{"id":1559,"date":"2019-11-19T20:29:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T01:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2025-01-07T10:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:10:02","slug":"dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html","title":{"rendered":"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications.jpg 592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A 3D Profile sensor (aka camera) relies on 3D Laser Triangulation techniques  that have been around for a long time, but until now were expensive.   3D Laser triangulation a decade ago consisted of using separate components in complicated setups using lasers, lighting, optics and algorithms to capture 3D information.  Today, this has become simplified into a single package.  <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/Teledyne-Dalsa-Z-Trak-3D-Laser-Profiler?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\">Teledyne Dalsa Z-Trak<\/a><\/strong> profile sensor puts the optics, lasers and cameras into a single package with comprehensive free software.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-vivid-red-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/productQuoteNew\/Z-Trak 3D Laser Profiler?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ask us for a quote on Z-trak! (opens in a new tab)\">Ask us for a quote on Z-trak!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does the Z-Trak Profile sensor capture 3D information? <\/strong> <br>As shown in the image below, a laser stripe is projected on the object and imaged on an image sensor.  This gives the position of the laser stripe and provides lateral information and depth giving X and Z axis data.  By moving the object in the Y-Scan direction the Y-axis data point is provided then giving full X, Y &amp; Z dimensional information.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/knowledgebase2\/201?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$  \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-primer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1571\" width=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-primer.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-primer-300x30.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/Teledyne-Dalsa-Z-Trak-3D-Laser-Profiler?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-setup-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-setup-1.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-setup-1-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What applications do 3D laser triangulation solve?  <\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/Teledyne-Dalsa-Z-Trak-3D-Laser-Profiler?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\">Z-Trak laser profile<\/a> cameras are GigE Vision compliant permitting it to be used with any image processing software that supports 16 bit acquisition using the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GigE_Vision\" target=\"_blank\">GigE Vision <\/a>protocol.   Using 3rd party and open platform software development  packages such as <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dalsa Sapera Processing 3D (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/Teledyne-Dalsa-Sapera-Processing-software-brochure.pdf?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\">Dalsa Sapera Processing 3D<\/a><\/strong>, Sherlock 8 3D, Stemmer CVB, GeniCAM tools and MvTec Halcon many applications can be solved.  <br><em>A partial list of applications is as follows: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-list.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-list.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-list.jpg 811w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-list-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/z-trak-applications-list-768x450.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-applications-solved.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-applications-solved-1024x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-applications-solved-1024x216.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-applications-solved-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-applications-solved-768x162.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-applications-solved.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\">Teledyne Dalsa provides free software packages consisting of <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sapera Processing  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/Teledyne-Dalsa-Sapera-Processing-software-brochure.pdf?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\">Sapera Processing <\/a><\/strong>with run time licenses and Sherlock 3D.  Easy to use demo programs are also included.  A few examples using the Sapera source code are as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-Trak-application-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1119\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-Trak-application-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-Trak-application-1.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-Trak-application-1-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-Trak-application-1-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-Trak-application-1-1024x390.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1154\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-2.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-2-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-2-768x180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-2-1024x240.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-3-1024x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-3-1024x245.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-3-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-3-768x184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-track-application-3.jpg 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size has-very-light-gray-background-color\">Full specifications, Data sheets and manual for Teledyne Dalsa Z-Trak can be found <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/Teledyne-Dalsa-Z-Trak-3D-Laser-Profiler?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">HERE.  <\/a><\/strong><br>or request a <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Quote HERE (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/productQuoteNew\/Z-Trak 3D Laser Profiler?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\">Quote HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/contactForm?siq_name=$[FNAME]$$[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Click-to-contact-us-and-speak-to-an-industry-expert-e1559693655548.jpg\" alt=\"Click to contact\" class=\"wp-image-1242\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Give us some brief idea of your application and we will contact you to <br>discuss camera options.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>1st Vision\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> sales engineers have over 100 years of combined experience to assist in your camera selection.&nbsp; With a large portfolio of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/lens\/machine-vision-lenses?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lenses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/accessories\/Data-cables?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cables<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/cameras\/accessories\/NIC-cards?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIC card<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/1stvision-industrial-computer-systems\/embedded-industrial-computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">industrial computers<\/a>, we can provide a full vision solution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ph:&nbsp; 978-474-0044&nbsp; \/&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:info@1stvision.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@1stvision.com<\/a>&nbsp; \/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/?siq_name=$[FNAME]$ $[LNAME]$&amp;siq_email=$[EMAIL]$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> www.1stvision.