Additionally, the FARO Focus Premium determines the reflectivity of the captured surfaces by measuring
the intensity of the received laser beam. Generally, bright surfaces reflect a greater portion of the emitted
light than dark surfaces. This reflectivity is used to assign a corresponding value to each point.
The single point-measurements are repeated up to 2 million times per second. The result is a point cloud;
a three-dimensional data set of the scanner's environment (hereafter referred to as the laser scan, or simply
scan). Depending on the selected resolution (points acquired per rotation), each point cloud consists of
millions of scan points.
The laser scans are recorded on a high speed SSD and can be exported via removable SD card, enabling
easy and secure transfer to SCENE, FARO’s point cloud editing software, or on the FARO Sphere cloud
solution.
This manual provides an introduction to the FARO Focus Premium. Read the safety information in
chapter
and the step-by-step guide in chapter
before using the FARO Focus Premium.
The scanner also has on-screen help that can be accessed during operation by tapping the Help button on
the screen.
A list of the potential fields of application of the FARO Focus Premium can be found on the FARO web
page
.
FARO Stream
Stream is a mobile app that connects FARO hardware with FARO Sphere cloud-based applications and
services. By uniting hardware with cloud software, Stream makes on-site capture workflows more
efficient and brings captured data directly into the FARO ecosystem. It does so by providing live
feedback of the captured scans while performing its pre-registration function.
Stream provides the best on-site efficiency for data capture with the Focus Premium scanner for scan
operations in architecture, engineering, construction and facility management. Users can be confident in
the successful and complete scan data they collect in real-time, confident that no additional site visits
will be required because of missing data and confident in radically expedited project finalization times as
Stream and Sphere are already doing some of the work automatically while a Focus Premium operator is
returning from the field. The Focus Premium also allows the ability to include complementary data like
field annotations and photographic images to the project after a scan is complete.
FARO Sphere
Sphere is a cloud application that provides users with a centralized, efficient, and collaborative
environment across FARO point cloud applications and customer support tools for faster 3D data capture,
processing, and delivery through a secure, single point sign-on process. With Stream and Sphere,
registration starts in the field and processing is performed in the cloud while the scan operator is driving
back to the office. This allows off-site colleagues to already work on the data or share it with end-
customers via FARO WebShare Software, the world’s leading collaborative point cloud project
management solution.
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