Shining 3D EinScan-SE, User Manual

Page 1: ...Shining 3D EinScan SE SP_User Manual_3 1 1 0 EinScan SE SP User Manual V3 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...ons and Use 14 3 2 Operation 14 4 Before Scanning 19 4 1 Object 19 4 2 Preparation 19 5 Scan 21 5 1 Before Scanning 21 5 2 Turntable 23 5 3 Scan 26 6 Project Group 29 6 1 Create Import Projects 29 6 2 Current Projects 29 6 3 Rename a Project 29 6 4 Remove Delete 30 6 5 Create Split a Group 31 6 6 Edit Data 31 6 7 Alignment 32 7 Mesh 34 7 1 Create Mesh Watertight Unwatertight 34 7 2 Edit Mesh 35 7 ...

Page 3: ...nScan SE SP_User Manual_3 1 1 2 9 Share Data 48 10 Third party Software 49 11 Preview Model 50 12 Others 51 12 1 FAQ 51 12 2 Safety Precautions 51 13 Support and Contact 52 13 1 Submit a Ticket 52 13 2 Contact Us 53 ...

Page 4: ...port At least one USB 3 0 port when using discovery pack OS win10 64bits Video memory 4G RAM 32 GB CPU i7 8700 or higher Screen resolution 1920 1080 DPI 100 125 3840 2106 DPI 100 200 RECOMMENDED PC MODEL only for reference Dell G3 laptops Core i7 9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 2x8GB DDR4 2666MHz Asus ZenBook Flip Core i7 Nvidia MX250 with 2Gb memory solid state hard drive 16gb ram Lenovo ...

Page 5: ...arted with scanning 1 2 1 Set the Scanner Step 1 Place the scanner head onto the bracket Step 2 Insert calibration board onto the board holder NOTE Rotate the calibration board only while calibration Step 3 1 Turntable and Scanner installation 1 Place the turntable onto scanner stand 2 Screw the scanner into the socket on the stand ...

Page 6: ...rntable Step3 2 Setting scanner on tripod for fixed scan turntable coded targets and markers align mode 1 Screw the scanner head onto tripod 2 Plug power cord into outlet and the back of scanner Plug USB cable into back of scanner and computer USB port Plug USB cable into back of scanner and turntable 1 2 2 Turn on off the Scanner Hold on the touch switch for about one second to turn the scanner o...

Page 7: ...er Manual_3 1 1 6 Double click on the touch switch and stay for one second each time to turn the scanner off If the device with mechanical ON OFF switch Press the power button to turn scanner on press again then turn scanner off ...

Page 8: ...llation package accept the modification on your computer 2 Follow the instructions to complete the software installation After the software is installed a shortcut will be created on your desktop Double click to open the software 2 3 Update the Software When a new version is available a pop up will show when you start the software to remind you update your software to the latest version Click Yes ...

Page 9: ...ion choose Local activation to save the ple license file on your computer under the activation menu ple file can be found in the USB drive Online Activation Local activation When install Discovery Pack you need to download the pack license or import the file with encode suffix in the USB disk Note If the activation fails send a request for activation file to einscan_support shining3d com with your...

Page 10: ...nse tool 2 5 Interface and Parameters 2 5 1 Navigate Interface navigation Left mouse rotate Middle mouse move the data Scroll up and down zoom in or out Navigate between different menu by click on the circle Choose different scan modes if Discovery Pack is connected ...

Page 11: ...perience information This information will not contain your personal information or scanned data and will not be accessible to any third party This checkbox is selected by default and we strongly recommend you keep it checked As a reward the User Experience Enhancement Program will continuously keep you informed with the newest software update information to assure you get free software updates an...

Page 12: ...tarting the software is not needed 3 5 3 4 About For version information and support email einscan_support shining3d com 2 5 4 Help Mode Open Help Mode Click the question mark in the upper right bar and open the help mode from the drop down menu Drop down menu Display the help tool related to the current interface Help window ...

