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Software Interface

After installing, opening the software, and start scanning, you can see the software interface as shown in the following figure.

Note

If an error occurs during the software usage, it is recommended that you should contact technical support and provide the error code for assistance.

Serial Number
Function
 Description
1
Navigation Bar
  • Device: To display the device status: online / offline. Device online: to show the device name.
    Device offline: click to reconnect the device.
  • Calibration: Click on the corresponding position in the navigation bar to start calibration.
  • Scan: Click on the corresponding position in the navigation bar to start scanning.
  • Post-Processing：Once the scanning is completed and the point cloud is generated, click to enter the post-processing workflow. You can mesh the model, and then proceed with mesh editing. You can also click on the corresponding position in the navigation bar to switch to the post-process interface to perform mesh editing on the mesh data.
  • Measurement: Click on the corresponding position in the navigation bar to switch to measure interface. You can measure your model here.
2
Settings and Feedback
 EXModel:
View the relevant information for EXModel and our technical support contact.
If you have not installed the EXModel, click in the top-right corner and choose the corresponding version on the pop-up window to get it.
If you have installed the EXModel, click to directly switch to it.
If you have installed the EXModel and you are in the post-processing or measurement interface with mesh data, click to switch to the EXModel and import the data into it; if there is no mesh data, clicking this button will only switch to the EXModel.
Click here to download and learn how to activate EXModel.
Click here to learn how can I get access to EXModel.
Settings
  • General Settings:
    • Select language: Select the needed language for software.
    • Compatible with 3Dconnexion CadMouse: Open (default) to support connect and use of 3Dconnexion CadMouse and related functions, including rotation axis and shortcuts.
    • Calibration guide: Tick and the instructional videos before calibration will be displayed automatically in the Calibration step.
  • Factory Default: Click Recover to recover all settings to its original status and the software will restart itself.
Help
  • About: Display device and software information.
  • System Diagnose: Switch to this tab to automatically detect Memory, Graphics card, Remaining disk space, etc.; click Refresh to trigger detection again.
  • Support: Provide the entrance to check user manuals and start up the Teamviewer (for remote assistance), and submit ticket for technical support.
SHINING 3D Passport
  • Reverse engineering service: By sending us the scanned project files and specific information, we can assist you with reverse engineering.
  • Provide the entrance to log in / log out, My SHINING 3D account, Official Website, official Facebook account page and SHINING 3D Digital Cloud.
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    3
    Scanning Settings
    • Camera Window: Accurately adjust the parameters by previewing the actual scene through the camera window in the scanning process.
    • Project List: Project group management module, refer to Project and Project Group for more information.
    • Scanning parameters: Set scanning parameters, refer to Scanning Settings for more information.
    4
    Remaining Memory/CPU/GPU
    • Remaining memory: To display the percentage of remaining memory.
    • CPU: The software program provides a prompt message indicating the amount of computer's CPU resources it occupies during runtime.
    • GPU：Graphics card usage.
      Note
      If the program's memory usage is excessively high, it is recommended that you close other non-scanner software and wait patiently.
    5
    Previewing/Scanning Window
    		 Window for viewing the pre-scan results and the scanned model effects in this window.
    6
    Data Editing Toolbar
    		 Please refer to Data Editing.
    7
    Shortcuts
    		 Quickly move the model, adjust the angle and select scanning data through shortcut keys.
    8
    Scanning&Generating Point Clouds
    		 Please refer to Scan.
    9
    Side Toolbar
    		 Please refer to right function panel.
    10
    Other Information
    		 Display the Frame Rate, Frame in Total and Points in Total of the current project.
    Click Fitting View to adjust the model size automatically to fit the screen.
    Besides, a view controller is also provided in the lower right corner to help switch views conveniently, as shown in the figure below.