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Scan Markers

Scan Markers refers to the collection of the markers. By detecting such markers, the relative positions of the markers to the scanner are efficiently determined.

Trak Mode

  1. Select Trak Mode (Single-Shot Scan) > Scan Markers.
  2. (Optional) Click on the right sidebar or press the scan button on the scanner to preview scanning.

  3. Click on the right sidebar or press the scan button on the scanner to start scanning.

    Note

    During the scanning process, adjust the scanning distance based on the color indications on the scanning interface border:

    • 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 suitable.

  4. Change the scanning perspective (move the tracker or the object being scanned) and click to scan other markers. The software will automatically align the new markers with the former ones.

  5. Click on the right sidebar to optimize the markers.
  6. Click to save data, or choose Scan Mesh to continue.

Note

After scanning and optimization, you can click in the right-side function bar to import the data into Polyworks for measurement.

Laser Mode

  1. Select Laser Mode > Scan Markers.
  2. (Optional) Click on the right sidebar or press the scan button on the scanner to preview scanning.
  3. Click on the right sidebar or press the scan button on the scanner to start scanning.
  4. After scanning, click to stop.
  5. Click on the right sidebar to optimize the markers.
  6. Click to save data, or choose Scan Mesh to continue.

Note

In Laser Mode, after scanning the global markers, you may notice additional colors outside the global markers.

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  • If there is an orange circle outside the markers, it indicates that the quality of the scanned markers is low.
  • If there are no additional colors outside the markers, it indicates that the quality of the scanned markers is normal.
  • Markers with an orange circle may disappear or be displayed abnormally after data processing.
  • Once the markers are optimized, the color indication will disappear.
  • There is no color outside the newly added global markers in Scan Mesh.

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