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SceneVision-3D Introduction
SceneVision-3D is a multi-purpose software tool for working with the DeltaSphere-3000
Scanner and with the data it produces. It provides a large set of functions in several categories:
Scanning
Viewing
Processing data
Model building and editing
Measuring and annotating
Analyzing – specifically for forensics
Presenting
SceneVision-3D is unique in offering these capabilities for 2D image or photo data, 3D range
data (produced by the DeltaSphere scanner), and 3D model data.
Before beginning to work with SceneVision-3D and the DeltaSphere-3000, it is helpful to
review the types of data and files you’ll be using, and the different approaches to working with
the data.
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Data/File Types
There are several types of data associated with SceneVision-3D and the DeltaSphere-3000 3D
Scanner. Some of the data is
captured
or
acquired
by the laser scanner or by a camera. Some of
the data is
produced
by processing the captured data. And some objects, like comments and
labels, are simply added by the users. The three principal kinds of data are described below.
Range Data
Range data is the raw data produced by the DeltaSphere-3000 Scanner. It consists of a long list
of 3D points – typically millions of points. These points are described by their position when
scanned and by the intensity of the laser’s reflection. Each point is described by 4 numbers:
Range – the distance of the point from the scanner
Azimuth – the horizontal direction the scanner was facing
Elevation – the point’s angle above or below the horizon
Intensity – the intensity of the laser reflection. Intensity is typically a larger number for
light colored or highly reflective surfaces.
Range data is typically stored as RTPI files – the files end in .rtpi. Figure 15 is a display of an
RTPI file. It looks like a black and white photo – but it’s actually 3D range data.
You can also ‘map’ color photos to range data producing a ‘color RTPI’ file. (This is described
in section 10, if you have the DeltaSphere color option.) In this data there are three color values
(for red, green, and blue) in addition to the Intensity values. The picture below shows a color
RTPI file. Again, this is not a photo – it is 3D range data.
DeltaSphere-3000 3D Scene Digitizer
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