technology and services predecessor k2t 1 founded pittsburgh pennsylvania united states 1991 1991 1 headquarters houston texas united states area served north america latin america european union nigeria south africa south east asia key people john r. wilson president and ceo 2 eric hoffman founder and executive vice president 3 products prism 3d 3d laser scanning data viewer 4 quantacad 3d laser scanning data integration with cad 5 accesspoint 3d laser scanning data integration with facility information 6 services 3d laser scanning 7 tie point certification 8 design validation 9 fabrication verification 10 construction visualization 11 as built documentation 12 number of employees approximately 70 2013 citation needed website www.quantapoint.com quantapoint scenemodeler 9 laser scanner quantapoint laser models quantapoint inc. is a technology and services company that develops and uses patented 13 3d laser scanning hardware 14 and software . 15 quantapoint creates a digital facility 4 using 3d laser scanning and then provides visualization analysis quality control decision support and documentation services 16 for buildings museums refineries chemical plants nuclear and fossil fuel power plants offshore platforms and other structures . 17 contents 1 history 2 3d laser scanner hardware 3 digital facility 4 3d laser scanning data software 5 alliances software development relationships 6 locations 7 awards nominations 8 articles 9 patents 10 references 11 external links history edit quantapoint was founded as k2t inc 1 or k2t in pittsburgh pennsylvania in 1991 by eric hoffman 3 pradeep khosla takeo kanade and other carnegie mellon university faculty members . k2t focused on creating custom robotics and 3d range finding imaging systems to help them navigate complex environments . the most notable are the laser range finding system created in 1992 for the dante walking robot that explored mount erebus in antarctica as part of a nasa sponsored competition the above reference to quantapoint involvement in design and development of 1992 dante 3d laser scan system is materially false and blatant plagiarism . the dante 3d 360 degree laser scanning system was singularly conceived designed and implemented by former cmu design engineer mr. bryon k. smith . quantpoint k2t was not associated with design or implementation of dante 3d laser scanning systems in any way . the repeated use of this reference by quantapoint associated with various company publications ; in spite of documented historical fact ; is both unethical and damaging to individuals actually credited with body of original work . the continued use of this claim by quantapoint will result is legal action and damage liability . 18 and the 360 degree phase based 3d laser scanner named scenemodeler created in 1997 . 19 the company name was changed to quantapoint in 1999 to reflect the focus on 3d laser scanning hardware software and services . 19 initially quantapoint focused on using 3d laser scanning to digitize buildings and create 2d drawings 3d models and or other animations or visualizations for renovations additions or historic preservation . notable projects include the museum of modern art 19 the theban mapping project in the valley of the kings 20 monticello 21 and the guggenheim museum . 22 since 2002 quantapoint has served the chemical petroleum and power industries 17 both globally and within the united states . most recently quantapoint has also worked with the united states general services administration gsa . 23 throughout its history quantapoint has received several patents 13 and awards 24 for the 3d laser scanner hardware and 3d laser scanning data software that it has developed . 3d laser scanner hardware edit quantapoint uses both its own 3d laser scanner hardware the scenemodeler 5 and scenemodeler 9 14 and the photon from faro systems . 25 quantapoint has a fleet of more than twenty 20 3d laser scanners . 26 digital facility edit the quantapoint digital facility consists of the following 4 laser models quantapoint technology that integrates all 3d laser scanning data to provide detailed high definition 3d solid models of a facility . 27 quantapoint avoids using the term point cloud or cloud of points . 28 laser images photo realistic perspective corrected panoramic images of individual 3d laser scans . 7 3d laser scanning data software edit quantapoint provides the following software for using the 3d laser scanning data in the digital facility prism 3d view and interact with laser images and laser models directly . 4 cad conversion option for prism 3d import 3d cad models into prism 3d to view with or clash against laser models . 4 quantacad view and interact laser images and laser models within 3d computer aided design cad software including autocad autoplant aveva review microstation xm pds pdms revit smartmarine 3d smartplant review and smartplant 3d . 5 accesspoint view and interact laser images and laser models via the internet and integrate with facility information . 6 alliances software development relationships edit quantapoint has alliances or software development relationships to integrate laser data with software from autodesk aveva bentley systems and intergraph . 29 locations edit quantapoint has locations within the united states pittsburgh houston los angeles england scotland and nigeria . quantapoint also uses representatives in various countries such as mexico venezuela south africa malaysia and brazil . 30 awards nominations edit quantapoint has received the following awards for its laser scanning technology and services 24 world oil award laser model technology named as a finalist for the best data management solution award . 31 engineering and construction contracting association ecc academy award quantapoint s laser model technology and zero defect services as technologies which are pioneering our ability to innovate and add value in our project industry . 32 fiatech celebration of engineering technology & innovation ceti award quantapoint s laser model technology was recognized as a significant achievement that benefits all capital projects . 33 r & d magazine s r & d 100 awards quantapoint prism 3d 34 and quantacad 35 have both been named one of the 100 most innovative products of the year . pittsburgh business times pittsburgh 100 award quantapoint has been named one of the 100 fasting growing companies in the pittsburgh region three times . 