

Autodesk Announces ReCap Connect Partnership Program

With its new ReCap Connect Partnership Program, Autodesk will open up Autodesk ReCap – its reality capture platform – to third party developers and…

Feb 27, 2014LiDAR

Introducing the World’s First App for LiDAR data visualization on the iPad: RiALITY

RIEGL proudly announces its new iPad point cloud viewer: RiALITY, now available for free in the iTunes App Store. This new, innovative App, the first of…

Jan 24, 20143D Laser Scanning

Krakatoa Creates CG Visual Effects from LIDAR Scans for Short Film “Rebirth”

Film director and cinematographer Patryk Kizny – along with his talented team at LookyCreative – put together the 2010 short film “The Chapel” using…

Nov 13, 2013Animation

Leica Geosystems announces updates for its point cloud software applications

Leica Geosystems announces a major set of updates for its point cloud software applications within its flagship Leica Cyclone and Leica CloudWorx…

Jun 20, 2013Point Cloud

LFM Server 4.2 – Introducing Key New Features

As 3D laser scanning has become easier and more affordable it has become the technology of choice for ‘as-is’ data capture. LFM Server™ enables users to…

Mar 27, 20133D Laser Scanning

Autodesk Aims to Streamline Use of Point Cloud Data

A key addition to the complete 2014 portfolio of Suites is Autodesk® ReCap™ product, a family of powerful and easy-to-use software and services on the…

Dec 18, 2012Modeling

Leica Geosystems Announces Major Advances in Cyclone 8.0 Software

Leica Geosystems Announces Cyclone 8.0 Software – Major Advances for “Point Cloud” Office Productivity, Spatial Data Connectivity, and Customization…

Sep 6, 2012Modeling

ClearEdge3D Launches EdgeWise MEP for Autodesk Revit

Automated Feature Extraction of pipes from point clouds now available for Revit—promises substantial workflow savings of up to 85% Herndon, Virginia —…

Jul 26, 2012New Technology

Kinect: Point Clouds and Face Tracking in AutoCAD

Originally posted by Greg Duncan at http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Kinect-to-AutoCAD-v15-and-some-AutoCAD-Face-Tracking-too Today’s projects…

Dec 2, 2010Point Cloud

Leica Cyclone II Topo 2.0 Early Look at New Find Terrain Feature

David Langley, Applications Engineer at Leica Geosystems, was kind enough to share a video tutorial of a useful new feature coming in the next release of…

Dec 2, 2010Modeling

INOVx Announces Release of RealityLINx 5.4 and Leica HDS pcE Support

Tuesday November 30, 2010 – INOVx Solutions, the leader in virtual asset solutions for plants, announces the release of version 5.4 of its RealityLINx®…

Nov 30, 2010Modeling

Pointools introduces Point Cloud plug-in for Google SketchUp

Source: Pointools Blog: Pointools has unveiled a Plug-in for Google SketchUp in time for the European LiDAR Mapping Forum, Autodesk University and SPAR…

Oct 25, 2010Events

Leica Geosystems 2010 HDS Worldwide User Conference – Day 1

The conference kicked off this morning with some great presentations including a live preview of Cyclone 7.2 and its new pcE high speed visualization…

Aug 6, 2010Animation

Point Cloud Tools for 3D Studio [Project Helix]

Bring your visualizations into context with Project Helix, a powerful technology prototype enabling display and rendering of 3D laser scanning/LiDAR data…

Aug 6, 2010Point Cloud

Point Cloud Shape Extraction for AutoCAD Plug-in

The Point Cloud Shape Extraction for AutoCAD Plug-in is an intelligent point cloud shape extraction solution which allows you to import, load, and extract…

Apr 20, 2010LiDAR

Tiltan TLiD Transform LiDAR Point Clouds to 3D Models in One Keystroke

From Tiltan’s website: TLiD is Tiltan’s innovative solution for fast, automated creation of 3D maps and GIS information from LiDAR point clouds. TLiD Main…

Apr 15, 2010Animation

Exploring Point-Based Rendering in Pixar’s RenderMan [Point Clouds]

Creating animations of large point cloud datasets generated from terrestrial laser scanners and LiDAR has been an issue for a number of years. While it…

Apr 13, 2010Featured

Create Floor Plans Automatically from 3D Point Clouds [Point-Cab]

SCANable is evaluating this promising new software and will follow-up with an indepth review in the coming days. In the meantime, please feel free to…

Mar 30, 2010In the News

Autodesk Expands Power of AutoCAD 2011 with New Point Cloud Support

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced the availability of the 2011 AutoCAD software products, including AutoCAD 2011…

Mar 10, 2010In the News

Bentley Announces Integration of Pointools

Presented by: Executives from Spar Point research, Pointools, and Bentley Summary:On October 14, 2009, Bentley announced that it had signed a “Continuous…

Oct 29, 2009In the News

Quantapoint Announces Integration of 3D Laser Scan Data With Autodesk(R) Revit(R)

PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 10/29/09 — Quantapoint (http://www.quantapoint.com) — recent recipient of a General Services Administration (GSA) laser…

Oct 29, 2009In the News

Autodesk Releases Subscription Advantage Packs with Ambercore Point Cloud Technology

Ottawa, Canada, Wednesday, October 28, 2009 – Ambercore is pleased to announce its point cloud technology has been incorporated into the release of…

Sep 3, 20093D Laser Scanning

REVIEW: Leica Geosystems ScanStation C10 and Cyclone 7

On Sepember 1, 2009, Leica Geosystems and Point of Beginning Magazine hosted a webinar titled The Business of Laser Scanning — hype or competitive…

Aug 4, 2009Modeling

REVIEW: ClearEdge3D EdgeWise – Automatic Point Cloud to 3D Model Conversion

Company: ClearEdge3D Software: EdgeWise™ Website: www.clearedge3d.com Quick Pitch: Automatically extract vector planar surfaces from just about any type…

Aug 4, 2009Modeling

REVIEW:: ClearEdge3D EdgeWise™ – High Definition CAD Models Automatically From Point Clouds

Company: ClearEdge3D Software: EdgeWise™ Website: www.clearedge3d.com Quick Pitch: Automatically extract vector planar surfaces from point cloud data.…

Jul 22, 2009Modeling

Leica Geosystems Announces the Release of Leica CloudWorx™ 1.0 for SmartPlant 3D

Leica Geosystems Announces the Release of Leica CloudWorx™ 1.0 for SmartPlant 3D (Heerbrugg, 21 July 2009) Leica Geosystems announces the immediate…

Jul 9, 2009Modeling

Autodesk Announces Availability of Autodesk Navisworks 2010 with Point Cloud Operability

Newest Release of 3D Visualization, Simulation, and Review Software includes 3D Interoperability, Clash Detection, and Collaboration Capabilities SAN…

Jul 6, 2009Modeling

Pointools Launches new Software: Pointools Edit

Written by: Pointools The challenges of managing and working with large point cloud datasets efficiently and maximising their value has been the primary…

Jun 22, 2009Animation

Too-cool technologies: Game Engine-quality Point Clouds and Digital Holography

By Lieca N. Hohner, Chief Editor SparLLC Our industry never comes short in the innovation department. HKS Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, proves…

Jun 12, 20093D Laser Scanning

Autodesk to Incorporate Point Cloud Capability in Future Releases of AutoCAD

This is old news, but it is worth posting here for users thinking about purchasing point cloud software in the near future. Ottawa, Canada, Tuesday,…