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 3D Profile sensor (aka camera) relies on 3D Laser Triangulation techniques that have been around for a long time, but until now were expensive. 3D Laser triangulation a decade ago consisted of using separate components in complicated setups using lasers, lighting, optics and algorithms to capture 3D information. Today, this has become simplified into &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[395,8,6],"tags":[220,330,344,226,343,240,345,272,342],"class_list":["post-1559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3d","category-cameras","category-new-product-releases","tag-1stvision_","tag-1stvision","tag-3d","tag-industrial-imaging","tag-laser-triangulation","tag-machine-vision","tag-sapera","tag-teledyne-dalsa","tag-z-trak"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Z-Trak is a series of 3D profile sensors delivering high-resolution, real-time height measurements using laser triangulation. Learn how these sensors work.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Z-Trak is a series of 3D profile sensors delivering high-resolution, real-time height measurements using laser triangulation. Learn how these sensors work.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"1stVision Inc. - Machine Vision Articles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/1st-Vision\/944658058935262?fref=ts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-11-20T01:29:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-07T15:10:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"270\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"332\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jon Chouinard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@1stvision_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@1stvision_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jon Chouinard\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jon Chouinard\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/person\/00a12baae7298e2947857d28e5f8e5a4\"},\"headline\":\"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-20T01:29:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-07T15:10:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html\"},\"wordCount\":362,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"@1stvision_\",\"#1stvision\",\"3D\",\"Industrial imaging\",\"laser triangulation\",\"Machine vision\",\"Sapera\",\"Teledyne Dalsa\",\"Z-trak\"],\"articleSection\":[\"3D\",\"Cameras\",\"New Product Releases\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html\",\"name\":\"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-20T01:29:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-07T15:10:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Z-Trak is a series of 3D profile sensors delivering high-resolution, real-time height measurements using laser triangulation. Learn how these sensors work.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg\",\"width\":270,\"height\":332},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/\",\"name\":\"1stVision Inc. - Machine Vision Articles\",\"description\":\"Industrial Imaging technical blog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#organization\",\"name\":\"1stVision\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1stvsionLogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1stvsionLogo.png\",\"width\":205,\"height\":51,\"caption\":\"1stVision\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/1st-Vision\/944658058935262?fref=ts\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/1stvision_\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/1stvision-inc-\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/1stVisionInc\u00a0\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/person\/00a12baae7298e2947857d28e5f8e5a4\",\"name\":\"Jon Chouinard\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5611677e051d7fe5e35cdad0a9c5a1eae19a7ca47c6e804e09f7ace1915a1898?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5611677e051d7fe5e35cdad0a9c5a1eae19a7ca47c6e804e09f7ace1915a1898?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jon Chouinard\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/author\/joncmktsales\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?","description":"Z-Trak is a series of 3D profile sensors delivering high-resolution, real-time height measurements using laser triangulation. Learn how these sensors work.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?","og_description":"Z-Trak is a series of 3D profile sensors delivering high-resolution, real-time height measurements using laser triangulation. Learn how these sensors work.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html","og_site_name":"1stVision Inc. - Machine Vision Articles","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/1st-Vision\/944658058935262?fref=ts","article_published_time":"2019-11-20T01:29:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-07T15:10:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":270,"height":332,"url":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jon Chouinard","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@1stvision_","twitter_site":"@1stvision_","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jon Chouinard","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html"},"author":{"name":"Jon Chouinard","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/person\/00a12baae7298e2947857d28e5f8e5a4"},"headline":"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?","datePublished":"2019-11-20T01:29:26+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-07T15:10:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html"},"wordCount":362,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg","keywords":["@1stvision_","#1stvision","3D","Industrial imaging","laser triangulation","Machine vision","Sapera","Teledyne Dalsa","Z-trak"],"articleSection":["3D","Cameras","New Product Releases"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html","url":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html","name":"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg","datePublished":"2019-11-20T01:29:26+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-07T15:10:02+00:00","description":"Z-Trak is a series of 3D profile sensors delivering high-resolution, real-time height measurements using laser triangulation. Learn how these sensors work.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Z-trak-dalsa-e1574208590842.jpg","width":270,"height":332},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/2019\/11\/dalsa-z-trak-3d-laser-profiler.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What is a 3D camera and how is it used in machine vision?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/","name":"1stVision Inc. - Machine Vision Articles","description":"Industrial Imaging technical blog","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#organization","name":"1stVision","url":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1stvsionLogo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1stvsionLogo.png","width":205,"height":51,"caption":"1stVision"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/1st-Vision\/944658058935262?fref=ts","https:\/\/x.com\/1stvision_","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/1stvision-inc-","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/1stVisionInc\u00a0"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/person\/00a12baae7298e2947857d28e5f8e5a4","name":"Jon Chouinard","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5611677e051d7fe5e35cdad0a9c5a1eae19a7ca47c6e804e09f7ace1915a1898?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5611677e051d7fe5e35cdad0a9c5a1eae19a7ca47c6e804e09f7ace1915a1898?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jon Chouinard"},"url":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/author\/joncmktsales"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1559"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4336,"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559\/revisions\/4336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1stvision.com\/machine-vision-solutions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}