<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rapid3D]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rapid3D is the leading Western Canadian supplier of advanced 3D scanning products and services.]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rapid3d.ca/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Supporting Stem Cell Research with Accurate 3D Modelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporting Research at the University of Calgary Scaling stem cell production sounds straightforward. Increase the volume, keep everything else consistent, and expect the same outcome. In practice, it rarely works that way. At small laboratory volumes, many bioreactors perform well. Once those same processes move to clinically relevant sizes, growth can slow. Cell quality can shift. Results that once felt predictable become harder to reproduce. Researchers at the University of Calgary wanted...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/supporting-stem-cell-research-with-accurate-3d-modelling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d6776f0611ac839ce76ec6</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[healthcare and medical]]></category><category><![CDATA[creaform]]></category><category><![CDATA[handyscan]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:30:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_13d91533c5664711afbac560b2d5e1fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_668,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding 3D Scan-to-CAD Deliverables]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a physical part is captured with a high-resolution 3D scanner, the first result is a digital representation of that object. What happens next depends entirely on how that data will be used. Sometimes the goal is simply to capture geometry and archive it. In other cases, engineers need editable CAD models to support design or manufacturing. In more complex situations, entire assemblies or engineering analysis may be required. At Rapid3D, we often explain this journey using a simple...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/understanding-3d-scan-to-cad-deliverables</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b854c6320b64dc4781e5cd</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[reverse engineering]]></category><category><![CDATA[aftermarket automotive]]></category><category><![CDATA[creaform]]></category><category><![CDATA[vxmodel]]></category><category><![CDATA[handyscan]]></category><category><![CDATA[solidworks]]></category><category><![CDATA[museums and art]]></category><category><![CDATA[heavy equipment]]></category><category><![CDATA[aerospace & aviation]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:57:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_3e35585a3d464423add8f4dda56c4438~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_777,h_713,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Era Unfolds:FARO and Creaform Combine to Form Two New Business Units]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the original article by Creaform  here . Purpose‑built for customers: FARO CREAFORM, turning portable and automated dimensional measurement into strategic advantage for manufacturers, and FARO INSIGHT, transforming captured reality into trusted insight for construction, public safety, and geospatial professionals. Lévis, Québec, January 13, 2026  — FARO Technologies  and Creaform , businesses of AMETEK, Inc., are announcing a major new chapter in their evolutions which will reframe how...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/a-new-era-unfolds-faro-and-creaform-combine-to-form-two-new-business-units</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698a629a41590511a34482c8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:51:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_6528a0a3e30043c5ab2d22d680b3a399~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_760,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracing Alberta’s Earliest Recorded Journey Using 3D Scanning Technologies]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Southern Alberta, history is often hidden in plain sight. Hills, ridgelines, and creek beds that we pass every day once guided the earliest Indigenous communities, fur traders, and surveyors who mapped this part of the world long before roads existed. Earlier this month, we had the chance to help document one such place, a site that may connect directly to the earliest written account of a European travelling deep into southern Alberta. The story starts in 1792 with a Hudson’s Bay surveyor...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/tracing-alberta-s-earliest-recorded-journey-using-3d-scanning-technologies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695d2a711db7a40263481ad3</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[museums and art]]></category><category><![CDATA[creaform]]></category><category><![CDATA[handyscan]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:28:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_3597d325aeb7429b84c7bdbb7c0b13d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Wilderness Vans Uses 3D Scanning to Engineer Smarter Van Builds]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Wilderness Vans , a Canadian custom van builder known for their clean, functional builds, began working with Rapid3D’s van scan data, their goal wasn’t just to visualize space, it was to engineer better interiors from the ground up. With Rapid3D’s scan of the 2025 Ram ProMaster 3500 159"WB Extended Super High Roof , captured with FARO Creaform’s professional-grade 3D scanning technology, the Wilderness Vans team built a workflow that transforms raw scan data into a precise, repeatable...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/how-wilderness-vans-uses-3d-scanning-to-engineer-smarter-van-builds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69779fa0f397423296aa8325</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[reverse engineering]]></category><category><![CDATA[aftermarket automotive]]></category><category><![CDATA[creaform]]></category><category><![CDATA[handyscan]]></category><category><![CDATA[metrascan]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:08:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_fec0ecb7e51a4a9082a361d94dad69f1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebuilding a Porsche Clutch Cable Bracket with 3D Scanning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some projects start with a drawing. This one started with a broken part that had already lived a hard life. The component was a Porsche clutch cable bracket. It seems like parts like this fail at the worst possible moments, a nice drive through the country and suddenly you have no clutch and you are stuck in fourth gear. Years of fatigue had caused the original cast aluminum bracket to snap at one of its mounting points. The part was later welded back together to keep the car operational, but...