Metris Offers New Point Cloud Inspection Reference

By DE Editors

Metris announces Focus Inspection 9.0, which features a new point cloud inspection reference, an intuitive user-interface, and standard macro functionality to automate the entire inspection process.

Focus Inspection offers fast and accurate 3D inspection of the large point cloud data typically acquired through CMMs or handheld scanners, or resulting from computer tomography (CT) systems. Developed in cooperation with leading automotive and industrial manufacturers, Focus Inspection 9.0 provides a complete set of feature detection and part-to-CAD inspection algorithms. To respond to the growing need to process ever larger data sets, the software now supports point clouds exceeding 100 million points, enabling analysis of complete car panels or other large objects.

The software embeds geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) for qualitative feature specification of nominal data and inspection results. Color-coded results and pass/fail annotations immediately highlight out-of-tolerance inspection criteria including form,  orientation, and location. Focus Inspection 9.0 supports GD&T-specific report templates in all popular formats, or exports inspection data to statistical process control software.

Designed as a process-centric inspection platform, Focus Inspection 9.0 guides 3D scan data processing following a user-definable workflow. The software offers a new graphical user interface, which guarantees straightforward operation by design and production staff as well as shop floor technicians. In addition, Focus Inspection 9.0 comes standard with automation functionality—the automation of repetitive inspection workflows requires no programming skills, as literally every action can be recorded and replayed. In this way, user interaction is minimized and results become operator-independent, ultimately improving process quality.

Fully integrated with Focus Scan, Focus Inspection 9.0 enables 3D inspection on a wide range of CMM brands and allows in-depth analysis of scan data from handheld inspection systems.

Metris designs, develops, and markets 3D hardware and software inspection systems servicing the design and manufacturing industries with metrology solutions, covering the full range of measurement volumes required by automotive and aerospace customers in both fixed and portable configurations and with optical and touch sensors. Metris, with headquarters in Leuven,  Belgium, has additional production and development centers in Belgium, UK,  Italy, US, China, India, and Bulgaria. Sales and support offices are located in Europe, Asia, and the US. More information on Metris can be found at metris.com.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.