Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture FARO Cloud - presentation March 17th 2006 Matthias Koksch Oliver Bringmann Tilo Pfliegner kubit GmbH

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Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture  Founded in 1999  Based in Dresden, Germany  10 employees

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Software for any type of sensor  3D-Laserscanner  Total Station  Photogrammetry  Hand-held Laser Meter  Data capturing for CAFM PointCloud / FARO Cloud TachyCAD PhoToPlan DistToPlan hylasFM AutoCAD AutoCAD LT ADT MAP

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Who is kubit? Technical Background Features Keys to Sell Questions & Answers

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Software for 3D-Laserscanner categories and workflow Scanner- Control Preprocess., Registration Modelling Points-to-CAD CAD-to-Points FARO Cloud FARO Record FARO Scene

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture CAD-to-Point vs. Point-to-CAD  There is no competition between the two concepts! + extremely efficient + high level of automation - long learning period - needs CAD interfaces - expensive + easy to understand + good CAD interfaces + cheap - limitations in handling the point clouds - needs AutoCAD

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Idea of FARO Cloud  FARO Cloud is the integration of point clouds as custom entities in the AutoCAD environment.  The point cloud will be displayed in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT and can be evaluated with all native AutoCAD commands.  Each point (X,Y,Z) of the point cloud can be snapped with the object- snap of AutoCAD.

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Idea of FARO Cloud  FARO Cloud is the integration of point clouds as custom entities in the AutoCAD environment.  The point cloud will be displayed in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT and can be evaluated with all native AutoCAD commands.  Each point (X,Y,Z) of the point cloud can be snapped with the object- snap of AutoCAD.

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture AutoCAD - Drawing (DWG) Custom Entity ? Pointcloud Polyline Point Text Pipe... PTC-File Contains all points (x,y,z,r,g,b) in an optimized structure reference

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Object Snap ?

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Advantages of the custom entity „Pointcloud“  less memory consumption  Level of Detail  correct draw-order  exact object-snap  different types of visible sectors

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Who is kubit? Technical Background Features Keys to Sell Questions & Answers

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Creating the PTC file FARO Scene FARO Cloud 1.Export the cloud as a PTC file in FaroScene. 2.Load the PTC in AutoCAD (extended with FARO Cloud).

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Demo of PTC-Export !

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture More Features  Visible sectors  Limiting polygon  Slices  Multiple Slices (new in V3)  Bounding Box  Section Manager (new in V3) Demo of the features!

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture New Extensions  Base Module (already exists)  Clash Detection (now ready)  Calculate clashes between points and solids  Other Extensions later this year (Image, Modelling)

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Demo of Clash Detection

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Who is kubit? Technical Background Features Keys to Sell Questions & Answers

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture The most important questions Ask your customer:  „Do you work with AutoCAD?“  „Does the user of your data work with AutoCAD?“ NO ! This is not a customer for FARO Cloud !

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture The most important questions Ask your customer:  „Do you work with AutoCAD?“  „Does the user of your data work with AutoCAD?“ YES ! This is a new customer for FARO Cloud !

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Your customer works with AutoCAD  Load a PTC-file and explain the object-snap.  Define a slice and digitise a line.  Let your customer try on his own. He is the real AutoCAD expert.

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture The most important questions Ask your customer:  „Do you work with AutoCAD?“  „Does the user of your data work with AutoCAD?“ YES ! These are a lot of new customers for FARO Cloud !

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture The customer of the scanner owner works with AutoCAD !  The owner of the scanner has to understand, that he can deliver his scan data together with FARO Cloud.  The owner of the scanner will be the best reseller of FARO Cloud.

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture First Opportunity to Sell FARO Cloud ! your customer

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Second Opportunity to Sell FARO Cloud ! customers of your customer

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture FARO Cloud – Types of Licences  There are hardware-locks (dongles) or soft-locks available.  Without a lock, FARO Cloud runs as Free Edition.  With a lock, FARO Cloud runs without limitations.

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture FARO Cloud – Free Edition  Full functionality, but works only with activated point clouds.  kubit can activate individual point clouds of potential customers. The customer can evaluate the software with his own data. Demo of this feature

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Who is kubit? Technical Background Features Keys to Sell Questions & Answers

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture  We created a web site containing all information about FARO Cloud. It is not for customers.  Information in the WEB

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Presentation in Houston, Texas -SPAR Conference-  Sunday, March 26 th,  kubit – FaroCloud for AutoCAD  Matthias Koksch and  Tilo Pfliegner

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Who is kubit? Technical Background Features Keys to Sell Questions & Answers

Software for Surveying, Construction and Architecture Thank you!