u/themightyoarfish

I have this need to measure coordinates of different features of large-ish machinery (up to like 10m high), and I would like a system I can set up on site, do my measurements, and pack it up with relative ease. I would be acceptable to stick some markers on the target while on site, but the setup and teardown can't take hours.

I also do not need high precision, ~1cm would be more than enough. I am aware of tracking systems like Leica laser-based, Creaform, Keyence WM, and OptiTrack, but they all seem overkill for what i need. The budget would probably top out at 30k$, but ideally it would be more affordable, since I don't need high accuracy.

Does anyone have recommendations for metrology systems that would fit this use case?