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Scan Interface

After creating a new project, tap the Start icon in the lower-right corner of the screen to enter the scan interface.

Number Section Description
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2 Real-time Data Count Display scan frame rate and total number of point cloud in real-time.
3 Scan Distance Indicator When displayed in green, it indicates an appropriate distance; yellow indicates the distance is too close; blue indicates the distance is too far.
4 Scan Parameters Display the resolution, scan mode, and alignment method of the current project.
5 View Window Display the scanned data.
6 Start Scan Switches between three scan states. The basic sequence is: Preview > Scan > Pause.
7 Scan Settings For more details, please refer to the scan parameter settings.

Create a Project Group

A project group is a collection of multiple single project files. It allows multiple single projects to be aligned together or merged for mesh processing. It is usually recommended that the projects in a project group come from the same object. You can open the project group and click to create a new single project within the group.

On the screen, tap to create a project file. By default, the file name is Project 1. Then, select the scan mode, alignment mode and point distance to prepare for scanning. For more details, refer to Scan Mode.

Note

  • When creating a project file, a project group is automatically created, which includes the created project file.
  • Multiple project files can be created within a project group, and the project group name can be modified.
  • Within a project group, multiple projects utilizing different scan modes can be created; however, only two distinct resolutions are allowed: IR mode and Laser HD mode. If an IR mode project (either IR Rapid or IR Adaptive) already exists within the group, you will not be able to set the resolution when creating a new IR mode project, as it will default to the resolution of the existing IR project. The same rule applies to Laser HD mode.
  • If using a project group, please transfer the project group data to the PC software for alignment / mesh processing. For more details, refer to transfer data.

When to use a project group?

  • When you need to scan both the front and back sides of an object.
  • When the object to be scanned is too large and the software indicates insufficient memory, it's recommended to scan in multiple projects.
  • When different parts of the object have different materials, requiring different scanning modes or alignment methods.
  • When you need to use two different resolutions on the same object.
  • When you need to output mesh data for different parts of the same object.

Note

  • Project group
    • The screen displays not only the list of project groups, but also other display contents such as thumbnails of scanned models, scan data, project group names, and file sizes.
    • The model is shown as the thumbnails. If there are no project files within the project group, nothing will be displayed.
    • The scan date will reflect the recent date of project file updates.
    • Modifying the project group name is supported. The name will be displayed up to 10 characters, with "..." displayed if it exceeds the limit.
  • Project
    • Clicking a project group will display a list of projects within that project group.
    • Each project file will display detailed information about the project, such as its name, scan mode, alignment mode, point distance, etc.
    • After opening a project file, you can continue to scan or edit data.

Related Operations

On the right side of the project group name, tap to rename the project group.

On the screen, tap Select in lower-right corner to enter the project group editing page. Make selection, tap to delete selected or all project groups.

On the screen, tap Select in lower-right corner to enter project group editing page. Tap make selection to export the project to the USB flash drive.

Note

  • To export to a USB drive, you need to log in to your SHINING 3D account first.
  • The project file can only be exported if there is a USB flash drive connected available.
  • If the transmission of the project file is interrupted, the already transferred data will not be cleared, and you can continue transferring the remaining files.
  1. On the screen, tap Select in lower-right corner to enter project group editing page.
  2. Enable Mesh Only.
  3. Select the project group with mesh data, then click to export the project to the USB flash drive.

Note

  • The project group containing mesh data is identified by the icon in the upper-left corner.

  • The project group without mesh data can not be select when the Mesh Only is enabled.