Scantech iReal 2S, User Manual

Page 1: ...Color 3D Scanner iReal 2S User Manual V1 120 2019 12 ...

Page 2: ...you using 7 3 Software and hardware installation 8 3 1 Software Installation 8 3 2 Hardware connection 10 3 3 Software operating environment settings 11 3 4 Device file configuration 12 4 Quick start process 13 4 1 Calibration 13 4 2 Basic scan process 15 5 Software function 19 5 1 Main Interface function 19 5 2 Free Settings Function 21 5 3 Scan interface function 24 6 Scan Example 29 6 1 Marker ...

Page 3: ...uction 34 7 1 Point cloud process 34 7 1 1Outliers 34 7 1 2 Disconnected components 35 7 1 3 Delete overlapping 35 7 2 Extended functions 36 7 2 1 Point calculation 36 7 2 2 Surface selection calculation 37 7 2 3 Color Magic Wand 38 7 3 Model splicing 38 8 Skills 40 8 1 Basic Scanning Techniques 40 8 2 Human Body hair scanning techniques 41 9 Info 42 ...

Page 4: ...here is another permission in the contract Hangzhou SCANTECH COMPANY won t make any representations warranties or implied regarding the contents of this manual Hangzhou SCANTECH COMPANY will do the best to guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information in the manual but the express statement does not represent any commitment of Hangzhou SCANTECH COMPANY There is no responsibility for t...

Page 5: ...ctly Please use it correctly To avoid malfunction of the KSCAN series and to ensure proper use please observe the following precautions Normal Announcement Before starting work please confirm the function and performance of this product and the equipment can operate normally If the product malfunction please turn off the power immediately for preventing other damage Please don t change temperature...

Page 6: ...iations When it is attached to the surface of the product glass blow off the dirt with clean air When the soil is dirty wipe it off with a soft cloth dampened with alcohol When it is attached to the surface of the object please blow off the dirt with clean air or wipe off the dirt with a clean soft cloth If the measuring object vibrates it may cause a deviation in the measured value After turning ...

Page 7: ... oil thinner etc Otherwise the product may be discolored or deformed When the soil is dirty use a cotton cloth to remove the diluted neutral detergent wring it out wipe it and then wipe it off with a soft cloth Please try to avoid the following places for storage high humidity or dust Corrosive or flammable gas Attention ...

Page 8: ...nts IReal 2S is a cost effective handheld color 3D scanner carefully upgraded by Hangzhou Scantech It can scan without sticking points and can obtain high definition delicate color textures which fully meets the user s scanning needs for large and medium sized objects and human body parts Lightweight and portable design easy to use software ideal for handheld scanning users in non industrial field...

Page 9: ...se take out the security box with the scanner from the outer paper box and check whether the box contains the following standard items Standard configuration 1 Main body of iReal 2S handheld color 3D scanner its shape is shown in Figure 2 1 Figure2 1 Handheld color 3D scanner 2 Calibration plate Referred to as the calibration plate the shape of the calibration plate is shown in Figure 2 2 Figure2 ...

Page 10: ...arameters In order to ensure good data quality the camera needs to be calibrated with a quick target plate before the scanner is started or when temperature changes or scan data quality is not good The DC interface is connected to the power adapter to power the scanner the Type A interface is connected to the computer and the scan data is transmitted to the computer the Type B interface is connect...

Page 11: ...cluding packing list and product warranty card The paper file is shown in Figure 2 7 Figure2 7 Paper document Several circular marker points Marking points are used to attach to the scanned workpiece for scanner positioning The specific model and quantity of optional accessories are subject to customer order N o t i c e N o t i c e ...

Page 12: ...nner User Manual 5 2 2 Product structure 1 The scanner product structure is shown in Figure 2 8 Figure2 8 Product structure Indicator light Power cable port Data cable port Camera Projector Button Infrared light source Color camera ...

Page 13: ...cator light Bright red the scanner software is disconnected or the scanner is too far away Bright green the scanner scans at a moderate distance Bright blue the scanner is too close when scanning Bright yellow The scanner failed to scan the stitching of objects Power cable port Power interface for connecting power cables Data cable port Connect the USB interface of the data cable Button Start paus...

Page 14: ... in real time during the scanning process in real time The selection of appropriate hardware configuration can effectively improve the working efficiency of the entire scanning system For the computer parameter configuration requirements of the scanning software see Table 2 2 Table 2 2 Computer parameter configuration requirements Item Recommended configuration CPU i7 8750H and above RAM 16G and a...

Page 15: ...r Here the installation is mainly performed on a Windows 10 system as an example 1 Right click the RealViewerVX XX exe installation package select the desired language select Run as administrator check I agree to the License terms and conditions And click INSTALL Figure 3 1 Figure3 1 RealViewer software installation VX XX in RealViewerX XX exe is the version number of the software installation pac...

Page 16: ... Wait for the installation process press the keyboard ENTER Figure 3 3 and wait for the installation to complete Figure3 2 RealViewer software installation 3 Click Finish to complete the software installation Figure 3 3 Figure3 3 Installation complete ...

