Scanner Mode

In this mode, the scanner can work independently, and the ball frame can be removed, making it suitable for scanning small to medium-sized objects.

Note

• For the procedure of removing the ball frame, please refer to the Installation and Wiring chapter.
• In Scanner Mode, scanning of 3 mm and 6 mm markers is supported.

Scanning Scenario	Description
Marker Alignment	Uses markers for alignment. Suitable for objects with rich and regular geometric features (such as car tires), flat areas with essentially no geometric features, and scenarios with certain accuracy requirements.
Feature Alignment	Automatically aligns using the geometric features on the surface of the scanned object. Suitable for objects with rich geometric features or objects on which markers cannot be applied.
Auto Align Scan	Uses common markers to quickly complete alignment of data from multiple sides.

Scan Mode	Description
Scan Global Markers	Only markers on the object surface can be scanned in this mode. By capturing the markers, the object's reference marker data can be quickly obtained. Note During scanning, the scanner does not project laser lines.
Scan Point Cloud	Scans directly to generate point cloud data.

Marker Alignment

In the settings on the left side of the scanning interface, select Scanner Mode > Marker Alignment, and the scanner will automatically switch to Scan Global Markers mode; you can first use Scan Global Markers mode to capture markers, then use Scan Point Cloud mode for scanning, or switch directly to Scan Point Cloud mode for scanning.

Note

• When using marker alignment mode, markers need to be applied to the object's surface; for precautions on applying markers, please refer to the Scan Preparation chapter.
• You can also continue supplementary scanning by importing a global markers file (in p3, txt, asc, or dgm format).

Scan Global Markers

Make sure the scanning mode is Scan Global Markers.

1. (Optional) Click on the right side of the interface to enter preview mode. You can adjust scan parameters based on the preview effect.

   Note

   The data scanned at this time is not automatically saved and is only used for viewing the scanning effect.

2. Click on the right to start collecting markers.

3. During scanning, adjust the scanning distance based on the color indicator box at the edge of the scanning interface and the on-screen distance indication:

   • Blue indicates that the scanning distance is too far.
   • Yellow indicates that the scanning distance is too close.
   • No color indicates that the scanning distance is appropriate.

   

4. After scanning, click again to pause scanning.

   Note

   After scanning and obtaining the global markers, color indications may appear around the outer ring of the markers; after the global markers are generated, the color indication disappears.

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   • If no other color appears around the outer ring of the markers, it indicates that the quality of the scanned markers is normal.
   • If orange appears around the outer ring of the markers, it indicates that the quality of the scanned markers is low; low-quality marker data may disappear or be displayed abnormally after data processing.

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5. Click on the right to optimize the markers.

6. Click to save the scanned data, or switch to Scan Point Cloud mode to continue scanning.

Scan Point Cloud

Press and hold the bottom-right button of the scanner or switch the scanning mode to Scan Point Cloud in the scanning interface.

Note

• If texture data is required, check Acquire Texture and adjust the texture camera brightness.
• If the Scan Global Markers mode was used previously but the markers were not fully scanned, after switching to Scan Point Cloud, you can select Add Markers to obtain new reference marker data. Add Markers only supports adding 6 mm markers; the newly added markers are used only for data alignment.

1. (Optional) Click on the right side of the interface, or lightly press the scan key on the scanner, to enter preview scan mode, where you can adjust scan settings based on the preview effect.

   Note

   • The data scanned at this time is not automatically saved; it is used only for viewing the scan effect.
   • You can turn off the Scan Preview function via in the upper-right corner of the interface; after turning it off, the preview scan step can be skipped during scanning.

2. Click on the right side, or lightly press the scan key on the scanner, to begin scanning.

3. During scanning, watch the image data on the screen in real time, adjust the scanning distance in time, and move the scanner slowly and steadily until the object to be scanned is fully scanned, that is, after enabling the quality color map, the scanned data appears blue.
4. Click or lightly press the scan key on the scanner to pause scanning.
5. Check the data integrity through operations such as rotating and zooming.
6. (Optional) If the data is incomplete, click again or lightly press the scan key on the scanner again to continue scanning.

