How to make money in 3D Scanning ?

Tristan GRIMBERT
Division Vice President
- TRIMBLE -
 For over 15 years, MENSI has been working on it

1993: SOISIC 93
90 Kg 1997: 3Dipsos 1.2
SGI Unix Based 1998: SOISIC 98
Nuclear Version

2004: GS200 2002: GS100

13 Kg
RealWorks Survey
3Dipsos 3.0

100% acquired by
Trimble Navigation Ltd
in December 2003
Power & Process
Company: Shell
Project: Offshore platform refurbishment
Deliverable: 3D model
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Man/hours on site 50 120 500
personnel cost to SP ($/hr)* 22 22 22
Reg. & modeling 250 360 940
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32 32
Total costs to SP $ 9 100 $ 14 160 $ 41 080
* average, surveyor + assistant

Source: Shell
Benefit for Service Provider
Get the job done in one quarter of the time
Cost saving is $32,000
System Pays for itself on on 4th Platform.

Derived value-added advantages for Shell

Data used for VR training video creation
Dramatically reduced down-time and
procurement costs
Reduced PLM costs (traveling,Back
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Power & Process
Company: CIMO, for Syngenta (CH)
Project: Chemical facility revamp
Deliverable: 3D model (export PDS)

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Man/hours on site 16 24 130
personnel cost to SP ($/hr)* 22 22 22
Registration 2 16 20
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32 32
Modeling 24 40 65
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32 32
Transfer to PDS 2 5 0
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32 32 Benefit for Service Provider
Total costs to SP $ 1 248 $ 2 480 $ 5 580
* average, surveyor + assistant The job done in a quarter of the time
Cost Saving of 4x
Source: CIMO
Over 4000 saving on a small, but complex
project,
Final deliverable in just 5 man/days.
This was a specific test project carried out on a
complex part of the processing plant, specifically
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Manufacturing
Company: Assytem, for Renault
Project: Welding waste-water cooling station
Deliverable: 3D model (export MicroStation)

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Man/hours on site 16 110
personnel cost to SP ($/hr)* 22 22
Registration + modeling 32 90
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
Transfer to MicroStation 1 0
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
Layering & Tagging 1 1
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32 Benefit for Service Provider
Total costs to SP $ 1 408 $ 5 300
$4000 cost saving on a small project
* average, surveyor + assistant
Source: Assytem/Renault
Final deliverable in under 4 man/days.

MicroStation import MicroStation coloring and layering MicroStation tagging

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Cultural Heritage
Company: CMS
Project: Reims Cathedral
Deliverable: 3D model
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Topo survey 16 TBD
personnel cost to SP ($/hr)* 22 22
Scanning 120 0
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
Registration 80 TBD
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
Modeling in 3Dipsos 600 TBD
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
Benefit for Survey Company
Total costs to SP $ 25 952 #VALUE! The GS Scanner made the job possible
* average, surveyor + assistant
This project could not have been
Source: CMS/Mensi done with traditional methods.
Due to the complexity of the
project, laser scanning was the only
answer.
Such a massive project allows a very
rapid Return on Investment
50 Stations. 32 million points
178 Control points (by total station).
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2D Elevations
Company: confidential
Project: Burgundy Manor House (chateau) [listed building]
Deliverable: 2D elevation drawings in AutoCAD

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Man/hours on site 4 32
personnel cost to SP ($/hr)* 22 22
Ortho-projection in RWS 0,25 n/a
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
2D drawing in AutoCAD 6 16
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
Total costs to SP $ 288 $ 1 216
* average, surveyor + assistant Benefit for Service Provider
Source: Mensi/confidential The job done in quarter of the time
Save 1000 every day !
Do this type of job every working day
for 6 months and your scanner has paid
for itself.

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Bridge Repair
Company: Perazio
Project: Railroad bridge scan (damage evaluation)
Deliverable: 2D elevation drawings in AutoCAD

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Man/hours on site 12 48
personnel cost to SP ($/hr)* 22 22
Registration + modeling 24 108
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
Total costs to SP $ 1 032 $ 4 512
* average, surveyor + assistant
Source: Perazio

Job done four times faster

3000 cost saving on a critical
project involving precise damage
assessment on railroad bridge
Comments:
Accuracy was a critical issue due to
necessity of precisely locating cracks
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and subsidence.

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Tall structures
Company: Praxilla, for Vodafone
Project: Pilot project. Mobile communications facilities
Deliverable: 2D drawings, 3D model

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Man/hours on site 8 1 32
personnel cost to SP ($/hr)* 22 22 22
Registration + modeling 16 56 72
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32 32
Total costs to SP $ 688 $ 1 814 $ 3 008
* average, surveyor + assistant
Source: Mensi/Praxilla

Benefit for Service Provider

The job is done in quarter the time
Lower cost to client
Additional information provided to
client (and pays more to get it)
Multiple information formats (2D
drawings, 3D models, DTM info, virtual
reality (texture on mesh).
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 Results

and draw directly on point-cloud

Point-cloud based orthoprojection Import point-cloud into AutoCAD

3D points with color 3D points with texture 3D mesh with texture Measure on the model

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Forensics
Company: Mensi for Bouygues Construction
Project: Special project. Terrain subsidence investigation
Deliverable: 2D drawings, 3D model

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Man/hours on site 6 n/a
personnel cost to SP ($/hr)* 22 22
Registration 2 n/a
personnel cost to SP ($/hr) 32 32
Total costs to SP $ 196 #VALUE!
* average, surveyor + assistant

Source: Mensi/confidential Benefit

Demonstrates capability to respond in a critical situation
Not possible to do this job with traditional equipment

Background:
Following serious subsidence caused by new tunnel
construction work for new Metro line in Paris, 3D data
sets of the scene were required by the MoT for
subsequent investigation. The case is sensitive since it
occurred in a school yard. Luckily, the school was Back
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 Anwers
Versatility :
Use a scanner every day on various applications =
Quick ROI

Portability / Ease to use

Flexibility, speed and performance

Workflow integration
From various sources at each step of the Surveying
and Design Workflow : site inspection, early design,
detailed design, monitoring,
 Versatility
GS Scanners :
Speed, range, resolution, portability will fit most applications

Import
Scanner native formats : Callidus, IQ Sun, Riegl ,
All Pointcloud data (through neutral)

RealWorks Survey : a collection of sophisticated tools

across applications :
2D drawings, elevation drawings, volume calculation, cross
sections, contouring

Export to most CAD package :

DXF, DGN, ARC+, SAT, VRML, STL, OBJ, PDMS, PDS,

A single PointCloud Data Center to work with various

CAD package
 Portability / Ease of use
GS Scanners :
28 pounds = Single person
operation,
Can be carried in a back pack
PocketPc or Recon option
Wi-Fi Ready
Intuitive controller interface
Panaromic Framing
Zoom x5.5
Batteries operated
Check-in luggage case
 Workflow integration
Field Surveying :
A new tool within TRIMBLE tool box
Top Adaptor for GPS or reflector
Measurement / Auto-detection of flat survey targets / IH

CAD Design
Using Pointcloud in our CAD package
Quick 2D output
Automatic modeling
Exporting in Native Format with Intelligence

And now the PointCloud Data Center allows simultaneously to work on

PointCloud and Design data with full performance
PDC : Pointcloud Data Center
PointCloud Processing : 100%
CAD Functions : 100%
Interoperable
Both ways
Simultanous
Seamless
Intelligent

PointCloud Data
Mesh
Primitives
Catalogues Data
 A Unique Pointcloud Data Center from
Various Sources for all Design Applications
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