Golf Ball Dimple

This dataset shows a dimple on a Titleist Pro V1 golf ball.  The logo printing is just barely visible in the dimple. We can highlight the printing a little more by applying a 4th-order polynomial fit (Analysis Settings > Geometry/Form > Polynomial, with “4” as the x-order and y-order values). Filtering will bring out the … Read more

Engine Block Head Deck

This dataset is high on our “coolness scale.” It’s nearly 250 mm in width—quite a bit larger than our typical surface roughness measurements. It does an excellent job of showing how longer-wavelength waviness and form can be analyzed.  There are some small areas of bad data which can be repaired with the OmniSurf3D Surface Editor … Read more

Pen Cap

You may recognize this image from our blog post (Image Overlays in OmniSurf3D) showing how image overlays can provide a more realistic sense of a surface.  The .os3d file format can include an image overlay file within it. In OmniSurf3D click the camera toolbar icon to toggle the image overlay on or off (the button … Read more

Conical Data

This data is representative of a range of parts with a conical overall shape (valve seats, as an example). When dealing with data such as this it’s important to turn off data filling (Analysis Setting > Missing Data Filling > None) to avoid bridging the empty inner and outer areas. If you remove the cone … Read more

Orange

In our blog post, Comparing Apples and Oranges, we talk about how a properly scaled profile graph can give great insight into surface features—while an improperly scaled image can have you chasing non-existent process problems. This data of an orange, combined with the data of apple skin, can help show the effects of vertical scale when … Read more

Apple

In our blog post, Comparing Apples and Oranges, we talk about how a properly scaled profile graph can give great insight into surface features—while an improperly scaled image can have you chasing non-existent process problems. This data of an apple, combined with the data from an orange peel, can help show the effects of vertical scale … Read more