Note

If the scanned object is too large, it is recommended to create multiple sub-projects to scan different parts of the object one by one; for sub-project management and feature descriptions, please refer to the Project Settings chapter; for alignment of each project, please refer to Project Alignment.

After the scan is complete, click to save the scan data, or click to mesh the data for post-processing, measurement, and other operations; you can also switch to Local Resolution mode for fine scanning of detailed areas.

Local Resolution

1. After obtaining object data through Scan Point Cloud, you can enable Local Resolution.

   Note

   • You can directly import a project with point cloud data and use Local Resolution, or follow the steps above to first scan data using Scan Point Cloud mode and then use Local Resolution.
   • After Local Resolution is enabled, the light source mode will automatically switch to parallel lines; you can also switch the light source mode to cross lines or a single line based on actual conditions.

2. Select the Local Resolution mode (Standard Resolution or High Resolution). Before any scanning is performed, you can freely switch between resolution modes. Once data has been scanned using either resolution mode, you cannot switch to another Local Resolution for scanning.

   Note

   • Standard Resolution: After switching to Standard Resolution, the point distance will change to half of the original project point distance. Using this mode requires the project point distance to be greater than 0.2 mm.
   • High Resolution: After switching to High Resolution, the point distance will change to one quarter of the original project point distance. Using this mode requires the project point distance to be greater than 0.4 mm.

3. Review the scanned object data and confirm the area that needs fine scanning.

   Note

   Click to view the data model from different angles and confirm the area that needs fine scanning; you can also rotate the data model by holding down the left button or pan the data model by holding down the middle button to confirm the area that needs fine scanning.

4. (Optional) Click on the right side of the interface, or briefly press the scan button on the device, to enter preview mode. Based on the preview status, you can adjust scan parameters.

   Note

   • The data scanned at this time is not automatically saved and is only used for viewing the scanning effect.
   • You can disable the scan preview function by clicking in the top-right corner of the interface. Once disabled, you can skip the preview step when scanning.

5. After adjusting the scan parameters, click on the right, or briefly press the scan button on the device, to start fine scanning.

   Local Resolution Mode	Model Quality Indicator Display Color (Ideal Data)	Model Quality Indicator Display Color (Insufficient Data)
   Standard	Dark Blue	Yellow
   High	Purple	Yellow

6. After scanning, you can use the bottom editing toolbar to edit the data.

   Caution

   If you need to switch resolution modes, click to delete all data in the current project; after re-scanning the point cloud data, switch to another resolution mode for Local Resolution scanning.

7. Click to mesh and optimize the data.

   Note

   The point distance of Local Resolution takes effect only after meshing and optimization.

8. After optimization, you can click to save the data or continue with operations such as post-processing and measurement.

Feature Alignment

In the settings on the left side of the scanning interface, select Scanner Mode > Feature Alignment, and the scanner will automatically switch to Scan Point Cloud mode.

Note

When scanning in Feature Alignment mode, no markers need to be applied.

1. (Optional) Click on the right side of the interface, or lightly press the scan key on the scanner, to enter preview scan mode, where you can adjust scan settings based on the preview effect.

   Note

   • The data scanned at this time is not automatically saved; it is used only for viewing the scan effect.
   • You can turn off the Scan Preview function via in the upper-right corner of the interface; after turning it off, the preview scan step can be skipped during scanning.

2. Click on the right side, or lightly press the scan key on the scanner, to begin scanning.

3. During scanning, watch the image data on the screen in real time, adjust the scanning distance in time, and move the scanner slowly and steadily until the object to be scanned is fully scanned, that is, after enabling the quality color map, the scanned data appears blue.
4. Click or lightly press the scan key on the scanner to pause scanning.
5. Check the data integrity through operations such as rotating and zooming.
6. (Optional) If the data is incomplete, click again or lightly press the scan key on the scanner again to continue scanning.

