Dual-Axis Turntable

The dual-axis turntable is designed for the following alignment modes: turntable alignment, markers alignment, and global markers alignment.

Note

• When the alignment mode is turntable alignment, turntable calibration is required.
• If the camera has been calibrated and the turntable or scanner has not been moved since the last calibration, you can proceed directly to scanning.
• In turntable alignment mode, all features related to markers are not supported, such as marker diameter, real-time recognition, and automatic cutting planes.

Steps

Scanning Global Markers (Global Markers Alignment)

1. Click to set the turntable speed.

2. Click to start scanning or press the button on the turntable's front.

3. Click Global Optimization in the right-side toolbar to optimize the global markers.

4. Switch to Scan Point Clouds to start scanning the object.

Scanning Point Cloud (Turntable, Markers, and Global Markers Alignment)

1. Use fixtures or stickers to secure the object in the middle of the turntable to prevent displacement.

2. Click to set the turntable speed.

3. Click to start scanning or press the button on the turntable's front.

   Caution

   During the scanning process, please ensure that the position of the object and the device has not changed.

4. After you scan the first piece of data, you need to manually confirm the cutting plane position by translating the cutting plane along the axis in the direction of the cutting plane arrow. The scanned data below the cutting plane will be deleted.

5. If you need to scan the object in other poses, you can turn the object over and click for a flip scan.

6. After the flip scan is completed, the two scan results will be automatically aligned.

   Note

   • If you are not satisfied with the alignment effect, you can use Manual Alignment.
   • In markers alignment and global markers alignment modes, if there are fewer than 3 public markers, feature alignment will be used automatically.
   • After flipping the scan, you can again choose flip scan, auto fill-in scan, and manual fill-in scan.

Fill-in Scan

If the scan data is incomplete, you can perform auto fill-in scan or manual fill-in scan.

Caution

- Fill-in scan requires at least 4 public markers. - Fill-in scan is not supported after opening or removing a project, or after project alignment. If a fill-in scan is needed, please re-scan.

• Auto Fill-in Scan: Suitable for scenarios that require multi-angle scanning, such as holes.

  

  1. Hold down Shift+Left Button, and select one or more fill-in scan areas on the model. For more operations, see Data Editing.
  2. Click Fill-in Scan or press the button on the turntable's front to start scanning.

• Manual Fill-in Scan: Suitable for missing scans on a single plane.

  

  1. Move the scanning model within the software to the angle that needs a fill-in scan.
  2. Click Fill-in Scan or press the button on the turntable's front to start scanning.

If you are not satisfied with the fill-in scan effect, click to delete the data from this scan.