Page 13: ...ur ID and password to allow access 2 5 5 Alerts A pop up alert will notify the user of a hardware or configuration issue Check and restart the software If the error persists please contact support by emailing einscan_support shining3d com Fail to activate For activation failure make sure the scanner is well connected Redo the activation Device fails to activate Incorrect configuration try another ...

Page 14: ...to the NVIDIA Control Panel right click on the desktop In Manage 3D Settings Program Settings Add EXScan S software Then change the preferred graphic processor for this program Select NVIDIA processor Click Apply to save the settings Multiple graphic card detected Change graphic card preferences for EXScan S ...

Page 15: ...tion during the transportation When alignment mistake or failure frequent appear during the scanning When scanning data is incomplete and quality is much worse during the scanning 3 2 Operation After installation when you open the software for the first time choose device type and it will enter the calibration interface automatically You can also choose Calibration on the navigation bar to enter c...

Page 16: ...libration panel to scanning head Move calibration panel leftward or rightward forward or backward to get the cross located at the calibration panel s central area and meanwhile you can see calibration panel s whole image in the camera windows Step 2 Click Capture The calibration panel will turn a circle Do not touch calibration panel On screen instruction during calibration step 1 Step 3 Turn cali...

Page 17: ...ne shown on the image After collecting calibration panel data the software will calibrate the camera automatically You will see the result as below Calibration will take longer or fail if you did not follow all instructions properly When calibration succeeds click Next to move on to the White Balance as the software indicates Camera calibration result If calibration fails click Redo calibration to...

Page 18: ...er as shown below on the calibration plate and click white balance test White Balance calibration interface To guarantee a good texture the white paper must be kept clean If the texture doesn t give you satisfaction please optimize the lighting environment and redo White balance You will see the result as below Click Next to new a scan project White Balance result Place a white paper at a proper d...

Page 19: ...fter white balance check the color of object in the camera view is the same as the real object If not adjust the brightness again and re calibrate If yes click Quit to exit calibration interface Note Only devices with Discovery module have light box ...

Page 20: ...ficient you need to stick markers or pieces of clay on the surface of scanned objects to create extra features When you stick markers on the surface of the object you need to follow the following rules Make sure sticking at least 4 markers in each frame one scanning field of view Control the number of markers seen on the camera view Stick markers in a random non linear pattern see example below Ma...

Page 21: ...Shining 3D EinScan SE SP_User Manual_3 1 1 20 Object with markers Before scanning transparent highly reflective and black objects you should spray white powder on the surface see example above ...

Page 22: ...the new project interface with EinScan SP you have the option to click browse to import a Global Marker File GMF as ASC TCT or P3 Global Marker File is normally captured by a Photogrammetry System to achieve a high accuracy Markers Frame for large object in which you can scan the object in detail and match the global accuracy of Markers Frame Browse to load a GMF only available for EinScan SP Note...

Page 23: ...seen clearly with a sharp contour on the surface On the Right camera at a too close distance the projected cross will be shifted to the left to the right when too far At optimal distance the projected cross is within the central box on both cameras 5 1 3 Adjust Brightness Click and drag the button to adjust the brightness The correct brightness setting will depend on the lighting in the environmen...

Page 24: ...ber shows how many times the turntable will stop in one turn and the data will get captured at each stop The default setting 8 steps is recommended You can change the number of steps according to the features of the objects Note Using more turntable steps will help scan more complete data in some angles but NOT more accurate 5 2 3 More Turntable Settings More settings Click More Settings to set tu...

Page 25: ... rotates for one turn Half turn Turntable rotates for half turn 5 2 6 Alignment Condition SE SP Select an alignment mode condition for the turntable scan Note For EinScan SP other than alignment mode features displayed above global markers alignment feature is also available Open New Project interface import a global markers file Then global marker feature is displayed shown below ...

Page 26: ...osition of the object At least 4 common targets need to be recognized between 2 neighboring scans Note The object needs to be small without covering the coded targets put the object on the middle of the turntable and make sure the object will not move during scanning If you choose turntable coded target alignment the scanner head is requested to fix on the tripod to scan Feature Alignment When the...

