Scanning

After adjusting scanning settings, you can proceed with scanning the objects.

Note

The point cloud data in the Scan step can be directly imported in the Measurement step for creating feature, alignment or measurement.

Switch Scanning Status

You can switch the scanning status by pressing on the back side of the scanner or clicking the buttons in the right-side function bar.
The basic switch order is: Preview > Start Scan > Pause Scan.

Caution

When scanning the recessed areas of an object, please hold the scanner directly towards the area to be scanned.

Icon	Function	Description
	Preview	Preview scanning effect. Note In this mode, the scanning data will not be saved and scan parameters can be adjusted according to the scanning effect.
	Start Scan	Scan the objects. Note In this mode, the scanning data will be saved.
	Pause Scan	After starting scanning, click this button to pause scanning.

Generate Point Clouds

After finishing the scan, you can edit the data or click Optimizing and Generating Point Cloud, or hover the cursor over the left expand button and click Generate Point Cloud in the expand bar.

Icon	Function	Description
	Optimize and Generate Point Cloud	Select to generate the point cloud to optimize the data first. Note Suggest choosing when there is layering problem caused by accumulated aligning errors during scanning; but it will take long time processing and requires high memory usage.
	Generate Point Cloud	Select to generate point cloud directly without any optimization which is faster and consumes less memory. Note Suggest choosing when the data is well aligned without significant layering.

Note

• Foot station alignment mode and portrait scan only supports Optimize and Generate Point Cloud.
• The time it takes to generate point cloud depends on the data size of your project and the hardware configuration of your PC.
• If necessary editing operations have been performed on the scanned data, please apply the edits before generating the point cloud.