Laser Scanning Services for the Maritime Industry

  • Reduce or eliminate the need for repeated site visits. Scanning creates dense and comprehensive visualizations.

  • Data Versatility: scan data set can be used by multiple vendors and trades.

  • Design work can be performed off-site and verified within the scan data.

  • Allows for more in-shop or off-site fabrication. Ship can continue working while piping, mechanical and even structural components are being fabricated.

  • Replace or update ship documentation and General Arrangement drawings.

  • Final as-builts to document completed work. 3D digital proof of completion.

  • Scan data can be used to familiarize off-site vendors and contractors with the vessel prior to visiting. Speed up the RFP process and receive more precise estimates.

Laser scanning is transforming marine operations with 3D reality capture. Repair, retrofits, and maintence are optimized by:

  • As-build verification: scan hulls and machinery during construction and retrofits to detect diviations early

  • Drydock maintenance: compare currend hull condition to previous visits to detect and address possible issues, using the original hull scan as the baseline.

  • Collision Detection: Run clash analysis in point clouds to prevent piping / structural conflicts.

  • Reverse Engineering: Convert legacy components into CAD models

  • Reduce measurement errors. More precise compared to hand measurements.

  • Apart from the hull, topside and interior scanning can be accomplished dockside or while the ship is in operation, reducing the tasks performed in drydock.

Safety and Compliance is improved

  • Confined or hazardous spaces are more easily and quickly scanned than manual measurements, eliminating or reducing repeated access and total length of time of access.

  • Dangerous areas can be inspected from within the scan data on the desktop.

  • Identify clearance and trip hazards

  • Generate fire safety and emergency maps

  • Support AR/VR training for crews

  • Rescue planning

Generator for the Fireboat Duwamish, retired. Second oldest vessel designed to fight fires in the US.

Compatibility and Workflow Integration

  • Data is compatible with Autodesk products.

  • Elements in the scan data can be modeled in 3D in most modeling software.

  • The data can be registered to the project coordinate system and/or georeferenced.

Historical Preservation and Insurance Documentation

  • Heritage documentation, especially of wooden vessels, for conservation and maintenance.

  • Allows for virtual access and fly through tours.

  • Complete asset documentation and condition of vessel incase of major damage or total loss.

  • Replacement values and proof of purchases can be linked to objects in the scan data and 360 photo views.