From Point Clouds to CAD models with PC-DMIS Reshaper

Hexagon Metrology, Inc. today announced a free live webinar on reverse engineering techniques using PC-DMIS Reshaper software on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 from 10:30 am to 11:00 am central daylight time. PC-DMIS Reshaper is a standalone software product specializing in point cloud collection, processing and meshing tasks. The software quickly coverts 3D data into usable formats for CAD design, rapid prototyping and other forms of 3D manipulation. Anyone interested in learning about the reverse engineering process is invited to the informative session. The webinar signup page contains the complete details and system requirements: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/193913680.

Ute Burton, a senior application engineer for ROMER portable arm products, will present the session using live screen capture so viewers can follow along with each phase of the process. During the 30 minute webinar, the main steps of reverse engineering will be covered: data collection, point cloud cleanup and editing, creation of polygonal mesh models, editing of mesh models, and finally, section cuts that can be exported into other 3D design software.

A live question and answer session will follow the presentation. Archived versions of the webinar are posted within two weeks of the live event at www.PC-DMIS.com.

About Hexagon Metrology

Hexagon Metrology serves the high precision measurement and inspection needs of worldwide manufacturers with its extensive line of metrology hardware, software, accessories, and customer services. The company's name-brand portfolio of quality assurance products include Brown & Sharpe, Cognitens, Leica Geosystems, ROMER, Sheffield, PC-DMIS, DEA, Leitz, and TESA. Hexagon Metrology has an unrivaled installed base of more than 1.5 million handheld, stationary and portable measurement devices, and over 35,000 seats of PC-DMIS metrology software. More information is at www.HexagonMetrology.us.

The company is a business unit of Hexagon AB (Stockolm, Sweden), a publicly-traded company (Nasdaq OMX Stockholm: HEXA B). The Hexagon group consists of nearly 11,000 employees located in 42 countries.