FARO Zone 3D Software
Impressive visuals with 2D/3D diagrams, analysis, animations and videos
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Overview
When an incident occurs, investigators and forensic experts must establish the facts and thoroughly document the case. This process is critical for crash reconstruction, crime and fire investigation, and for creating courtroom presentations. FARO Zone 3D makes it easy to perform accurate analysis of an event and produce detailed visuals such as precise 2D and 3D diagrams, compelling animations, and courtroom –ready reports. FARO Zone 3D Advanced, the most recent update, can import point cloud data from laser scanners and drones. Both are powerful tools for use with investigation equipment.
Business Value of FARO Zone 3D Software
- Create Compelling Presentations : Walk-throughs and fly-throughs in virtual reality scenes help jurors, investigators and other viewers understand the scene.
- Generate Accurate Diagrams : 2D and 3D diagrams feature details such as intersections, walls, doors and stairs.
- Animate Crashes in Seconds : Animations feature point-based accuracy and include advanced effects like spinning and locked wheels, trailer articulation, smoke and fire.
- Fully Analyze Scenes : Details of slope, bullet trajectory and blood spatter can be analyzed.
Features of FARO Zone 3D and FARO Zone 3D Advanced
- Precise, Fast Drawings : Extensive drawing tools, paired with object grips and automatic snaps, make it easy to create accurate, 2D and 3D diagrams to exact measurements.
- Pre-drawn 3D Models : Access a huge library of pre-drawn 2D symbols and 3D models for crash, crime and fire scenes. Easily import 10 million additional 3D models from free online sources.
- Powerful Analysis Tools : Perform comprehensive analysis for bullet trajectory, blood spatter, vehicle momentum, critical speed yaw, speed from skids, road profile, vehicle crush, and more.
- Flexible Starting Point : Take measurements from almost any source and import manual measurement data from total stations and point cloud data from laser scanners and drones. Use areal maps from Google®, Bing® or Pictometry® to complete the virtual landscape
- Compelling 3D Results : Create realistic flythroughs, vehicle and human animations with shadows, rain, snow, fog, animated vehicle headlights, brake lights, and traffic lights.
- Intuitive User Interface : Get constant feedback and access helpful how-to videos, comprehensive documentation and free Instructor-led, online training.
- Compatibility : Open diagrams from CAD Zone, ARAS, and other standard CAD formats. Bring in measurements from manual methods, satellite maps, and data from total stations.
Features Exclusive to FARO Zone 3D Advanced
- Compatibility with Point Clouds : Open multiple point cloud formats from laser scanners in .pts and .E57 formats, directly from FARO SCENE projects1, and from drones in .las file format.
- All-in-one Analysis : Register scanned data captured with FARO Focus Laser Scanners2 so all your work is done in one software application.
- Advanced Diagramming Tools : Take all your measurements from the point cloud, snap to specific data points to create diagrams, export chosen points with “virtual surveyor” mode, and use point clouds to create stunning animations and VR scenes.
- Easy Workflow : Merge and align point clouds, or use point cloud models, to place vehicles that were removed back into the scene of the crash.
- Photo-Realistic Results : Create incredible 3D environments with multiple light sources, grass that grows, and enhanced material textures for stone, brick, wood, metal, water and more.
- Custom VR Training Scenarios : Turn any scanned scene into an exciting VR training scenario. Take photos and measurements, pick up evidence and swab for DNA samples, all while completely immersed in the VR forensic scene.
FARO Zone 3D Applications
- Forensic Analysis and Pre-incident Planning : Create fast, accurate 2D and 3D drawings for public and private investigators to help with law enforcement, fire cause investigation and insurance claims. These images help with state crash reports, crime scene investigations and arson investigation. Plus they give courtroom presentations the “CSI effect” with visually stunning 3D animations and fully immersive 3D environments that leave jurors and judges with the sense of being at the scene of a crime.