Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy website BYD Group passes a milestone with high-tech laser scanning in yachting industry
march 09, 2021 - Byd

BYD Group passes a milestone with high-tech laser scanning in yachting industry

  • Over 200 yachts scanned
  • More than 2,500m of hull length has now been scanned by the firm
  • Coral Ocean, Velsheda and other motor and sailing superyachts were scanned
  • Up to 0.05 mm accuracy of scanning

Spain’s #BYD Group recently passed a milestone with its 200th #laser scan of a #yacht. The 73m Lürssen Coral Ocean has just undergone a detailed exterior scan, prior to extensive refit work. It follows hot on the heels of a full interior and exterior scan for the 45m luxury motor #yacht Andrea, and means that more than 2,500m of hull length has now been scanned by the firm.

From Barcelona to the Balearics, the #yacht design group is known for its high-tech approach and has been a leader in the field of accurate 3D scanning for more than 15 years. From checking that the hulls of sailing boats are fair to mapping the VIP cabin of a large motor #yacht prior to refit, the technology has a thousand possible uses.

BYD invested in #laser scanning back in 2004, and it can now deploy three devices for the task. There are two long-range Faro Focus scanners capable of accuracy down to 1mm from as far away as 330m. This small device is able to measure nearly a million points every second. There is also a detailed Go! Spark scanner, accurate to an astonishing 0.05mm.

Velsheda mapped

Using these two tools, the highly skilled team at #BYD has scanned some of the world’s most prestigious boats. In 2019, they mapped the entire J-Class fleet for rating purposes, including the incomparable Velsheda, which belongs to a repeat client. A few years earlier, she had had a similar scan in order to fair her steel hull for better symmetry. The accuracy of BYD’s scanning was also key in designing an extension to the hull of carbon racing machine Jethou.

We perform around 20 different scans from different positions, each of which acquires some 10.9 million points,” explained #BYD naval architect Tià Simó. “After processing, optimising and deleting non-usable data, as well as redundant points created by the cradle or the rigging, the hull of a 40m sailing #yacht such as Velsheda results in around 10 million points.”

Key to successful refit

There are just as many applications on the motor #yacht side, with major clients including 74m luxury cruiser Cocoa Bean and 47.5m Feadship Nostalgia. In both these cases, the aim was to precisely measure the dimensions of a specific area of the boat ahead of refit work. On Cocoa Bean, it was around the funnels and the forward front face of the superstructure for a new sundeck Jacuzzi, while the transom scan for Nostalgia was preparatory to extending the #yacht.

3D scanning is a hugely skilled job, with very precise setup required for accurate results,” continued Simó. “The equipment is portable, so the scan can be carried out wherever the boat lies, but the biggest investment comes back in the office, after the scan. Post-processing is critical to obtaining a precise image and must be done by a professional.”

Scan times vary from a quick 30 minutes for a 1m-diameter propeller, to about eight hours for the full hull of a 40m #yacht. An interior cabin can be accurately mapped in about 45 minutes. The only limit to the size of an object to be scanned is the 330m range of the long-range #laser.

Related news

october 17, 2022
may 02, 2022
february 22, 2022

17 Oct 2022BYD ATTO 3, C-segment #suv with European customers in mindBYD TANG, 7-seater with variable all-wheel driveBYD HAN, slee...

BYD delivers full engineering and #design work for Linx 30Innovative, feature-rich superyacht tenderFoils deliver 20-40 per cent e...

The RIB is capable of fast economical cruising as well as turns of speed in excess of 50 knotsOne of main goals of #BYD was to ach...

You might be interested in

january 19, 2022
november 08, 2021
april 09, 2021

Refit of the 45m #superyacht Lady Nora, built by Broward in 1998BYD used its market-leading experience with 3D scanningCrew area g...

- New M9 Open is the largest boat designed for Nuva so far- Refined naval architecture means less resistance and more stability- F...

Designing hard-tops has become a major part of the refit businessBYD clients include numerous superyachts up to 40m LOA Largest pr...