Page 17: ...fic connection methods are as follows refer to Figure 3 4 Step 1 Connect the USB interface of the data cable to the USB 3 0 port on the computer Step 2 Connect the power interface and the USB interface of the power data cable to the corresponding interfaces of the device respectively when connecting pay attention to the direction of the arrow on the cable interface to be consistent otherwise the i...

Page 18: ...re give the scanning software administrator permission to run Give administrator permission to run Right click the scanning software shortcut icon click Properties select the Compatibility tab in the pop up properties window check the Run this program as an administrator option and click Change All user settings button check Run this program as administrator again in the pop up dialog box and clic...

Page 19: ...lder with the iRealSET backup in the U disk provided with the iReal 2S scanner folder 2 Click the Import Configuration File icon on the software scanning interface to import the iRealSET backup folder in the USB flash drive provided with the iReal 2S scanner and the interface will be displayed after the import is successful Figure 3 6 Figure3 6 Set file imported successfully At this point the soft...

Page 20: ...librate the camera parameters The following situations require calibration of the equipment Use the equipment for the first time The equipment has not been used for a long time The equipment is shaken transported The amount of scanning data in a single frame is small The data cannot be spliced The device is successfully connected you need to wait for the computer to successfully recognize the came...

Page 21: ...nd ensure the gray shaded part and red shade on the calibration board Partially overlap move the scanner according to the calibration interface prompts so that the gray and blue model scanners basically overlap and complete the calibration steps Figure 4 1 Figure4 1 Calibration step 2 Follow the calibration software prompts to complete the five calibration steps from position one to position five ...

Page 22: ...o check the scan result during the scan click to stop scan to process point cloud check the scan data if not good click to continue the scan Before Calibration Red indicator light on the simulation device which is on the top left corner of the software interface During Calibration Green indicator light on the simulation device on the top left corner of the software interface Scanning may be suspen...

Page 23: ...ish scan 4 Finish scan click isolated point to remove the extra points 错误 未找 到引用源 Figure4 5 Delete isolated points 5 Click Disconnected item to find and delete the point cloud far away from the point group If the data stitching error is caused by too little single frame data you can click the Delete overlay button to delete it ...

Page 24: ...tness and contrast In general choose closed mode to fill the holes and then click apply Figure4 6 Figure4 6 Fill hole mode 7 After Fill hole mode pops up mesh optimization window can choose the level of smoothing generally choose High Detail according to the requirements for the effect of the scanned object and click Apply Figure4 7 Figure4 7 Mesh optimization ...

Page 25: ...e color difference saturation and brightness of the scanned object according to the actual use situation Figure4 8 Figure4 8 Adjust color difference 9 After adjusting the required color difference click to save the data The color model file is saved in obj format first and the point cloud data is saved in asc and ply format ...

Page 26: ... of 4 parts of parameters such as light source mode model color stitching mode and dot pitch setting The scanning interface includes the functions of the scanning and post processing modules 5 1 Main Interface function On the main interface of the software you can select the corresponding scanning mode according to different scanned objects as shown in Figure5 1 The specific functions of the scann...

Page 27: ...ar features and the size of the item is better to be more than 50cm Light source blue light fine scan Model color color texture Stitching features Resolution Medium detail Free Setting Select the corresponding professional mode for scanning according to the size material texture requirements model fineness requirements etc of the tested item default setting Light source blue light fine scan Model ...

Page 28: ...The free setting interface mainly includes 4 parameters such as light source model color stitching and point spacing as shown in Figure5 2 Refer to Table 5 2 for detailed parameter selection function during specific equipment scanning operation Figure5 2 Free Settings Interface ...

Page 29: ...odel and obj model file Splice When the scanned object has no features has repetitive features or is symmetrical it is necessary to attach marked points on the measured object before scanning and 4 or more identified marked points must match the existing marked points When the article has continuous irregular geometric feature changes the feature stitching scan can be performed according to the co...

Page 30: ...sively identified and stitching is performed according to the first recognized feature Resolution Point distance is up to 0 5mm 0 2mm suitable for scanning items within 30 80cm Point distance is up to 1 0mm 0 5mm suitable for scanning items within 80 150cm Point distance is up to 1 5mm 0 9mm suitable for scanning objects within 150 300cm ...

Page 31: ...3 Scan interface function The scanning interface mainly includes a menu bar a toolbar and a status bar Figure5 3 For details about the functions of the software buttons during the scan operation of a specific device see Table 5 3 Figure5 3 Scan Interface ...

Page 32: ...erent project files together through common features Language software interface language can be switched help provide help information about display software hardware version authorization information copyright information etc Left tool bar Pre scan button Familiarize yourself with the best scanning distance of the device Adjust the camera brightness to ensure the maximum point cloud out Click ag...

