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Point Cloud Software

Focus Scan
Focus Inspect
Focus Automation
Focus Reverse Engineering

Focus Scan


Powerful driving software for CMM laser scanning

Focus Scan is the driver software for Metris scanner integrations on coordinate measurement machines.  The software fully controls the Metris laser scanner on the CMM and is tightly integrated with Focus Inspection and Focus Inspection Automation.

The Focus Scan Offline module enables the user to create, modify and prove out part programs using only 3D CAD models instead of using the actual CMM hardware and waiting for real parts.

Focus Scan Focus Scan Offline dashboard


Key benefits


  • Metris is market leader for CMM-based 3D scanning
  • Single user interface for data acquisition and inspection
  • Available in on- and offline version for proving out part programming
  • Automatic CAD-based path generation 
  • Fully integrated in Focus Inspection & automation 
  • Optimized for large point cloud data sets

Key features Focus Scan


  • Storage of scanner profiles for easy exchange of Metris scanners (LC15, LC50, XC50(-LS), LC50C, LC60D)
  • Automated qualifications of Renishaw PH10 orientations
  • Automated scanner calibration update
  • Use of CMM error map compensation
  • Polyline path scanning
  • Adjustable scanner parameters
  • Immediate visualization of scan results
  • Full toolbox for point cloud processing
  • Export to standard formats (e.g. STL, ready for copy milling)
  • Backwards compatible with Metris Scan 4.2 macros

Key features Focus Scan Off-line

  • Automatic CAD-based path generation
    • Single-click definition of scan paths
    • Optimal PH10 orientation
    • Streamlining of scan macros  
  • Collision detection and path verification
  • Virtual point cloud generation for offline result visualization
  • Analysis preparation for automated on-line inspection 

CMM integrations

Focus Scan integrates with most CNC-based CMMs

  • Metris LK and C3 CMMs
  • Hexagon (Brown&Sharpe, Dea), Mitutoyo, Mora, Renishaw, Wenzel, Zeiss, Zettmess, etc.


 Scan Offline pre-scan

1. With a single click the scan path is generated based on CAD data

Scan Offline virtual
2. Offline, a simulation results  in virtual point cloud is used to  prepare the acquisition and analysis of  online CMM scan data 

Scan Offline filter
3. Acquired data is filtered ...

Scan Offline meshing
4. ... meshed...
   

Scan Offline analysis
5. ... and analyzed in Focus Inspection.
 

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Focus Inspect


The reference for point cloud processing

Focus is a fully featured software suite for point cloud data acquisition and inspection. For non-contact 3D metrology applications, Focus drives the Digital Inspection Process by reducing manual operation and delivering maximum analysis flexibility. 

Focus Inspection brings feature and full part-to-CAD 3D inspection starting from point cloud data or meshes from CMM-based scanners, hand-based scanners or Computer Tomography (CT).  Focus Inspection visualizes inspection results and generates reports in any preferred popular format.

Focus Inspection 9.2 offers a complete set of functions for digital surface and feature inspection. It instantly delivers geometric feedback that is essential in tuning final part design and monitor product quality in the fabrication process. In addition to supporting infinite point cloud size on 64-bit computers, Focus introduces extended language support, CATIA V5 file import, enhanced feature extraction and new GD&T capabilities. GD&T in Focus is a complete implementation, which is compliant with the ASME Y14.5M standard.

Focus Inspection 9.0 - Global compare      Report of turbine blade Report of engine
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Benefits


  • Complete and powerful inspection solution
  • Designed for industrial usage and ease-of-use, focusing as well on operators as engineers
  • Consistent, operator-independent results with top accurate feature detection algorithms
  • Integration of scanning and inspection enables scanning-based inspection available on any CMM
  • Productivity boost and consistency with minimum effort thanks to scanning and inspection automation without need for programming skills
  • Virtually infinite point cloud size analysis on 64-bit (multi-)processors
  • Platform enables building of application specific modules such as Turbine blade analysis

