LAKE MARY, Fla., Oct. 1, 2014 /CNW/ -- FARO® Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ: FARO) announces the new FARO CAD Zone Release 10 software
suite which offers updated versions of Crime Zone, Crash Zone,
Fire Zone, and Insurance Zone. The Release
10 versions are available for immediate delivery to
customers. CAD Zone software is noted for its ease of use and
powerful drawing, analysis, and animation tools. These
software offerings enable the creation of courtroom-ready 2D and 3D
drawings and animations from scanner data, point cloud data, total
station data, and manual measurements.
For over 20 years FARO CAD Zone products have been the easiest
and most accurate diagramming programs in the public safety market,
which includes law enforcement, forensic science, crash
reconstruction, loss prevention, and fire service. The
Release 10 versions include even more realistic 3D graphics and
faster rendering. Also included in the new releases are
significant performance and feature improvements, which have been
developed to help public safety customers automate their
workflows.
Jay Freeland, FARO's President
and CEO stated, "CAD Zone is the most trusted brand name in
CAD-diagramming software for the public safety industry. We
have continued to invest in development to make the CAD Zone Suite
of software even better. By focusing on customer
requirements, FARO has developed a unique program that facilitates
and simplifies the workflow required to produce courtroom-ready
evidence. These enhancements improve the users' experience
and helps improve their return-on-investment."
With Release 10, Crime Zone, Crash Zone, Fire Zone, and
Insurance Zone now provide the following key
enhancements:
- Higher resolution 3D graphics for more realistic drawings and
animations
- Active 3D drawing functionality, with simultaneous 2D and 3D
drawing windows
- Faster 3D rendering rate with quicker file loading and refresh
rates
- Intuitive user interface for maximum productivity
- Advanced graphic settings with lighting, shadow, highlights,
and glass-transparency effects
- Innovative satellite image clean-up tools to erase unwanted
vehicles or other objects
- Terrain mapping for aerial draping over 3D points
- New and enhanced 3D vehicle symbols, 3D placards, and other
symbology
- New bullet trajectory cones with a user-specified uncertainty
value
For more information on CAD Zone Suite 10, view new videos,
purchase a license or request a demonstration, visit
www.faro.com.
About FARO® Technologies
FARO Technologies, Inc. is
the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging and
realization technology. Technology from FARO permits
high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and
compound structures within production and quality assurance
processes. FARO solutions are also used in documenting large volume
spaces or structures in 3D, surveying and construction, as well as
for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites and crime
scenes.
Worldwide, approximately 15,000 customers are operating over
30,000 installations of FARO systems. The company's global
headquarters is located in Lake Mary,
Florida, with European and Asia/Pacific headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany and Singapore, respectively.
The CAD Zone was acquired by FARO Technologies in late July
2014. The company was originally founded in 1990 with the
goal of providing CAD drawing software programs, support, and
training for the law enforcement and public safety industries.
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