Note

If the scanned object is too large, it is recommended to create multiple sub-projects to scan different parts of the object one by one; for sub-project management and feature descriptions, please refer to the Project Settings chapter; for alignment of each project, please refer to Project Alignment.

After the scan is complete, click to save the scan data, or click to mesh the data for post-processing, measurement, and other operations.

Auto Align Scan

In the settings on the left side of the scanning interface, select Scanner Mode > Auto Align Scan, and the scanner will automatically switch to Scan Global Markers mode.

Note

• When using Auto Align Scan, markers need to be applied to the object's surface; for precautions on applying markers, please refer to the Scan Preparation chapter.
• Only when scanning the first side is a global markers file (in p3, txt, asc, or dgm format) able to be imported; after importing, switch directly to Scan Point Cloud mode.

1. Place the object to be scanned steadily.

2. (Optional) Click on the right side of the interface, or lightly press the scan key on the scanner, to enter preview scan mode, where you can adjust scan settings based on the preview effect.

   Note

   The data scanned at this time is not automatically saved; it is used only for viewing the scan effect.

3. Click on the right side, or lightly press the scan key on the scanner, to begin capturing markers.

4. During scanning, you can adjust the scanning distance based on the color indicator frame appearing at the edge of the scanning interface and the distance indicator on the interface:

   • Blue indicates that the scanning distance is too far.
   • Yellow indicates that the scanning distance is too close.
   • No color indicates that the scanning distance is appropriate.

   

5. After scanning is complete, click or lightly press the scan key on the scanner again to pause scanning.

   Note

   After the reference markers are captured by scanning, a color indicator may appear around the outer ring of the markers; once the reference markers are generated, this color indicator disappears.

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   • If no other color appears around the outer ring of the markers, it indicates that the quality of the scanned markers is normal.
   • If orange appears around the outer ring of the markers, it indicates that the quality of the scanned markers is low; low-quality marker data may disappear or display abnormally after data processing.
   • Under point cloud scanning, newly added markers have no color indicator.

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6. Click on the right side to optimize the markers.

7. Press and hold the bottom-right button of the scanner or click the Scan Point Cloud mode on the interface to switch to Scan Point Cloud mode.

8. (Optional) Click on the right side of the interface, or lightly press the scan key on the scanner, to enter preview scan mode, where you can adjust scan settings based on the preview effect.

   Note

   • The data scanned at this time is not automatically saved; it is used only for viewing the scan effect.
   • You can turn off the Scan Preview function via in the upper-right corner of the interface; after turning it off, the preview scan step can be skipped during scanning.

9. Click on the right side, or lightly press the scan key on the scanner, to begin scanning.

10. During scanning, watch the image data on the screen in real time, adjust the scanning distance in time, and move the scanner slowly and steadily until the object to be scanned is fully scanned, that is, after enabling the quality color map, the scanned data appears blue.
11. Click or lightly press the scan key on the scanner to pause scanning.
12. Check the data integrity through operations such as rotating and zooming.
13. (Optional) If the data is incomplete, click again or lightly press the scan key on the scanner again to continue scanning.
14. After scanning is complete, use the editing tools in the editing bar at the bottom of the interface (such as the select tool, the delete tool, and the section plane tool) to remove spurious data and auxiliary markers that are not on the object's surface.

15. Press and hold the bottom-right button of the scanner or click Next Side on the interface to enter scanning of the next side, at which point the scanning mode will switch to Scan Global Markers; repeat steps 3-6 to capture the reference marker data of the other side.

    Note

    When the scanner recognizes enough common markers (≥ 4), the software will automatically identify the previous side and the current side of the scanned object and align the newly scanned markers with the existing markers.

16. Repeat steps 7-14 to complete the scanning; the scanned data will be automatically aligned with the previously scanned data.

17. If the scanning is complete, you can click to mesh and optimize the data; if the alignment effect is poor, you can click to align the data, and then proceed to post-processing for meshing and optimization.