3D Scanning.

3D scanning is a technology that takes advantage of sampling millions of points in the surroundings and register it into the scanner. By rotating around its axis and elevate up & down, the scanner will “build” a 3-dimensional cloud of its surroundings. To extend the range of the scanning it, can also be moved to another location and continue the scanning process. State of the art software helps to incorporate the different scans into one common presentation of the room or object. By utilizing this technology, the designers and the project engineers will be able to work with the surroundings without being at site.

Here are some advantages from the capturing:

New equipment can be designed accurate according to existing facility

The time, cost and risk of a new design can be reduced considerably

Check that new equipment actually fit into existing system before it is manufactured

Design work can be carried out without the object being present

The detailed data can be used into make more accurate budgets.

Here are some specific cases where 3D scanning will be a significant contribution:

Installing a new system/module into a ship engine room:

By performing a 3D scanning of the engine room, the project engineer can design and place new equipment in a way that will fit directly into the existing system.

Start design work in an early phase without having the ship available

Start pre-fabrication before ship enters the yard

Illustrate and communicate solutions to customer before pre-fabrication

Installing a new system/module into a ship engine room:

Old pipes in bad condition to be refitted with identical new pipes.

Scan the area where the old pipes are located

Bring the scan into the computer design environment and build a 3D model of the existing pipe

Verify that the 3D model of the new pipe will fit into the scan

Pre-fabricate new pipe and install into existing system