The client for the project was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Hastings, Michigan, specializing in the design and production of powered parachutes. This initiative aimed to provide Microsoft’s Flight Simulator users with an authentic experience of flying these unique aircraft.
The laser scanning process utilized the Leica RTC360 laser scanner, probably the best in the market. RTC360 helped in accurately capturing the overall dimensions and geometry of the facility. In parallel to that, the Artec Leo scanner was used to record surface details for the enhancement in facility geometric data acquired.
Then, the point cloud data was generated and hence processed subsequently using cloud processing to mesh model software workflow. The objective was to create a mesh model with accurate textures, further to be worked on.
Finally, the mesh models were processed to be proper 3D models as the digital replicas of real-world aircraft. Then models were reviewed for integration into Microsoft’s Flight Simulator.
This particular project defines the importance of utilizing the right set of laser scanning technologies to achieve the desirable project outcome. The usage of RTC360 and Artec plus intelligent point cloud to model conversion software resulted in precise data processing, and therefore, realistic digital replication
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