LAKE MARY, Fla., Sept. 15, 2015 /CNW/ -- FARO Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D
measurement and imaging technology, announces an update to
PointSense, the Company's leading Surveying and As-Built
Documentation software suite for the Architecture, Engineering, and
Construction (AEC) industry. With the release of Version 16.5,
PointSense now includes additional tools and functionality for
efficiently processing 3D laser scan data in Autodesk's AutoCAD®
and Revit® packages and accelerates documentation of as-built
data.
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New PointSense functionality for AutoCAD® includes simultaneous
fit of multiple polygon cross-sections, single click plane
extraction, and auto-boundary detection. New plant design tools
include batch extraction of multiple structural steel elements and
enhanced flange tie-in point extraction. Revit® users will also
benefit from new, intuitive deformation tools for comparing point
clouds to any surface including walls, floors and ground.
Additionally, users of Agisoft's PhotoScan software can now import
their calibrated photos into PointSense's Heritage tools as an
additional reference source for processing their point cloud
data.
FARO also released new versions of its VirtuSurv, TachyCAD, and
PhoToPlan software with enhanced functionality. VirtuSurv, the
Company's intuitive and easy-to-use solution for processing point
cloud data based on photo-like scan views, offers a new user
interface for SEMA GmbH's timber construction tools software.
FARO's 3D AEC Software solutions process data from almost any
measurement device. Users can find more information on the software
applications, including a full list of new features, videos, and
options to schedule on-line demonstration appointments at the
following site: http://www.faro-3d-software.com/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as
statements about demand for and customer acceptance of
FARO's products, and FARO's product development and product
launches. Statements that are not historical facts or that
describe the Company's plans, objectives, projections,
expectations, assumptions, strategies, or goals are
forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as "is,"
"will," "continues" and similar expressions or discussions of
FARO's plans or other intentions identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to various known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause
actual results, performances, or achievements to differ materially
from future results, performances, or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. Consequently, undue
reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking
statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to:
- development by others of new or improved products, processes
or technologies that make the Company's products less
competitive or obsolete;
- the Company's inability to maintain its technological
advantage by developing new products and enhancing its existing
products;
- declines or other adverse changes, or lack of improvement,
in industries that the Company serves or the domestic and
international economies in the regions of the world where the
Company operates and other general economic, business, and
financial conditions; and
- other risks detailed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2014.
Forward-looking statements in this release represent the
Company's judgment as of the date of this release. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise, unless otherwise required
by law.
About FARO
FARO is the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement
technology. The Company develops and markets computer-aided
measurement and imaging devices and software. Technology from FARO
permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of
parts and complex structures within production and quality
assurance processes. The devices are used for inspecting components
and assemblies, rapid prototyping, documenting large volume spaces
or structures in 3D, surveying and construction, as well as for
investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime
scenes.
The Company's global headquarters is located in Lake Mary, FL; its European regional
headquarters in Stuttgart,
Germany; and its Asia
Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore. FARO has other offices in
the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, the United
Kingdom, France,
Spain, Italy, Poland, Turkey, the
Netherlands, Switzerland,
Portugal, India, China,
Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, South
Korea, and Japan.
More information is available at http://www.faro.com
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