Page 27: ...table coded target alignment the software matches 2 neighboring scans by recognizing at least 4 common markers Global Markers is accessible if a Global Marker File has been loaded during the project creation 5 3 Scan 5 3 1 Start Scan Click the button or press space bar to start scanning Click the pause button and the scanning will pause Click again to resume scanning When the scan is completed the...

Page 28: ...tion create or import a project align save data show or hide texture and mesh point cloud data Note Right Click on the camera preview to display the Right camera in the window You will see the parts shown in the window from right camera The parts which can be seen by both cameras will be captured 5 3 2 Edit Scan After the single scan is completed you can edit the data SHIFT Left mouse Select unwan...

Page 29: ...he data If you are not satisfied with current scanning data or there is not enough overlapping regions or markers between neighboring scans for registration Delete data click the button to delete current data Then change the position of the scanner or the object to scan again 5 3 3 Global Optimization Global optimization Click to optimize and align data Exit Click to cancel global optimization Con...

Page 30: ...e or on the project button create a new project or import a project into the work Imported data will be copied in the work folder and appear on the project tree New project will create a new entry in the project tree and a new project file in the work folder 6 2 Current Projects The last loaded project is the Current project new data will be added and align with the current project The current pro...

Page 31: ...Select one or many projects Click remove to remove the project s from the project tree but not from the work folder Click Delete or right click and delete to delete the selected data group s or project s from the project tree and the work folder If you remove or delete the current project the last project will reload and become the new current project Note Delete only affects the data in the work ...

Page 32: ...ta to view drop down menu Note The data captured by turntable scan mode will belong to one group by default Groups could be manually aligned after being deleted or split You could left click the scan model to select data after hiding texture 6 6 Edit Data Double click on a project group or a scan to enter the edition mode The edition are applied to the selected data only Modifications will not aff...

Page 33: ...rface Drag and drop single scan group or project to the float and fixed window Single scan group or project can be dropped into both windows Scans in the group or are not allowed split the group first Manual alignment can be used between projects load the full projects on the float and fixed window A single data cannot be aligned with another project click to remove the scan group or project from ...

Page 34: ...k the feature alignment button on the left then the data will be automatically aligned according to features After data are aligned the blue number represent the alignment reference The floated data is transferred to the reference of the fixed it is recommended to keep data with the same reference into a same group Alignment reference Click Complete to validate and leave the Alignment interface Cl...

Page 35: ...00 triangles If the projects are all with texture the data optimization option will be unavailable The software will simplify the data by default Mesh Mode Watertight Unwatertight All holes will be filled automatically The data can directly be 3D printed Unclosed model stays the way it is scanned Processing time is quicker than Watertight TEXTURE WATERTIGHT The texture capture is separate from the...

Page 36: ...enu CTRL Left mouse Deselect a selected region Edit buttons Deselect Revert Delete Undo Select Trough Select Visible Hide Show color Select Visible to select data on the front view only Select Through to select data all though Click End button to return to the post processing menu Click Revoke to cancel and return to the post processing menu This region were missing in the scanning and the texture...

Page 37: ...rs while it is not available for imported data Click for Auto filling Input the perimeter of the biggest hole to be filled Less than 100mm is recommended This function will fill every hole with a smaller perimeter than the number input The hole edges are displayed green Choose Curvature Tangent or Flat before picking a hole FLAT calculates the solution for the hole filling considering the point po...

Page 38: ... Low Sharpen Medium Sharpen high 7 5 Smooth Click Smooth button to display the smooth menu click again to close the menu Smooth the possible noise on the surface of the scan data It might remove some small details or smooth some sharp edges at the same time The example of before and after smoothing is shown below Run 2 times data will be smoothed twice smooth menu ...

Page 39: ...ingly Set the ratio from 1 to 100 the default is 100 The comparison of detail between before simplification and after simplification at 30 simplify proportion simplification menu Before simplification After simplification 7 7 Remap Texture Click Texture Remapping to display the Texture menu Mesh edition of simplification hole filling on texture scanned data will affect the texture render By doing ...

