Download and Release Notes for FARO Stream

New Features

• Support for Focus Premium Max (400m), Focus Premium (200m), and Focus Core (100m).

Improvements

• Start by using the "+" button at the top left to create a project. The system no longer creates an empty project automatically.
• The option to switch between the Orbis and Focus workflows has been removed.
• In the Structure View, you can now create clusters (for Focus) and sheets (for Orbis) by swiping left at the home level (or at the cluster levels for Focus).
  • Note that clusters are relevant only for Focus, while sheets are specific to Orbis.
  • At this time, Focus and Orbis scan data are not displayed together in the DataView, and they cannot be registered with each other.
• After migrating from Sphere Legacy to Sphere XG, uploads are now supported for Focus.

Limitations

• Point cloud data is not synchronized from Sphere XG to Stream
• Deleting a project, cluster, or scan in Stream and syncing will delete the scan from Sphere XG and SCENE
• Focus scans are not yet processed in Sphere XG.
• Syncing from Sphere XG to Stream may remove the Stream registration connections.
• It's not yet possible to visualize and register scans from Focus and Orbis in one project.

Improvements

• Improved cloud connectivity check to make it more robust and responsive.

Improvements

• Streamlined the Sphere XG login.
• Added processing options for uploading Orbis projects.
• Fixed usability issues related to Sphere XG groups and permissions.
• Uploading a scan now continues even if the app is in the background.
• Improved robustness of the network check.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed crashes related to download and installation of firmware files.
• Fixed occasionally incorrect reported processing state of Sphere 1 projects.

Known Issues

• When switching between the Orbis and the Focus workflow, there can be an issue with the position of the scan markers in the scans.
  Workaround: Restart the Stream app after switching between Orbis and Focus workflow.

Improvements

• Download the What's New Power Point presentation for more details on version 3.1.0 improvements
• Major UI/UX improvements for the Focus scanner.
• Added visualization of registration connection lines.
• Several performance improvements.
• Added a "What’s New” section to the app settings.

Bug Fixes

• Several bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

Improved user experience following Orbis firmware update completion. The spinning wait cursor no longer keeps spinning after the firmware update successfully completes.

Improvements

• Optimized performance for lists (projects, scans, datasets, etc.).
• Minor UI improvements.
• Improved performance for the data view.
• Improved performance for Sphere XG upload processes.
• Improved user feedback in cases where mapping couldn't be initiated due to a general error.
• Implemented a display of the uploading sheet/dataset while transferring to Sphere XG

Bug Fixes

General:

• Fixed an issue where devices appeared as available even when they were not.
• Fixed the Service package and log file export via Android’s Nearby Share feature.
• Fixed the firmware file download interruption when the app was sent to the background (iOS only).

Focus:

• Fixed a display issue of the "Undo" button for registration.

Orbis:

• Resolved an issue where a project synced with Sphere XG appeared as modified only after restarting the app.
• Addressed project upload errors after a previously canceled upload to Sphere XG.
• Corrected the project naming suffix to adopt the pattern "_N" for conflict avoidance.
• Fixed erroneous messages during firmware upgrades when an error occurred.
• Improved handling for users caught on the mapping screen due to a device connection interruption.
• Adjusted the view area limit to prevent exceeding the right and lower boundaries.
• Fixed initial lagging experienced during the start of a Flash scan.
• Stabilized the progress indicator during Sphere XG uploads to prevent fluctuations.

Improvements

Focus:

• Improved icons for Focus near, distance, and far settings

Orbis:

• The project image now syncs seamlessly with Sphere XG.
• Project creation dates are now synchronized with Sphere XG.
• All map zoom levels are accessible in offline mode.
• We've optimized the communication frequency between devices and Stream.
• Various minor performance enhancements have been implemented.
• Numerous cosmetic improvements.

Bug Fixes

General:

• Fixed an intermittent crash issue during network property checks.
• Fixed an issue where Stream sometimes failed to reconnect when the device erroneously detected use by another Stream instance.

Focus:

• When relocating a scan from a cluster to the project root, the notification text no longer displays an empty cluster name. Instead, it says "...moved to the top level."
• Fixed the problem where getting scan profiles from the scanner sometimes failed.

