FARO BuildIT Metrology
For managing dimensional validation processes throughout manufacturing
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Overview
Quality control, tool building, guided assembly and machine alignment require complex workflows in today’s manufacturing environments. The FARO BuildIT Metrology Software product simplifies these processes with real-time guidance tools, advanced algorithms and easy-to-set-up automation. It’s the industry’s leading 3D metrology software platform for alignment, build and inspection applications, incorporating more than 20 years of proven expertise in delivering best-in-class measurement solutions to the manufacturing industry.
Business Value of BuildIT Metrology
- Eliminate Labor-intensive Tasks : Workflows are simple to set up, yet powerful in the ways they automate tasks — from data acquisition to analysis and reporting. Powerful macros make programming easy, so an expert is not required to complete the data capture for frequently measured parts and assemblies.
- Empower All Workers : Anyone can perform complex inspections with advanced geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) callouts with the comprehensive GD&T module (ASME Y14.5 and ISO 1101 standards compliant), automatic alignment and evaluation.
- Improve Speed and Efficiency : Automated workflows, faster alignment, shorter inspection cycle times and dynamic reporting save time. Large datasets (extensive and dense point clouds) feature powerful and advanced algorithms tailored for point clouds.
- Minimize Waste : Real-time guided part alignment and placement results in fewer errors and less scrap.
- Solve Unique Challenges : Multiple FARO hardware devices can be combined to deliver unique solutions, solving complex customer challenges (e.g., ability to see results in real life with projections derived from measurements).
- Improve Customer Satisfaction : Ensure products conform to design requirements and tolerances.
BuildIT Metrology Features
- Model-based Definition (MBD) : Use with industry-standard CAD formats and assembly-level data, including Product Manufacturing Information (PMI). Imports and preserves full tree hierarchy and object names from the original CAD models, and includes smart search and CAD editing functions that allow efficient and flexible model preparation for inspection.
- Comprehensive GD&T Evaluations : Enable full model-based workflows to create/apply or import, modify, define and evaluate GD&T information. BuildIT Metrology features comprehensive coverage of the GD&T standards with automatic CAD alignment and evaluation.
- Streamlined Workflows with Focus Laser Scanner : Import and register multiple scans in a single software with automatic targets (spheres, checkboards) recognition and registration or with the cloud-to-cloud registration. Real-time wireless trigger of scans from multiple Focus units and live transfer enable highly flexible automated scanning workflows with increased throughput.
- Configurable Automation Module : Create repeatable, guided, automated workflows — with no coding required — and communicate with external applications like PLCs, robots and conveyor belts with Python scripts, a widely used programming language.
- Hardware Compatibility : Use BuildIT Metrology with FARO and other data capture hardware, including portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), metrology 3D scanners, laser trackers, portable measurement arms, optical 3D imagers, laser projectors, total stations and external robotic devices via the automation module. Combine with a FARO Vantage Laser Tracker and ScanArm or a Focus Laser Scanner to perform detailed inspections on large objects.
- Dedicated Tools for Vantage Laser Trackers : Rely on flexible real-time deviation read-outs for alignment and positioning details, flexible laser-aim functions and powerful network bundling algorithms for improved accuracy by minimizing measurement uncertainty when relocating trackers.
- Dynamic Projection with Tracer Projector : Fully compatible with FARO Tracer, live projection of objects derived from measurements can be achieved for creating augmented reality solutions.
- Real-time Feedback : Instantly identify problems during inspection and alignment through color-deviation maps and numerical/graphical feedback.
- Universal Interface : Easily operate BuildIT Metrology, with minimal training required.
- Color-coded Tolerance Callouts : Easily identify pass-fail conditions along with their evaluated values.
3D Metrology Applications
- Quality Control and Inspection : Quickly and easily verify dimensions of manufactured parts and assemblies in nearly any industry. BuildIT Metrology is ideal for tool building measurement, parts assembly management and overall quality control.
- Production, Fabrication and Assembly : Enhance production processes with improved manufacturing equipment alignment and industrial automation quality control.
Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Applications
- Digital Twin for Asset and Facility Management : Automated scanning workflows make it easy to create a digital twin of any facility for long-term management and planning purposes.