Morning all,
I have trolled the internet and various forums looking for a truthful and non-generic answer to this question without much success.
I work for a Land and Engineering Survey firm and for the past 18 months we have been dealing with point clouds and 3D models.
In the past we have dealt with projects that require different scanners and we have used Riegl VZ400, Cyclones and Faro's. Projects sizes rewuired about 20 - 80 scans depending on scanner used, size and precision. We are currently in the process of finalising a project for a train station which would be scanned. Time constraints require us to use the VZ400, cyclone and faro scanners an the size of the station will require approx 800+ scans.
What I need to confirm is the PC hardware to be used. Currently we have a PC with Revit 2015, with the following :
i7 4770K
16GB Corsair 2600Mhz Gaming Ram
1Tb WD Caviar HDD
Asus Z87 Motherboard
Windows 8
We will only be providing a revit model so no need for rendering so questioning the graphics card neede, if at all. I need to know what to suggest for this and also another PC. I'm thinking to add the following :
another 16Gb of RAM
A 320Gb solid state HDD
grpahics card (not sure quattro or gaming)
Attached is an photo example of what will be scanned