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/rebuilding-a-porsche-clutch-cable-bracket-with-3d-scanning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695ee2078ad1a6f3c7f9cfba</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[reverse engineering]]></category><category><![CDATA[aftermarket automotive]]></category><category><![CDATA[creaform]]></category><category><![CDATA[vxmodel]]></category><category><![CDATA[handyscan]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:53:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_0070e7c2722948cdb6ed0f468be707af~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How WestJet Assessed 10% of Its Damaged Fleet to Boeing Standards Using Creaform’s Technologies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the original article by Creaform  here . The size of the hailstones that pummeled WestJet’s aircraft at YYC. On August 5, 2024, Calgary was hit by one of the most destructive hailstorms in Canadian history . In just a few hours, the storm caused flooding, structural damage, and severe impacts to air traffic. The domestic terminal at Calgary International Airport (YYC) sustained roof collapses and flooding , while dozens of aircraft sitting on the tarmac were pummeled by hailstones. 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Twenty years ago, Creaform reimagined 3D scanning by launching the world's first portable laser 3D scanner—pioneering the handheld self-positioning 3D scanner class. With the introduction of the HandySCAN 3D in 2005, Creaform didn't just bring new capabilities to market—it revolutionized 3D metrology. Since then, we've been at the forefront of the parade, continuously leading the way, pushing boundaries, and setting standards that competitors rush...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/the-handyscan-3d-by-creaform-two-decades-of-3d-scanning-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69179b8c1f276a0fa61dcda6</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[reverse engineering]]></category><category><![CDATA[inspection]]></category><category><![CDATA[NDT & integrity]]></category><category><![CDATA[creaform]]></category><category><![CDATA[handyscan]]></category><category><![CDATA[go!scan]]></category><category><![CDATA[metrascan]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:04:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_f0c6ce3f27a84a17b6f415e43a9a72d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_533,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Rapid3D Brought Borealopelta from the Early Cretaceous to the Digital Age Using 3D Scanning Technologies]]></title><description><![CDATA[An artist's impression of Borealopelta markmitchelli . (Julius Csotonyi) From World-Class Fossils to World-Class Data When it comes to palaeontology, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology  is in a league of its own. Known worldwide for its fossil collections and groundbreaking research, it is one of the places where the ancient past is still being uncovered, literally, beneath Alberta’s soil. 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launch...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/from-handmade-to-cad-reverse-engineering-a-custom-wooden-boat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688d0559a7ca30b715089032</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[reverse engineering]]></category><category><![CDATA[creaform]]></category><category><![CDATA[geomagic]]></category><category><![CDATA[metrascan]]></category><category><![CDATA[handyscan]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_6306241c94d1440a98fa7876fd912b1f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Field to Forecast: How We’re Powering Canada’s Hail Research with 3D Scanning Insights]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog references the official Northern Hail Project 2022/2023 Annual Report Example of a hailstone being measured in the 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the Ind-E...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/empowering-student-innovation-3d-scanning-the-ind-e-capstone-vehicle-with-rapid-3d-and-bcit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68598e69bfd4e2111a4a30db</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:16:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_f311839129314eedaa6aaf0e446a78f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDT Pipeline Inspection: From Scan Data to Repair Decisions in Minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[For over 16 years, Rapid3D has led the charge in 3D scan-based inspection of corrosion and mechanical damage, transforming how pipeline...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/ndt-pipeline-inspection-from-scan-data-to-repair-decisions-in-minutes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68250397903800387b04ecc1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 20:59:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Customers...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/the-impact-3d-scanners-for-heavy-equipment-manufacturers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b79969816cdba07fac0b71</guid><category><![CDATA[heavy equipment]]></category><category><![CDATA[inspection]]></category><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:11:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_62c9a5be9c6e4889aad09e4125c86836~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3D Scanning in the Heavy Equipment Industry: Finding the Right Solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Western Canada, we know a thing or two about heavy equipment. 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In today’s market, it seems like all 3D scanners have similar specifications, as if...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/3-tests-to-recognize-high-quality-from-low-quality-scanners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675c826d3bef5114d590001e</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[creaform]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:01:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_d47b55c861d8415c9c553fb601d45c3a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Responding to a Massive Hail Event at YYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calgary was hit by severe thunderstorms on the evening of August 5, 2024, resulting in heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and damaging...]]></description><link>https://www.rapid3d.ca/post/responding-to-a-massive-hail-event-at-yyc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672504d8278383af0e6cf3e8</guid><category><![CDATA[3d scanning]]></category><category><![CDATA[inspection]]></category><category><![CDATA[NDT & integrity]]></category><category><![CDATA[aerospace & aviation]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:11:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a8615_068694939000422cb8563ae5f5ddf4bc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_959,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>3dinfo2</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>