• In applications where the scan target is larger than a single sensor’s field of view, or has a complex shape, multi-view scanning and processing are required in order to capture the complete geometry of the part.

  Multi-view scanning and processing are used to:

  • Cover larger fields of view while maintaining high resolution

  

• See more of the part (360º ring layout or opposing layout to measure thickness)

  

• See past occlusions (undercuts, gaps, steep edges)

  

   

• Perform absolute measurement between two or more features separated by a large distance (where both sensors must be calibrated to a world coordinate system)

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Multi-View Processing in Gocator®

What makes Gocator® unique among 3D sensors is its built-in multi-view 3D scanning and processing capability, which can be executed in one of two ways:

• Using multiple networked sensors to scan all the different views of a part to build a fully digitized 3D model

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• Using an XY stage and a single sensor to scan and stitch several views into a single surface

  

  

Read part 2, where we cover the details of multi-view 3D scanning and processing using sensor networking.