Topcon Beijing (HK)  Ltd., a leading provider of 3D laser scanning technology, has joined the  Pointools Partner Program in Asia. Pointools software is used by project teams  to reference and reuse the largest point cloud models – the billions of  measurement points taken by3D laser scanners – inside the broadest range of  applications for streamlining scan-to-model workflows. “We are very  excited to join the Pointools Partner Program,” said NelsonHo, General Manager  of Topcon Beijing (HK) Ltd. “Pointools software offerings perfectly complement  our 3D scanning solutions to enable unrivalled scan data reuse across the  broadest range of software apps.”

Pointools offerings include  stand-alone applications, CAD software plug-ins, and a third-party development  platform for point cloud processing and visualisation; uniquely enabling point  cloud model reuse across Bentley, Autodesk, Safe Software, Rhino, and SketchUp  applications withouttime-consuming translation.

“This new  partnership builds upon our existing relationships with Topcon in other parts of  the world,” enthused Joe Croser, VP of Products atPointools. “Topcon’s 3d laser  scanning technology is among the best available,and is very popular with our  software users. We are delighted to welcome theTopcon Beijing (HK) team to our  sales partner network.”

The Pointools suite of software is used by  architects, engineers,contractors and surveyors to leverage the same  high-performance Pointools POD modelfile format across multiple workflows  including AEC, Art & Entertainment,Forensics, GIS & Mapping, Heritage,  Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Mining,Power & Utilities, and Security &  Defence.

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