Key features

  • Import most important CAD–formats
    • CATIA V4/V5, Pro-E, IGS, STP, VDA, SAT®, Unigraphics®, ACIS R18  
    • Convert solids to mesh
    • Import GD&T annotation for CAD
    • Enhanced clipping-planes functionality for unambiguous CT-scan interpretation
  • Alignment tools
    • (feature based) RPS
    • 3D and 2D (section) best fit
    • 3-2-1 alignment
    • Automatic start position” option bypasses manual work when aligning measured and nominal models  
  • Superior point cloud handling
    • Triangulation/Meshing
    • Quick shading
    • Automatic and semi-automatic feature detection
      • 2D features: surface point, hole, slot, plane,etc
      • 3D basic features: cylinder, sphere,etc
      • 3D advanced features: T-Stud, diamond pin, christmas tree,etc
      • sectional features: Combi hem, gap & step,etc
  • Full inspection toolbox
    • Full part to CAD inspection
    • Feature/section comparison
    • Wall thickness / Edge comparison
    • Easy 2D dimensioning including gap & step
    • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) compliant with the ASME Y14.5M standard
  • Automation
    • Record/edit/play of macro's
    • All inspection functions fully automatable
  • Flexible reporting
    • Customizable, MS-Excel based reporting
    • Statistical Process Control (SPC): Q-Stat, QC-Calc, DMIS, txt
  • Turbine blade 3D inspection module*
    • Section, leading & trailing edge measurements
    • Bow, displacement, twist results

* Optional module

Applications

3D inspection - Part-to-CAD-inspection - point clouds analysis of :

  • Sheet metal (e.g. body panel, doors,)
  • Castings (e.g. engine blocks, cylinder heads)
  • Forgings (e.g turbine blades)
  • Plastics (e.g. dashboards, phones, medical artifacts)
  • Ceramics (e.g. Turbine cores)
  • etc

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Focus Automation

Focus Automation
Focus Automation enables the user to automate repetitive scanning and inspection tasks in Metris Scan and Focus Inspection. It also ties the scanning and inspection process together to form a fully automated process, from data collection including setting scanning parameters, up to the generation of the inspection report.
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Focus Reverse Engineering

Focus Reverse Engineering
The new standard for reverse engineering

Focus Reverse Engineering provides next generation functionality and workflow enhancements for the design, evaluation, manufacturing and analysis of free-form parts and products.
Focus Reverse Engineering’s unique multi-format modeling with “intelligent automation” provides users with best-of-class polygonal and surface/solid tools. Using this fully associative approach, designers are free to evaluate and modify at any stage, in the format of choice (polygons, curves and surfaces).

Metris Reverse Engineering software is rewarded with an academy award as a solution for streamlining the creation of 3D computer graphics models allowing artists to convert the scanned physical models & artists into CAD-models & digital personages.

Key features

  • Integrated on Focus platform: same look and feel as Focus Inspection
  • Creation of curves and surfaces over missing or incomplete data
  • Automated curve, curve network, and surface creation
  • Dynamic templates (mesh, curves, surfaces) for model re-use
  • Advanced feature detection tools
  • Real-time update of mesh, curves or surfaces when modifying
  • 10x faster meshing and rendering
  • Mesh, curve, and surface-based design, analysis, and sculpting tools
  • Parting line, undercut removal, and shelling tools
  • Create/query solid tools
  • Format compatibility:
    • Point cloud import: ASCII, STL, IGES
    • Mesh import/ export: STL, OBJ
    • CAD Output: IGES, OBJ, ACIS

Key benefits

  • Easy to learn and use (days, not months)
  • Rapid, yet accurate results (hours, not weeks) 
  • Flexible control from fully automated to precise, interactive refinement 
  • Scales from entry level skills to the most demanding applications 
  • Dramatic time and cost savings through workflow and knowledge re-use 
  • Seamless compatibility with industry-standard CAD/CAM/CAE applications

Applications

Automotive
  • Conceptual design
  • Rapid modelling
  • Tooling modification & repair
  • Legacy data processing

Aerospace & energy
  • Reverse engineering of turbine blades
  • Digital archiving of legacy tooling without CAD

Consumer products
  • Shoes
  • Sporting gear (e.g. golf clubs)
  • Mobile phones

Medical
  • Dental braces
  • Knee/ hip protheses
  • Visualization of soft scans of jaw or face

Entertainment
  • Toys
  • Movie characters
  • Gaming

Focus Reverse Engineering


Reverse Engineering of a mobile phone

Turbine Blade

Visualization of soft scans of jaw or face

Reverse Engineering of a shoe


Reverse Engineering of toys
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