Full Support for Multiple Portable Metrology Instruments

Powerful, versatile, and user-friendly, SA can simultaneously communicate with virtually any number and type of portable metrology instruments. This includes laser trackers, arms, laser radars, scanners, projectors, theodolites, total stations, and photogrammetric devices–all featuring a common interface for each instrument class.  

Alignment

Align to a known coordinate system using a variety of techniques, from 3-2-1 and best fits to interactive fitting such as Quick-Align and classic surface fits. Relationship Fitting allows for simultaneous feature-based fitting to organic surfaces in addition to traditional iterative fitting.  

Real-Time Build & Virtual Assembly

Digitally assemble components with relationships and constraints to see how parts will fit in final assembly. An entire suite of tools are available for real-time building.  

Traceability

Maintain a clear history of all data from start to finish with 100% traceability from measurement to reporting.  

GD&T Inspection

Address ASME standard GD&T requirements with support for native CAD annotations.  

Reporting Tools

Quickly and easily generate custom reports with output to a wide variety of formats.  

Point Clouds

Combine laser scanner interfaces with advanced tools for feature fitting and automatic sphere extraction. Automatically extract features from scan data for easy comparison to CAD or analysis with GD&T.  

SA Remote

View real-time 3-DOF and 6-DOF spatial data and control laser trackers remotely from an iPhone®, iPod® touch, or iPad®. Download the official SA Remote app for free at the Apple App store.  

Uncertainty Calculation & USMN

Calculate measurement uncertainty and use USMN to achieve the ideal instrument network.  

Geometry Inspection

Define design-based inspection routines from a CAD model or primitive geometry.    

Model-based Definition

Take advantage of CAD models to capture deviations over time or watch them in real-time.  

Automation

Use Measurement Plans and an SDK to enable powerful scripting and automation capabilities.  

Certifications

2016 SpatialAnalyzer NIST Certification

SpatialAnalyzer has received NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Certification. For more information on NIST certification, click here.

2015 PTB Certification for SpatialAnalyzer

SpatialAnalyzer has received PTB Certification. This certification ensures that the math algorithms used adhere to known standards.  

Support Cad Formats

IGES, STEP, STL, CATIA®, SolidWorks®, NX®, ProEngineer®, Creo Parametric Inventor, and more.

SA Packages

• SA Professional
• SA Ultimate

The types of portable metrology instruments that we support are as follows:

• Trackers
• Arms
• Laser radars
• Theodolites
• Scanners
• Photogrammetric devices
• Total stations
• Projectors

  Below is a list of instruments that we support organized alphabetically by manufacturer. If you have questions regarding supported instruments, contact the NRK support team at support@kinematics.com.  

Automated Precision Incorporated (API)

Portable CMM Arms

Axxis 6 dof and 7 dof arms

Laser Trackers

API Omnitrac 2 API Tracker II API Tracker III API Radian

Auxiliary Devices

API Laser Rail  

Faro Technologies

Portable CMM Arms

USB Arms - Edge, Prime, and Fusion Faro ScanArm (V3, ES, HD) Gold and Silver Series Arms USB Arms - Platinum, Titanium, Quantum, and Edge

Laser Trackers

Si, S, Xi, X and Ion Trackers SMX Tracker 4000, 4500 Vantage

Scanners

Photon/LS/Focus 3D Scanners  

Hexagon

Portable CMM Arms

All Romer Absolute, Multi-Gage 6 and 7 dof arms All Cimcore 6 and 7 dof arms Perceptron laser line scanner for 7 dof

Laser Trackers

Leica Absolute Tracker 930/960 Leica Emscon Absolute AT 900 series trackers Leica Emscon AT 401, 402 Leica Emscon LT 500 - LT800 series trackers Leica TP-Link Trackers

Total Stations

Leica Flexline Plus Series Total Stations Leica Nova MS50 and MS60 Leica Nova Series MultiStations Leica TC2000, TC2002 Leica TDA5005 Leica TDRA 6000 series Leica TPS Total Station (2003, 5000,5005) Leica T1200 series Leica Viva Series Total Stations

Theodolites

Leica TM6100A Theodolites Leica TPS (1800, 5100) Theodolites Leica/Wild (T2000, T2002, T3000)Theodolites

Scanners

Leica Geosystems ScanStation P20  

Nikon Metrology

Scanner

Metris Laser Radar CLR100, MV200, MV300

GPS Networks

Metris iGPS Surveyor and Surveyor 2

Photogrammetry

Metris K-Series K-Scan and SpaceProbe  

Virtek

Laser Projector  

AICON

Photogrammetry

AICON ProCam 3D Probe AICON MoveInspect  

Assembly Guidance

LaserGuide Projection System  

Creaform

Photogrammety

Creaform Handy Probe

Scanners

Creaform HandyScan 3D  

Geodetic Services, Inc. (GSI)

Photogrammetry

M-System V-Stars Single Camera V-Stars Bundle Network Uncertainty Simulation Interface  

Laser Projection Technologies (LPT)

Laser Projector  

LAP

CAD-Pro Laser Projector  

Metronor

Photogrammetry

Metronor Portable Measurement System  

Minolta

Scanners

VIVID 700 and 900 Scanners  

Northern Digital (NDI)

Photogrammetry

NDI OptoTrak  

Surphaser

Scanners

Surphaser 3D Laser Scanners  

SwissTek

Theodolites

Kern E Series  

Topcon (Sokkia)

Total Stations

DS (DX), ES (CX), OS (FX), and PS (SX) Total Stations Net-1, Net-2, SETX, Net05X, Net05AX  

VICON

Photogrammetry

Vicon Tracker  

Zeiss

Theodolities

Zeis ETh 2  

Zoller + Fröhlich (Z+F)

Laser scanner  

Other notable instruments:

Boeing Laser Tracker Boeing TaLLS Scanner Sandia National Labs Arm Romer Sigma Arm 2022 Metron Scanner Nivel 20 Two Axis Level Thommen HM30 Weather Station Davis Perception II Weather Station Scan Alert Temperature Probe On-Track Laser Line System Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge Digital Levels for USMN Networks

Minimum Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 7 or later
• 4 GB ram
• 500 MB of free disk space
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution

 

Recommendations for Optimal Performance

The system outlined below will provide a good base platform for using the most advanced features of SA. With this equipment measurement data may be gathered with high data rates (1 kHz sampling rates) into complex models containing numerous CAD surfaces.

• 3 Ghz Dual Core Processor
• Windows 7™ (64-bit)
• 8 GB of RAM (64 bit operating system)
• 1280x1024 or higher screen resolution
• Hardware-accelerated graphics card supporting OpenGL®
• 1 GB of free disk space

  Examples of machines with these configurations are available at www.dell.com:

• Low end: Dell Latitude Laptop
• High end: Dell Precision (Laptop or Workstation)

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