Page 40: ...t will make the texture manual editing much more convenient if you are going to process the texture in a 3rd party software This option has no effect on the texture itself Texture Layout Optimization No Texture layout optimization Texture layout optimization Notes 1 TLO requires a longer time to compute 2 TLO is used only with OBJ output 3 TLO result is more convenient for texture manual editing ...

Page 41: ... process in another software ASC whole No optimized point cloud scan asc Inspection Fast export no post processing needed in hand held mode Large data to post process in another software Complex data to post process in another software STL No Mesh scan stl 3D printing watertight mesh data Reverse Engineering Compatibility with most mesh editing software OBJ Yes separated Mesh Texture Matching file...

Page 42: ...e value display represents the dimensions of the smallest box containing the data oriented to the reference axis Scale window Scale result 8 3 Measurement After meshing the Measurement menu will be available on the top Or click Measurement on the navigation bar and import data Go to Measurement Open file Click Open file a STL or OBJ file can be imported to edit 8 3 1 Create Feature Enter Exit the ...

Page 43: ...ne or select it on the dropdown The point generated is the intersection between the non parallel line and plane Feature creation failed Error code 9 the line is parallel to the plane Line Point Point Pick 2 points Click on the data to select a point or click on a feature point previously created In the Choice list select one of the point to redo it The line generated is define as point From to poi...

Page 44: ...belongs to the line Best Fit Press Shift LMB to select an area press ctrl LMB to unselect The plane generated is the position with the smallest deviation from the selected area Recommend method to create plane 8 3 2 Movement Use this mode to modify the alignment of the data to the global coordinate This action is useful for post processing or reverse engineering The transformations do not affect t...

Page 45: ...et to cancel the transformation to original position Click OK to confirm the transformation Tips Start from data reposition offset to 0 0 0 Edit rotations prior to transformation Change the view normal to a reference plane to change the corresponding angle ...

Page 46: ...own The arrows on the corners of the plane represent the plane positive direction The normal vector of the plane will match the axis direction Select a Line in the drop down menu match it to the first axis in the Method drop down Beware the direction of the line to match it to the or axis The projection of the line to the first plane will be parallel to the corresponding axis Select a Point in the...

Page 47: ...ce menu Total is the 3D distance X Y and Z are the projection of the segment to the respective planes SURFACE AREA Press Shift LMB to select an area press ctrl LMB to unselect Ctrl A to select all Click Calculate to display the Area value of the selected data in mm 2 Redo the selection and click calculate again to update Surface Area menu VOLUME This tool calculates the volume contains in a watert...

Page 48: ...Shining 3D EinScan SE SP_User Manual_3 1 1 47 Volume menu Prior to the calculation make sure the file is watertight no holes File not watertight alert ...

Page 49: ...Share Data Click after mesh to share data to Sketchfab it will show the dialog as below A model title username and user password are required Register and view the shared model at http sketchfab com Notes Data is saved as STL does NOT contain texture ...

Page 50: ...oth software needs to obtain the license for an online activation GEOMAGIC ESSENTIALS is the essential bridge between 3d scanning and design Once 3d scan is finished in EinScan 3d scanning software Exscan Pro take the 3d scan data to Geomagic essentials extract the feature you want and create solid models and complex profiles to your CAD design environment Solid Edge is a design tool from SIEMENS ...

Page 51: ...ta with the same control as EXScan software Model Preview STL OBJ PLY ASC or 3MF can be loaded files from 3rd party software might fail to be loaded In this case we recommend Meshlab a free mesh software editor or upload to sketchfab Notes To load a OBJ textured file make sure to have the MTL and JPG files with the same name and in the same folder than the OBJ ...

Page 52: ...sing mark points or manual merger is recommended 3 How to scan objects in transparent semi transparent or black Solution Scan before spraying on the surface 4 Under auto scan mode if the turntable is not moving but with a humming sound how to solve Solution Disconnect power line and connect again in few seconds 12 2 Safety Precautions Keep well ventilation Environment temperature shall below 40 Ce...

Page 53: ...pport and Contact 13 1 Submit a Ticket Sign up in Shining 3D Support Platform support shining3d com Or send email directly to einscan_support shining3d com Log in with your account Click New Ticket on the tab bar to submit a ticket and check the status ...

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