If and when to apply the coefficient of thermal expansion calculation
Virtual fly-throughs of major cities might get the mainstream thinking about 3-D data and applications
A useful noncontact measurement for soft, polished, and thin-walled materials
Seven points to ponder
Advanced tinkering allows users to take 3-D scans, e-mail animated videos, or export to CAD programs
Assumptions about an instrument can lead to unpleasant surprises during the calibration cycle
Measuring 4-ton wind turbine transmission housings repeatably and accurately in 30 minutes
Jersey’s Mont Orgueil Castle and challenging topography completely digitized
HGG perfects cutting process with a Leica laser tracker
Measuring dimensional integrity of rotor blade hubs for wind turbines
Control instrument drift for measurement success
Laser scanning and digital modeling deliver detailed models for visualizations and more
Laser scanning and digital modeling deliver detailed models for visualizations and more
Engineers devise new way to inspect advanced materials used to build airplanes
Engineers devise new way to inspect advanced materials used to build airplanes
Stop getting sucked into the swamp of calculation minutiae
European Space Agency and NASA search for Einstein’s ‘gravitational waves’
Automated inspection and temperature control, neatest thing since sliced bread
Two new 3-D measurement portables open up on-machine inspection for small or low-volume shops
New MetaDataX software used to manage massive point-cloud and 3-D imaging data for global team