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Main screen
Main screen
The current scanner state and time are displayed in the status bar. Also the warnings are displayed here, for example, if the scanner needs calibration or there’s not enough free space on the drive, the exclamation mark will appear near the clock. Tap on it to see the corresponding warning:
The scans are sorted in the scans list by creation date – the newer the higher. Also the scans can be grouped into corresponding project sections.
At any moment you can switch to a different project by clicking on the project name in the list of scans. Also you can create a new project by entering a new name for it or clicking "+" button in the project bar.
All following scans will be placed in the folder with the specified name. By default the standard name contains the current date in the format SCAN_YYYYMMDD, but it can be changed with the screen keyboard.
All the scans are saved to the computer hard drive which the scanner is connected to. The folder names match the names of the project sections.
Any scan in the list can be deleted by simply swiping it to the side:
After that you can cancel the action for a few moments. If not, the scan will be moved to the Recycle bin of your computer.
Sidebar
Sidebar
The sidebar shows the amount of available space (gray) and the space currently used up for storing scans (blue).
Note that scans are stored not inside the scanner, but on the PC/laptop the scanner is currently connected to. This diagram shows the amount of available space only for the drive used for storing scans, not for the entire system.
If you tap Sidebar —> Settings, the screen with scanner setting will appear. Here you can change the interface language (the scanner will be restarted) or scanning settings (including resetting them to defaults, shown in the picture) and start calibration process. These settings and the calibration process are covered in more details in Chapters 6: Calibration and Chapter 7: Scanning.
The sidebar also has the Scanner button to access scanner settings and About button that shows type of the scanner used, its serial number, Scanner Shell and firmware versions.
Preview mode
Preview mode
To enter Preview mode, press "Play/Pause" button on the scanner handle or "Preview mode" button on the scanner touchscreen. You can press these buttons again to start scanning and the background color will change to black. But initially it is gray. It means that Preview mode is activated and no data is being recorded yet.
Preview mode allows you to check or change the settings and modes. Plus, you can use it to find the best starting position, check the distance to the object and determine if you have enough markers in the scanning area (in Marker Tracking Mode).
In order to get back to the list of scans, press "Stop" on the scanner handle or "Stop" on the touchscreen.
Set the projector capacity to dark (black droplet), normal (black and white droplet) or light (white droplet) according to the color of the object you are about to scan. It is preferable to scan on maximum projector capacity. This is especially relevant for dark surfaces that reflect light badly. However, if the scan obtained contains too much noise, lower levels can be used.
Set the Texture flash capacity to maximum (black lightning), medium (black and white lightning) or switched off (crossed out lightning). This value is set to maximum by default and rarely changed. It is better to start with the texture brightness slider first. If desired level of brightness is difficult to achieve, then changing this setting may help. This setting is only active in Geometry Tracking Mode, since Marker Tracking Mode and Texture Tracking Mode are both using the texture camera for tracking purposes and Flash Capacity is always set to maximum.
Set the Tracking selection to geometry, markers or texture accordingly.
Live3D activation button allows to switch on or off Live3D mode. In this mode a temporary preliminary model is created in real time and helps to assess scan quality.
Calibration test button opens up a test window that allows to check the quality of current calibration.
More info on the calibration test in Chapter 6: Calibration.
Settings menu button opens a slider menu with three settings: texture brightness, frequency of texture frames and frames on screen. These three sliders are also available as three buttons.
Texture Brightness defines brightness of texture frames.
Frequency of Texture Frames defines how often texture frames will be captured and stored for further texturing of a model.
Frames on Screen defines how many frames will be shown on screen if Live3D is disabled.
Frames per Second Limit allows to decrease the scanning speed (useful for powerful computers).
These settings are covered in detail in Chapter 7: Scanning.
Scanning Mode
Scanning Mode
After scanning is started, two important counters are visible: FPS counter (Frames Per Second) and a counter of total amount of frames collected thus far.
Distance indicator on the left side represents depth of view and shows the position of the scanned object in respect to it.
Press the Stop button in the lower left corner to stop scanning and get back to the preview mode. You can also use play/pause button on the handle for the same effect.
Stop button on the handle will stop current scanning and get you back straight to the list of scans.
PC/laptop Scanner Control (optional)
PC/laptop Scanner Control (optional)
The scanner can also be controlled using the Scanner Control Panel.
Using this panel, it is possible to open the scanner screen, switch to Preview or Scanning mode, stop scanning, choose the tracking mode, update calibration and switch the scanner on or off.
The scanner screen can be duplicated on the computer by using the "Show scanner Screen" option. It is useful during demos, trainings and presentations. Scanner can also be fully controlled from this window, which also might be useful when the device is used on a tripod and/or being controlled from the distance.
To access this function, right-click Calibry tray icon and choose "Show scanner Screen".
Show Scanner Screen is also accessible on the scanner toolbar on the right side of the scanner panel in Calibry Nest:
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