FARO Stream
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Stream is the FARO field-capture mobile app that connects FARO hardware with FARO Sphere cloud-based services. By uniting hardware with cloud software, Stream makes on-site capture workflows more efficient and brings captured data directly into the FARO ecosystem. Stream is compatible with the Focus Premium, Orbis mobile and Blink scanner with a unified interface. Stream provides live feedback of the captured data, performing real-time SLAM for Orbis/Blink and scan pre-registration for Focus/Blink. Stream also allows the ability to include complementary data like field annotations and photographic images to the project after a scan is complete.
Stream provides the best on-site efficiency for data capture with the Focus Premium, Blink and Orbis for scan operations in architecture, engineering, construction, facility management, geospatial, and mining.
more The App crashes while scanning a project.
The App crashes while scanning a project.
Improvements
- Added project ID support to scan capture events for improved support.
Fixes
- Restored the ability to delete previously created scan profiles.
- Various bug fixes and stability improvements.
4.3.2 Sep 1
Improvements
- Improved scan start handling to prevent application instability when the scan button is triggered in an unexpected state.
Fixes
- Various bug fixes to address several runtime issues identified in production environments, including JavaScript, React Native, and native platform crashes.
4.3.1 Aug 20
Improvements
- The new Project 3D View for Focus and Blink scanners shows all visible scans in a three-dimensional point cloud that you can rotate, pan, and zoom using familiar touch gestures. By default, the point cloud is colored by elevation (height), but you can change the colorization of the points to emphasize different characteristic of the scan.
- The first Blink or Focus scan in a project now automatically aligns to the grid direction without affecting registration, making project orientation easier to set up.
- Stream now automatically syncs the time on Focus and Orbis Scanner.
- Firmware update dialogs now provide direct access to firmware release notes.
- Various improvements to scanner management, device status reporting, and the user interface.
4.3.0 Aug 4
Improvements
• You can now reliably recover usable Orbis scan data after unexpected interruptions. The new Orbis scan repair workflow automatically handles interrupted scanning sessions, enabling you to recover available progress and add new scans to your project.
4.2.4 Jul 20
Improvements
• Added a clear Orbis camera status message to prevent scaning during data download or recovery.
• Included automatic device information when exporting Orbis logs to improve diagnostic analysis.
• Updated Orbis outlier removal terminology to align with the new filtering feature in Sphere XG.
4.2.3 Jun 3
Improvements
• A sensor status for the Orbis scanner is now available in Stream Device Option section. It will help you to make sure that the Orbis scanner is set up correctly and working.
• When you tap an available device, a page with further sensor status details will open.
4.2.2 Apr 30
Single projects can now be exported to USB via Stream
4.2.1 Apr 14
The project management for Orbis has been aligned with Focus and Blink. This requires Orbis firmware 4.3.0 or later
Dataview settings and workflows have been extended
Performance and robustness improvements
4.2.0 Feb 5
Improvements
• Improved support for scanner firmware updates
Bug fixes
• Fixed some translations and the What's New screen
4.1.1 10/30/2025
Improvements
• The user guidance for positioning scans has been improved. The guidance ring has been removed. Users now see only their trajectory: blue where scanning is recommended and yellow where it is not.
• Stream can now be used to perform on-site compensation (OSC) on the Blink scanner and to generate and print an OSC report.
• The stitched preview image visible in Sphere XG is now also available for review in Stream.
• Projects can now be selectively downloaded to a USB stick via Stream.
Bug fixes
• Several bug fixes and improvements
4.1.0 10/06/2025
Improvements
• Improved robustness of communication with the Orbis scanner
• Updated pictures for Orbis and Focus scanner models on the device page.
Bug fixes
• Several bug fixes for use with Orbis.
This release of Stream requires Blink firmware 1.0.3 (or higher) and Orbis firmware 4.1.6 (or higher) to work with the scanners.
4.0.5 09/04/2025
Improvements
· Improved registration.
· Blink only: Prevent duplicate scan names.
· Orbis only: Stream will correct the system time on Orbis, if it is incorrect. Orbis firmware 4.1.7 is required.
· Sphere only: Raw scan files are removed from Stream after they are uploaded to Sphere. This frees up space on the scanner.
· Sphere only: Scan creation date now synchronized with Sphere XG.
Bug fixes
· Blink only: Prevent inclinometer warnings during a scan.
· Orbis only: Logs can now be downloaded via Stream.
4.0.4 07/07/2025
Stability improvements
4.0.3 05/19/2025
Added Blink on-boarding screens
4.0.2 04/26/2025
4.0.1:
Fixed Wifi region setting not working for Orbis
4.0.0:
Stream now uses the scanner’s inclinometer data
Registration now also uses cloud-to-cloud registration
You can now select the reference scan to be used for manual registration
Improved visualization of loaded and unloaded scan markers
Cluster names can now be reused in projects
Various interface and usability improvements
Various stability improvements and bug fixes
4.0.1 04/06/2025
Stream now uses the scanner’s inclinometer data
Registration now also uses cloud-to-cloud registration
You can now select the reference scan to be used for manual registration
Improved visualization of loaded and unloaded scan markers
Cluster names can now be reused in projects
Various interface and usability improvements
Various stability improvements and bug fixes
4.0.0 03/30/2025
Improvements and bug fixes
3.2.3 11/18/2024
Fixed random crashes and unresponsiveness of the app
3.2.2 10/10/2024
Support for Focus Premium Max (400m), Focus Premium (200m), and Focus Core (100m)
3.2.1 10/08/2024
Support for Sphere XG
Various improvements and bug fixes
More details in the Stream app release notes:
https://knowledge.faro.com/Hardware/Focus/Focus/Download_and_Release_Notes_for_FARO_Stream
3.2.0 10/01/2024
Improve cloud connectivity check to be more robust and responsive
3.1.2 08/12/2024
Improvements related to Faro Sphere XG
Fixed incorrect processing state for Sphere projects
Added processing options for Orbis project upload
Bug fixes related to download and installation of firmware files
3.1.1 08/06/2024
• Major UI/UX improvements for the Focus scanner
• Added visualization of registration connection lines
• Several performance improvements
• Several bug fixes
• Added a "What’s New” section to the App settings
3.1.0 06/13/2024
Bug Fixes
Improved user experience following Orbis firmware update completion. The spinning wait cursor no longer keeps spinning after the firmware update successfully completes.
3.0.4 01/21/2024
Bug fixes and improvements mainly for FARO Orbis Mobile Laser Scanner.
This release of Stream requires Orbis firmware 4.0.2 to work with an Orbis mobile scanner.
Please download and install this new Orbis FW 4.0.2 with the new Stream version 3.0.3.
3.0.3 01/08/2024
Improvements
- Added project ID support to scan capture events for improved support.
Fixes
- Restored the ability to delete previously created scan profiles.
- Various bug fixes and stability improvements.
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