Page 33: ...her operations Note You cannot continue scanning after clicking Encapsulate all the acquired point cloud data generate triangular mesh faces and automatically perform mesh optimization To save data single color models generally choose to save stl obj mesh files color models require texture display and the obj mesh format is exported by default point cloud data is saved in asc ply format Return to ...

Page 34: ...the color model click the color magic wand set the tolerance value in the dialog box and intelligently distinguish the colors on the model to achieve the intelligent selection of the triangular surface for calculating the three dimensional surface area Note The selected area and the area outside need to have obvious pixel differences and sharp edges Subdivide each triangle to increase the number o...

Page 35: ... at a distance from most other points Evaluate the proximity of points and select a group of points that are far away from each other Choose a group of feature points that are similar to the subject but have repeated feature points deformation due to human shaking too few single frame data leads to data stitching errors Delete the selected data If you select data by mistake you can click ctrl z to...

Page 36: ...markers on the object before scanning The following is an example of scanning the sofa 6 1 1 Paste markers before scanning info The distance between each two markers is 30mm to 250mm and it should be determined according to the actual situation If the curvature of the surface is small the distance between the markers can be farther the maximum distance is 250mm If the curvature of the surface chan...

Page 37: ...ject needs to be sprayed powder for example scanning black transparent or shining objects first spray the powder and then paste the points 6 1 2 Scan parameter settings Click Free Setting to select the scanning parameters The scanning parameters are as follows Light source blue light fine scanning selected according to the required scanning detail level Color Setting No color Texture get stl data ...

Page 38: ...n the scanner to pause the pre scan 2 When scanning is started the software scans the markers by default After the scanning is completed click End Scan to complete the scanning of the markers Figure6 3 Figure6 3 Marker scanning completed 3 Click again or press the scanner start button to start object scanning After scanning is complete click to finish scanning Figure6 4 Figure6 4 Scan completed ...

Page 39: ...2 1 Scan parameter settings As painting has no obvious features but has obvious patterns select the splicing method as texture and click Free setting to select the parameters The scanning parameters are as follows Light source blue light fine scanning selected according to the required scanning detail level Color Setting color texture get the surface color of the object get the color obj model fil...

Page 40: ...ance for scanning and the brightness of the camera Click the button on the scanner to pause the pre scan Figure6 5 Figure6 5 Preview scan 2 Click or press the scanner button to start scanning After scanning is complete click to finish the scan or press the scanner button to complete the object scanning Figure6 6 Figure6 6 End Scan ...

Page 41: ... cloud processing extended functions and model splicing for the scanned data 7 1 Point cloud process Point cloud process mainly includes three processing methods outliers disconnected components and delete overlapping data 7 1 1Outliers For the scanned data click to select points with a certain distance from most other points Figure7 1 Figure7 1 Outliers ...

Page 42: ...scanned data click the to select a group of points far away from other groups Figure7 2 Figure7 2 Disconnected components 7 1 3 Delete overlapping For the scanned data click to delete the overlapping and select a point group that is similar to the main point group but has repeated features ...

Page 43: ...ns such as point selection calculation surface selection calculation color magic wand and refine 7 2 1 Point calculation For the scanned data click to select point calculation select the point to be calculated and click Calculate to get the point cloud numerical information Figure7 3 Figure7 3 Calculation of point calculation ...

Page 44: ...Surface selection calculation For the scanned data click to select the surface calculation select the required calculation surface and click calculate to get the 3D surface area value of the selected part Figure7 4 Figure7 4 Calculation of surface selection ...

Page 45: ...intelligently distinguishing the colors on the model you can achieve the intelligent selection of the mesh data Click Calculate to get the area Figure7 5 Figure7 5 Color Magic Wand 7 3 Model splicing 1 Click the model splicing button in the scanning interface and click on the upper and lower interfaces import the two data to be stitched Figure7 6 Figure7 6 Import splicing data ...

Page 46: ...f data and the two sets of data can be spliced automatically If you click the button the two sets of data can be spliced more accurately Figure7 7 Figure7 7 Splicing results 3 Click the button to generate the final splicing data and view the overall error of the data stitching Figure7 8 Figure7 8 Splicing completed ...

Page 47: ...aximum out point amount on the surface of the scanned object Figure8 1 Figure8 1 Scanning direction 2 When the distance between the scanner and the object is between 400 to 500mm the output of the scanner is the best When higher details are needed the scanner can be adjusted to 350 to 400mm Good surface details are obtained but the number of output points is small After the distance between the sc...

Page 48: ... Wrap back to the face reduces the possibility of face overlapping When scanning hair with infrared mode Because there are fewer points it is easy to splice errors when scanning the hair directly Try to scan the hair together when scanning the forehead shoulders and back The infrared mode is suitable for scanning thick hair and the blue light mode is for short and thin straight hair Method for sca...

Page 49: ... heating phenomenon on the bottom of the device which does not affect the use of the device 3 If the computer is equipped with protection software the operation may not be smooth 4 In order not to affect the scanned data the computer needs to be connected to the power during the scanning process 5 Do not unplug the dongle during software use ...