Z Corp. earlier this month announced a software upgrade that is designed to simplify the use of its ZScanner handheld 3D laser scanners.
The new release, ZScan 5.0, does the following, according to Z Corp.:
• Enables users to choose any scanning resolution without limits on part size, enabling worry-free scanning of very large objects. ZScanner users can choose any resolution within the scanner's range and go.
• Allows raw data generated by different scans of the same reference model to be easily merged, not simply stitched together as a chain of files. This capability, which reconstructs surfaces along the way, is considered invaluable when more than one scanner is used on the same object or when computer limitations restrict file size.
• Automatically fills holes. Controlled with a slider interface, this new feature gauges the texture that was originally scanned and then applies that texture onto the filled hole, giving users more accurate .stl files.
