FARO Connect® Software

Why Connect?

Discover the power of FARO Connect, the ultimate desktop solution for easy management of 3D point cloud and image data. Powered by GeoSLAM’s proprietary SLAM algorithm, Connect is the all-in-one software for local processing of FARO Orbis data with a connection to the optional FARO Sphere® XG cloud-based platform for viewing, sharing and collaborating.

Experience robust 3D visualizations through the data viewer and watch your digital replicas come to life, extracting immediate insights from your 3D point clouds. Enhance your data and make it clearer through a series of automated filters including outlier, noise, thinning and transient workflows. Additionally, employ automated workflows to optimize your data further, including change detection, and prepare your data for additional analysis with a wide range of export options.

Connect

Powered by the world’s leading SLAM algorithm alongside 3D visualization of your data, additional processing and filtering, workflow automation tools and integration into third party software applications.

RGB Colourization

RGB colourisation is achieved using the ZEB Vision accessory with the ZEB Horizon. The workflow is divided into four simple processes: Process SLAM, Image Stitching, Image Positioning, and Colourisation. These procedures can be completed within the Connect interface without the need for separate geoscripts. Users can now calibrate the ZEB Vision hardware from within Connect.

Data Classifiers

Connect has a range of filtering tools to help users get the best results from their data. These include outlier removal, surface noise reduction and removal of unwanted points, all of which make point clouds look cleaner and more defined. All of these tools are accessible within the Connect interface and can be applied to any dataset.

Reflective Target Georeferencing

Automatically georeference point clouds using reflective targets. These targets are positioned throughout the scanned area on known points and are detected during the scanning process. In FARO Connect, these targets are identified and matched with control points to locate the point cloud in the real world.

Reflective Target Alignment

Align two point clouds using common reflective targets captured within the scans. Targets will be automatically found in the scanned areas and used to align the point clouds in Connect.

GeoSLAM Draw

GeoSLAM Draw is an optional add-on software and comes in configured industry packages. Create projects directly from FARO Connect, elevate your point clouds in a few clicks and share them easily with colleagues and clients for detailed collaborations.