Patent Document ID: 9843784
Application ID: 15594752
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of combining a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images into a three-dimensional (3D) image of an object, the method comprising steps of: providing a six-degree of freedom triangulation scanner having a retroreflector and an integral augmented reality (AR) camera; providing a coordinate measurement device having a distance meter, the device operable to direct a beam of light in a direction and measure a distance from the device to the retroreflector, and determine a 3D coordinates of the retroreflector; determining with the device a first 3D coordinates of the retroreflector at a first position; forming a first 2D image with the AR camera at the first position; determining with the device a second 3D coordinates of the retroreflector at a second position; forming a second 2D image with the AR camera at the second position; determining a first cardinal point in common between the first 2D image and the second 2D image, the first cardinal point having a first location on the first 2D image and a second location on the second 2D image; determining 3D coordinates of the first cardinal point based at least in part on the first 3D coordinates and the second 3D coordinates; generating a first composite 3D image from the first 2D image and the second 2D image based at least in part on the 3D coordinates of the first cardinal point; and storing in a memory the first composite 3D image.