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Viewport View Bringing Your 3D Data To Life
Aberdeen-based 3D scanning specialists, Viewport3, have developed a new online 3D data viewer which offers simple, userfriendly access to 3D data files, whether that data was collected by their processes or not. As a web-based platform, it operates on any office-standard PC or laptop without any software being installed and can be accessed from anywhere.
By bringing 3D data to life, Viewport View adds value to projects – it’s that simple. It bridges the understanding gap for non-technical personnel in a way that a stack of 2D drawings simply cannot. It’s easy to use across organisations, streamlining cross-discipline collaboration and making inclusive conversations that much easier.
Having listened and responded to customers’ needs since their launch 4 years ago, the Viewport3 team developed the low-cost Viewport View system to fill a gap in the market that meets these common needs in one product.
When can we use it?
Viewport3 co-founder, Chris Harvey said: “While we have already built a very strong reputation for 3D scanning in the offshore and topside sectors, Viewport View is applicable across any number of industries: it can be used as a virtual worksite induction tool before arriving at a remote worksite, and even a virtual training base for complex equipment. People also like to be able to see the data we collected on their behalf and manipulate it in a 3D environment at their own pace.
“Using the platform helps to increase the awareness and understanding of personnel examining and using their 3D data, and in so doing adds cost-effective value to HSE planning, site awareness, HIRAs, and risk assessment meetings.
What’s so special about the Viewport View?
Fellow founder, Richard Drennan, said: “Many viewers that we have previously encountered come armed with hundreds of complex capabilities, at a high monthly licence fee. We were aware that our customers were only using a fraction of these capabilities, so we devised our own straightforward, intuitive and simpleto-use viewer to meet this demand for a more streamlined product.
“Viewport View offers a clean and simple layout, accompanied by self-explanatory viewing options and tools, which allows you to communicate with customers and colleagues, while manipulating the 3D data. It’s lightweight and simple, with a pricing structure to match. The onboarding process is equally straightforward: we issue customers with a link and a user guide, and they’re good to go, but of course the Viewport3 team are always on hand to offer support when required.
“We’re fully aware there’s a multitude of 3D data out there in our industry and in others. Our viewer platform is able to ingest customers’ own data as well as any collected by us, and re-purpose these for their own uses.”
Viewport3
Viewport3 specialise in providing 3D scanning and reverse engineering services - using digital cameras to obtain technical grade point-cloud data, which the firm then processes into 3D to produce straightforward reports and outputs. Since 2017, Viewport3 conservatively estimate £13m in savings for customers by deploying their high-end 3D scanning and processing techniques.
