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Expanding
the world of 3D scanning
The 3D scanner has become an
indispensable tool in the 3D industry, on the front line of
innovations in computer animation and product development. Roland
was first to introduce this high-tech tool with the PICZA. New and
upgraded PICZAs are now available offering even more powerful design
options. PIX-30 and PIX-4 significantly expand the scanning
capabilities of PICZA. The Roland Active Piezo Sensor (R.A.P.S.)
probe enables extremely high precision scanning with a minimum scan
pitch of 50 microns. You can scan all manner of objects and turn
them into 3D data files. This data can then be used for a wide range
of applications, including design or 3D prototyping, as CAD data,
computer graphics or in animation form as visual data for CAD/CAM
design, product development and educational needs. Roland's 3D
scanning tools expand the world of your imagination.
Powerful Scanning Ability
The PIX-30 can scan objects as
large as 12" (width, X axis) x 8" (depth, Y axis) x
2.375" (height, Z axis). The PIX-4 scans sizes up to
6" (width, X axis) x 4" (depth, Y axis) x
2.375" (height, Z axis). For additional height, an object
that sizes up to 5" (PIX-30) or 2.75" (PIX-4) can be
set and the top 2.382" part of the object can be scanned.
PICZA's high performance enables a scanning pitch of 0.025 mm
(Z axis) and 0.002" to .2" (X axis and Y axis). Due
to precision Piezo technology, PICZA scans a wide range of
objects including soft objects like clay and fruit, etc., that
conventional contact scanners find very difficult to scan.
PICZA can even scan glass, impossible using optical scanners
because the light beams pass through the glass.
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Big Performance - Desktop Size
PICZA takes up very little room
on your desktop. The PIX-4 is only 12.324" (width) x
11.970" (depth) x 10.868" (height) and can be used
anywhere. Both models come with comprehensive dedicated
scanning software, Dr. PICZA Ver.2.3. Packed with easy-to-use
functions, it can reduce data volume by reducing the
resolution of all or part of the captured data or it can
rescan part of the object at a finer scanning pitch and
combine it with the original data. Most operations can be done
using your computer mouse. The basic settings for scanning are
as simple as setting the scanning pitches of the X and Y axes
and the scanning range.
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Working with 3D and computer
graphics programs
PICZA supports an array of data
output formats including DXF (CAD data), STL and 3DMF (3D
format standard). It can also be used easily with your own
programs, since it can output to an ASCII file as dot data (X,
Y, Z coordinate text data). It can also be used in combination
with all Roland milling and modeling machines to output
prototypes. Given its compatibility with all kinds of output
formats, PICZA applications are virtually limitless. The
result is an automated environment where you can turn
imagination into reality.
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