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 create feature, alignment or measurement.

Switch Scanning Status

You can switch the scanning status by clicking the buttons in the right side bar.

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.
	Delete Your Scan	After starting scanning, click this button to clear all point cloud data.

Generate Point Cloud

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.

Function	Icon	Description
	Optimize & generate point cloud	Optimize then generate point cloud, suggest choosing this option when you have higher accuracy requirement or when there is layering problem caused by accumulated aligning errors during scanning.
	Generate point cloud	To generate point cloud directly without any optimization, will be fast and less memory been used.

Note

• The time it takes to generate point cloud depends on the data size of your project and the hardware configuration of your PC.
• The Portrait Scan mode does not support generating point cloud directly.