Lund International a Lawrenceville, GA, maker of aftermarket auto accessories, is using Z Corporation portable 3D laser scanning technology and Geomagic Studio software to develop new products. Lund uses the ZScanner 700 handheld laser 3D scanner in the design of products for cars, pickups, SUVs, and heavy trucks, including Nifty floor mats, Belmor hood shields and Deflecta-Shield cargo liners. Lund designers scan vehicles, including interiors, to capture contours. Using Geomagic Studio software, they prepare the resulting scanning data for use in Dassault Systemes’ CATIA.
Lund previously used fixed-position scanner but found it time-consuming and unable to operate in tight spaces. According to Z Corporation, the ZScanner allowed Lund to shorten the typical product development cycle by 40 percent. According to Lund, Geomagic Studio and the ZScanner complement one another.Its polygon editing tools and automation help create CAD-ready data from a scanned polygon mesh. It smoothes surfaces, eliminates irregularities, and produces a standard IGES file that CATIA incorporates with a click.
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