植物文档中的甜蜜成功

Time and cost savings, plus better information

Without laser scanning, Michigan Sugar would have had to take manual field measurements, and the documentation process would have required almost two weeks to complete. According to James, for the field documentation alone there was a cost savings of 68 per cent. Total savings, of course, go beyond that because manual measurements could have introduced human error, leading to construction clashes and rework. Industry-wide contingencies for rework on plant data gathered manually typically run from 12 to 30 per cent of total project costs, eating up time and money.

借助来自激光扫描仪的数据，所有设备和系统，不仅仅是一些所选的植物元素，都被捕获到精确度的毫米内。数据处理也很快且具有成本效益，因为团队将ScanStation P40与Cyclone Software配对，该软件无线无缝地工作。软件和硬件的这种婚姻使内部工程师可以轻松提取，分析数据并在所有建筑，结构和机械系统的AutoCAD®中创建3D模型。詹姆斯解释说：“因为我们在一个软件包中控制了项目的所有方面，我们不必从各种软件包中导入和导出数据，从而节省了很多时间。”

The survey team also published Leica TruViews, dimensional photographs overlaid on top of the point cloud data, which people can view in Leica Geosystems’ free TruView panoramic viewer. Even though they did not have in-depth knowledge of point cloud software, the professionals at Michigan Sugar were able to review the data and assess site conditions easily with the TruViews. Schanbeck has found the model so useful in helping engineering teams with their design work that he plans to use laser scanning to document the entire facility, facilitating future equipment modifications and additions.

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Story: Sweet success in plant documentation
Chapter 1:Planning for a tank replacement
Chapter 2:Efficient, accurate data capture
Chapter 3: Time and cost savings, plus better information