Project and project group

After clicking for the Scan step in the top navigation bar, please select New project group or Open project group if there is currently no project group.

Project group

Project group is the standard file structure of the software. Each project contains the scan data of its own. It contains one project or more. Project group is mainly used in the following scenarios:

Note

The Scenario mentioned below refers to the situation where all scanned objects are located within the same environment or setting.

Project Group	Scenario	Description
Only one project in the project group	It is applicable to most cases where there's no need for alignment. Note Multiple alignment modes can be used within one project, but the global alignment mode cannot be used simultaneously with other alignment modes.	One project can contain all scan data of one or more objects. Note Only one scanning mode can be used in the same project.
Multiple projects in the project group	Multiple projects alignment is required. It is necessary to use global markers alignment and other alignment modes simultaneously.	It is recommended that you create multiple projects within one project group when scanning a large object, multiple objects or scanning with multiple alignment modes. After scanning, you can align these projects one by one. Note Multiple scanning modes can be used within a project group.

New Project Group

Two ways to create a project group:

• In the top navigation bar, enter the Scan step and click New project group. In the pop-up New Project window, select the Mode, enter the Name and Path for the project group, then click Confirm. All data related to this project group will be saved to the specified path.
• In the Scan step interface, click Project Group button in the right-side function bar. In the pop-up window, click New project group. The following steps are the same as mentioned above.

Note

• The software defaults to the scanning mode currently used by the device; if you switch the mode, the device will automatically adjust to the corresponding mode. Please keep the device connected.
• If the selected mode for the new project group does not have corresponding calibration data, the software will automatically pop up a calibration prompt.
• The default name for the project group is the content entered during the last creation of the project group, followed by a number (if it is the first time, the default name is ProjectGroup_1). The default save path is the path selected during the last creation of the project group (if it is the first time, it will be saved to the system default path).
• If the remaining disk space in the selected path is less than 50 GB, it is recommended that you switch to another save path to avoid potential issues during subsequent scans.

Additionally, you can also create an individual project within a project group:

In the Scan step interface, click New Project button in the left Project List panel. In the pop-up New Project window, configure the project settings and click Confirm. All data related to this project will be saved in the current project group's path.

Note

If the current project is still in the scanning status, please conduct this operation after global optimization.

Open Project Group

Note

Current project group (if there is) will be saved automatically.

Two ways to open a project group:

• In the top navigation bar, enter the Scan step and click Open project group. In the file dialog that appears, choose the specified project group or search for it, then click Open.
• In the Scan step interface, click the Project Group button in the right sidebar. In the pop-up window, click Open project group. The following steps are the same as mentioned above.

Additionally, you can also open an individual project within a project group:

In the Scan step interface, click the Open Project button in the left Project List panel. In the file dialog that appears, choose the specified project group or search for it, then click Open.

Note

• It supports opening projects of different scanning modes.
• For projects with large point cloud data, the software will pop up a window to prompt you to sample and display the interface data; you can also manually adjust the display ratio through the Sample Display option in the context menu.

Project

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Consider each project as a part of the project group. All operations of project can be done by the following buttons.

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Icon	Function	Description	Notes
	New Project	Click this button will create a new project within the current project group.	You can only create a new project when a device is connected. The last project in the project list is the current project, and only the current project can continue scanning.
	Open Project	Click this button will open the selected project within the current project group.
	Remove Project	Click this button will remove the selected project from the current project group.	This operation will keep the data of the selected project and you can still open it again.
	Delete Your Scan	Click this button will delete the selected project and its data.	This operation will permanently delete the data of the selected project from your computer and cannot be recovered.
	Create / Split Group	Click this button to create or split a group in the project group.	/
/	Project Visibility	Click this button will hide / show the point cloud or markers of the current project. You can also double-click on different projects to switch their visibility.	/
	Alignment Error	To display the average alignment deviation between the single piece data and the existed markers / global markers in the project.	You can enable / disable this function in > Fixed Scan Settings.