Mountain Hardware rain jackets are really soft and impressively waterproof. If you zoom in on this rain jacket/shell material, you can see the differences in the woven material in each direction (i.e., the “warp” and “weft”). This dataset has an image overlay stored with it—click the camera icon in the OmniSurf3D toolbar to view the … Read more
A collection of stones can be a good “macro” analogy for micro texture. The dataset was created with a 3D scanner. As with the marbles in this dataset, a 3D measurement tends to capture the full dimensions of each rock in the field of view, while a 2D slice through the data will likely miss … Read more
A bowl of marbles is a good “macro” analogy for micro texture. The dataset was created with a 3D scanner. In the 3D measurement data, we can see enough of most of the marbles to estimate their radii (try it with a circular mask in OmniSurf3D). If you cut a 2D slice through the data, … Read more
We recently acquired three model “LM6708” tapered roller bearing assemblies from different manufacturers. We decided to have a look at how their surfaces compared, and differed, right out of the box. This dataset is the Timken bearing, which has a micro-finished, crosshatched surface. Setting the vertical scales equal to each other makes it easier to … Read more
We recently acquired three model “LM6708” tapered roller bearing assemblies from different manufacturers. We decided to have a look at how their surfaces compared, and differed, right out of the box. This dataset is the National bearing, which has a ground surface. Setting the vertical scales equal to each other makes it easier to compare … Read more
We recently acquired three model “LM6708” tapered roller bearing assemblies from different manufacturers. We decided to have a look at how their surfaces compared, and differed, right out of the box. This dataset is the FKG bearing, which has a ground surface and several taller/deeper features. Setting the vertical scales equal to each other makes … Read more
We compared the surfaces of the grips on two of our favorite pens: the “Uniball Grip” that we use with our logo, and the Pilot G-7 that we use for the Notepad Series. Both are relatively inexpensive, but they both write very well, and both feel great to hold. We put both surfaces under … Read more
We compared the surfaces of the grips on two of our favorite pens: the “Uniball Grip” that we use with our logo, and the Pilot G-7 that we use for the Notepad Series. Both are relatively inexpensive, but they both write very well, and both feel great to hold. We put both surfaces under … Read more
Orange, lemon, lime…can you tell which surface belongs to which fruit? Over the past couple of years we’ve worked with researchers doing some fascinating work with GelSight instruments and our OmniSurf3D software. This year we’re excited to have added a GelSight system to our measurement instrument collection. This series of measurements of various citrus skins … Read more
Orange, lemon, lime…can you tell which surface belongs to which fruit? Over the past couple of years we’ve worked with researchers doing some fascinating work with GelSight instruments and our OmniSurf3D software. This year we’re excited to have added a GelSight system to our measurement instrument collection. This series of measurements of various citrus skins … Read more
Over the past couple of years we’ve worked with researchers doing some fascinating work with GelSight instruments and our OmniSurf3D software. This year we’re excited to have added a GelSight system to our measurement instrument collection. This series of measurements of various citrus skins shows how the tactile gage can measure soft surfaces with great … Read more
An O-ring presents a challenging surface texture measurement. Radial profile, steep sides, small cross-section, soft material…while the measurement is virtually impossible with a stylus, it is possible with a 3D optical instrument. This dataset is a great example of how the geometry/form fitting and filtering options in OmniSurf3D make it easy to analyze even complex … Read more