Polyworks driver for labview

[unclebump]

I'm looking at an application using a FARO AMP 3D imager. The FARO data needs to be processed by a program called POLYWORKS. I need to get some of the info from POLYWORKS into a plc. POLYWORKS can give me a csv file that I could read and use the DSC module to get the data into an OPC server.

http://www.faro.com/3dimager/

http://www.innovmetric.com/polyworks/3D-scanners/home.aspx?lang=en

Does anyone on the forums have experience with 3D metrology software and labview? Any drivers available for labview?

[TheGeeze]

Hi,

I was unable to find a driver for polyworks in LabVIEW.  Hopefully there is someone out there who has made one!

However, it sounds like your task would not be too difficult.  LabVIEW is certainly capable of reading in values from a csv file and writing those values to an opc server.

Thanks,

Ryan

[unclebump]

I'm thinking DIADEM might be the answer for point cloud work.

[TheGeeze]

What type of work do you want to do with point clouds?

[unclebump]

Nothing real major. I need to extract the Z height value for around 100 points out of the cloud. I want to send these values to a robot for use when applying an RTV bead and the part is slightly warped. I need to maintain a constant distance between the nozzle tip and the part. Polyworks can calculate these values itself. If Labview could read the FARO data directly, I would need to set a lower plane in labview. Then measure the Z height from the plane perpendicular to the 100 points inside labview.

[TheGeeze]

It sounds like this is all mathematical manipulation.  As long as you understand the math associated with the calculation, you can implement it in LabVIEW.  As long as the data from FARO is a csv file, you can write code to parse that.

Ryan

[jbouchard]

Hi,

I'm reaching out to you after seeing your post while doing some research over the web. I happen to work for PolyWorks. I never heard of a specific driver for labview, but you can indeed use PW macro script to output data to a desired file structure (like .csv). Feel free to contact me or tech support for further assistance. http://www.innovmetric.com/polyworks/3D-scanners/co_inforeq.aspx?lang=en

Cheers,

Jonathan

[TheGeeze]

Thanks for the help Jonathan!