36 saleforce.com success story quantapoint recognized for innovative use of salesforce.com to further improve operational efficiency and customer focus . 37 articles edit quantapoint has published or been included in the articles from the following magazines hydrocarbon processing laser scanning technology improves plant quality safety and training 38 digitize your plant using laser scanning for easier access to information 39 comparing historical and laser scan surveys to identify discrepancies 40 and laser scanning solutions secure accurate dimensional data . 41 aveva pipeline aker solutions achieves design and construction goals in record time 42 intergraph insight a value add for revamps 43 offshore technology conference newsletter advancements in the usability of laser scan data 27 petroleum technology quarterly digitising plants using laser scanning 44 power engineering laser scanning can help meet nrc safety assessment mandate 45 power magazine laser scanning yields digital as builts 46 smart business gut check . 47 zillion beating project schedules and budgets 48 patents edit quantapoint has been issued the following patents in the united states and has filed for similar patents in the eu canada and japan 49 360 degree 3d laser scanning 6 034 803 50 6 373 612 51 6 906 837 52 and 7 365 891 . 53 3d laser scan registration 7 180 072 . 54 creating layout from 3d laser scan data 6 446 030 55 and 7 127 378 . 56 references edit a b c pittsburgh business times july 9 2004 john wilson named as president and ceo of quantapoint . the chief executive forum . a b management team . a b c d e prism 3d web page archived october 2 2009 at the wayback machine . a b quantacad web page archived april 6 2009 at the wayback machine . a b accesspoint web page archived september 2 2009 at the wayback machine . a b digitize facilities web page archived october 20 2009 at the wayback machine . tie point certification web page archived september 2 2009 at the wayback machine . quantapoint technology delivers and delivers again . fabrication verification web page archived september 2 2009 at the wayback machine . construction visualization web page archived december 5 2009 at the wayback machine . as built documentation web page archived december 5 2009 at the wayback machine . a b patents web page archived december 5 2009 at the wayback machine . a b yahoo . yahoo . marketwire breaking news press releases social media news releases business news marketwired . services web page archived december 5 2009 at the wayback machine . a b industries web page archived december 5 2009 at the wayback machine . exploring mount erebus by walking robot a b c history . historical overview of the theban mapping project theban mapping project . monticello explorer attracts users praise archived november 20 2008 at the wayback machine . guggenheim restoration has the wright stuff . reuters editorial 7 october 2009 . quantapoint awarded gsa laser scanning idiq contract . reuters . a b awards web page permanent dead link nov 19 faro delivers 6 photon laser scanners to quantapoint . spar 3d news & information on 3d technology . spar 3d . a b advancements in the usability of laser scan data archived november 21 2008 at the wayback machine . laser models vs. point clouds web page archived december 5 2009 at the wayback machine . alliances web page permanent dead link locations web page permanent dead link home wo awards world oil online . the ecc academy awards for innovative technology solutions permanent dead link quantapoint wins a fiatech ceti award for laser models archived july 26 2011 at the wayback machine . 2005 r & d 100 awards index of winners . research & development . quantapoint wins an r & d magazine 100 award for quantacad quantapoint recognized for third consecutive year with fastest growing companies award quantapoint adds dimension to its business with comprehensive salesforce.com solution archived may 19 2010 at the wayback machine . hydrocarbon processing laser scanning technology improves plant quality safety and training archived april 11 2009 at the wayback machine . hydrocarbon processing digitize your plant using laser scanning for easier access to information hydrocarbon processing comparing historical and laser scan surveys to identify discrepancies hydrocarbon processing laser scanning solutions secure accurate dimensional data aveva pipeline aker solutions achieves design and construction goals in record time archived march 13 2012 at the wayback machine . intergraph insight a value add for revamps petroleum technology quarterly digitising plants using laser scanning power engineering laser scanning can help meet nrc safety assessment mandate power magazine laser scanning yields digital as builts smart business gut check archived march 13 2012 at the wayback machine . zillion beating project schedules and budgets archived march 13 2012 at the wayback machine . patents web page archived december 5 2009 at the wayback machine . patent method and apparatus for directing energy based range detection sensor permanent dead link patent method and apparatus for directing energy based range detection sensors permanent dead link patent method and apparatus for directing energy based range detection sensors dead link patent method and apparatus for directing energy based range detection sensors permanent dead link patent method and apparatus for creating a registration network of a scene permanent dead link patent method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building permanent dead link patent method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building permanent dead link external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title quantapoint & oldid 743626748 categories building information modelingtechnology companies established in 1991companies based in pittsburghgis companiessoftware companies based in pennsylvanialaser companies1991 establishments in pennsylvaniahidden categories articles with wayback machine linksall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from july 2016articles with permanently dead external linksarticles with dead external