Orbis:

• The project name no longer gets lost sporadically when changing the project image.
• Stream no longer hangs indefinitely when trying to synchronize an invalid dataset (e.g., due to scanner shutoff during scanning).
• Scan label settings, which had no effect in Orbis mode, have been removed to streamline functionality.

Improvements

• Introducing support for FARO's cutting-edge scanner: The Orbis™ Mobile Laser Scanner.
• Stream now offers the capability to download and update firmware for both the Focus and Orbis scanners.
• Introducing a new feature that allows users to set limitations on loading scans from the Focus scanner, providing greater control and efficiency.
• Improved design that enhances user experience and navigation.
• When modifying cluster visibility, the view will automatically adjust to display the newly selected cluster.
• Numerous changes have been implemented to enhance stability, robustness, and overall performance within the app, ensuring a smoother and more reliable user experience.
• In the data view, you can now show either all scan marker labels, or only the label from the last scan.
• More details of the in-field registration are stored in the scan project, in both offline and online workflows.

Improvements

• FARO Flash scans now with Ricoh Theta Z1 HDR
  The HDR (High Dynamic Range) setting makes it possible to see details in areas that would be overexposed or underexposed in scans with high-speed or low-noise settings. Stream 2.0.2 with Focus firmware 7.2.2, together with the Ricoh Theta panoramic camera, make it possible to use HDR when capturing FARO Flash scans, giving you the detail of HDR together with the speed of FARO Flash.

Bug Fixes

• Various fixes to improve stability and performance.

Known Issues

• In rare cases, high-resolution scans may result in reduced display performance.

Improvements

• The visibility of the top view has been enhanced — especially on tablets
• The Flash profile selection is now restricted to scanners with firmware 7.2.1 or later
• Additional performance enhancements have been implemented

Bug Fixes

• Placing the registration hint marker precisely was impossible because the view jumped when the user applied a long press
• Streaming panorama camera calibration scans sometimes failed
• Improved project loading when reopening a large project
• When connecting to a FARO Core scanner for the first time, no scan profiles were available
• Live streaming of the first scan after scanner bootup sometimes failed
• Some bug fixes to prevent crashes

Known Issues

• Projects with PanoCam scans cannot be uploaded to Sphere if the active cluster is selected. Workaround: Deselect the cluster before uploading.

New Features

• Support for FARO Flash
• The scanner's compass is now used to pre-orientate the scans during registration
• Added optional sound or vibration when it is safe to move the scanner
• Added analytics (as opt-in)

Improvements

• Improved general usability and responsiveness across the App
• Improved usability of cluster handling

Bug Fixes

• Improved robustness and efficiency of scan projects synchronization with Focus scanner
• Improved Sphere upload

Notes

• This release requires FW version 7.2.0 or later to be installed on the scanner

New Features

• Support for the FARO Focus Core laser scanner, including licensing via Sphere.
• On-site compensation results can now be shared as a pdf report.
• Stream now indicates the scanning phase (e.g., "Inclinometer capturing").
• Scan base names can now be modified per cluster.
• Added new PanoCam options introduced with the FARO Focus firmware 7.1.0.

Improvements

• Point-cloud data is now optionally automatically downloaded.
• The scanner must now be explicitly selected. Previously, when multiple scanners were in the same network, Stream selected one scanner randomly.
• Sphere processing can now be triggered for projects that were uploaded but not processed during upload.
• Several usability improvements and bug fixes for the top view.
• Several usability improvements related to annotations.
• Reworked scanner detection and connectivity checks.
• Improved diagnostics related to registration failures.

Bug Fixes

• Several fixes related to cluster management.
• Fixed several crash situations.

Known Issues

• If a scan is assigned to another cluster before the scan is finished, the project synchronization mechanism will fail, so that on the scanner the scan will still be in the original cluster.
  • Workaround: Wait to shift scans to other clusters until the scan is complete.
• In rare case the streaming of a scan can be interrupted.
  • Workaround: Wait until the scan is finished and it will automatically reload after the scan is complete.