Shining 3D FreeScan UE, User Manual

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Page 4: ...3 2 2 Introduction to the Calibration Interface 9 3 2 3 Quick Calibration 10 3 3 CREATE A PROJECT 10 3 4 SCAN 11 3 4 1 Preparation 14 3 4 2 Pre scan 14 3 4 3 Parameter Setting 15 3 4 4 Point Cloud Scanning 16 3 4 5 Scanning Global Markers 17 3 4 6 Project Management 18 3 4 7 Edit Data 19 3 4 8 Align 24 3 4 9 Mesh 27 3 5 POST PROCESSING 29 3 5 1 Simplification 29 3 5 2 Mesh Optimization 30 3 5 3 Sm...

Page 5: ...FreeScan UE_ User Manual _V1 2 0 0 IV 3 7 SAVE 40 3 7 1 Save Data 40 3 7 2 Share Data 42 3 7 3 Third party Software 42 3 7 4 Preview Model 44 3 8 OTHER OPERATIONS 44 CONTACT US 46 ...

Page 6: ...ions without discrimination on the material and color of the objects to be scanned Therefore black or reflective surfaces are still scannable This device is mainly used in industries such as automobile industry transportation aerospace mold inspection and machinery manufacturing 1 2 Appearance Before using the Product carefully read the content on the yellow sticker including Device serial number ...

Page 7: ...nu button Standby Pre scan Scanning Scanning paused 5 Scanning button Single click Prescan scan pause Press and hold Generate point cloud 6 Scanning distance indicator 1 3 Connect Cables Step 1 Connect aviation cable 4 to power port 2 and USB port 1 on the Scanner Step 2 Connect power cord 6 and the power adapter 5 Step 3 Connect power adapter 5 into aviation cable 4 Step 4 Connect USB port 3 on t...

Page 8: ...FreeScan UE_ User Manual _V1 2 0 0 3 Attention Ensure that cables are not loose during the above operations You are suggested to use fastening tools to prevent the device from being offline ...

Page 9: ...2 3 Install Software Notes Before installing the software plug the provided dongle into the USB port of the computer for authentication of the encrypted software Step 1 Open the USB flash drive and copy the installation package onto the computer Step 2 Double click to run the installation package The Installer Language window pops up Step 3 Select the desired language and click OK Step 4 After Fre...

Page 10: ...e the firmware to get access to more updated features Preparation before firmware upgrade Make sure that the device is powered on during the upgrade avoid interrupted upgrade due to power failure Back up the original firmware so as to retrieve it in case of upgrade failure or in case that the user finds the new version unsatisfactory Download the new firmware files to the local computer where the ...

Page 11: ... append new features Always make sure that the software in use is of the latest version If it is not there will a reminder popping up immediately after opening the software prompting updates Click Download Now The software will automatically download the installation package in the background Do not close the software during the download When the download is completed a window automatically pops u...

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Page 13: ...Figure 3 1 Operation flowchart 3 2 Calibration Calibration is performed to the whole Device Through the calibration the device parameters are recalculated which not only ensures the accuracy of the Device but also improve the quality of its scanning 3 2 1 Notes The accuracy of calibration directly affects the scanning accuracy of the System Re calibration is required in the following circumstances...

Page 14: ...th a piece of clean moisture cloth Do not wipe the calibration board with chemicals or alcohols After using the calibration board put it in a flannel bag 3 2 2 Introduction to the Calibration Interface Calibration shall be performed before using the Device for the first time and you will directly enter the calibration interface When calibrating 3 dimensions shall be taken into consideration namely...

Page 15: ...xis Step 7 Keep moving until the height box turns green 3 3 Create a Project Create a project or import multi projects before scanning any objects A newly created project provides a path to save the scanned model data which facilitates the users to process the acquired data Step 1 In the project management window click Creating Multi Projects and the window of creating new projects will pop up Ste...

Page 16: ...ain 3 dimensional data of objects scanned Laser scanners are featured in non contact measurement high data sampling rate active emission of scanning light source low requirements for use and strong environmental adaptability These devices can be used in the complex environments and spaces for scanning operations and directly and completely acquire the 3D data of physical objects with various sizes...

Page 17: ...duction to the scanning interface No Item Description 1 Camera window It is used to preview the actual scene during scanning Parameters can be adjusted accurately through the camera window 2 Scan Setting Through scanning settings the scanning mode and parameters can be set Scan mode ...

Page 18: ...ossy object when brightness is already set to its limits but still very less data is captured Please turn the data setting cursor from left to right It will help scanning but with noise 3 Remaining memory CPU occupancy rate and video memory occupancy rate Remaining memory the remaining space of the memory is displayed CPU occupancy rate this is the display of the computer s memory occupied by the ...

Page 19: ... the normal scanning range Please attach markers smaller than 3mm on the edges and or at small facets of the model Do not attach the markers on the surface with high curvature Do not use damaged or incomplete markers Do not use greasy dusty or dirty markers The sizes of the models to be scanned range from 30mm to 4m When scanning a model prone to being deformed make sure deformation does not occur...

Page 20: ... is too close blue means the distance is too far Do adjustments according to these color messages until the best scanning distance is achieved Lights indicating the scanning distance are also available on the handle of the Device When the indicator is green the distance is the best if it is blue the distance is too far if red too close Table 3 Too close Suitable distance Too far Scanning objects R...

Page 21: ... are used to identify the external surface of the objects to be scanned When the Device scans a large number of markers on the surface of an object it acquires a point cloud data file Users can obtain a large amount of point cloud data by scanning an object which is convenient for the subsequent model rendering and measurement Attention After scanning the point cloud switching to scanning global m...

Page 22: ...d by a third party After the global markers are scanned users can switch to point cloud scanning which makes point cloud scanning easier Step 1 Select the frame point scanning mode Step 2 Click located on the right hand side of the interface or press the Scan button on the Device to enter pre scan mode The scanning parameters are adjustable Step 3 Start scanning Click on the right hand side or pre...

Page 23: ...he scanned data Notes After importing the system directly enters the scanning task and scanning will be performed according to the resolution and alignment mode of the imported project Project Management Users can create import remove and or delete projects After creating multiple projects projects can be created or opened under multi project and the projects will be displayed in the project list ...

Page 24: ...eleted or removed the last project in the current list becomes the current project which can perform scanning If the project under another path is opened and it has the same as the existing project in the list _1 will be added to the name of the opened project and such added numbers will be given in a numerical order to other projects sharing the same name 3 4 7 Edit Data A variety of tools are pr...

Page 25: ...e bottom perspective Right view viewing the object to be scanned from the right side perspective Create a Cutting Plane Taking a cutting plane as reference scanning above this plane is deemed as valid Users can choose whether the scanned data below the cutting plane shall be saved If the user chooses not to save the scanned data below the said plane the invalid data will be deleted instantly On th...

Page 26: ...eemed as the cutting plane Step 3 Hold down Shift Left button of the mouse or select at least 3 markers to create a cutting plane Step 4 Click Create Plane and a cutting plane will be generated for the object to be scanned Step 5 Adjust the X Y Z axis or translation increment to determine the direction and angle of the plane Delete a plane After clicking the scanned data below the plane will be de...

Page 27: ...ame Description Rectangular After clicking a rectangular area can be selected for editing Press and hold the left button of the mouse to select an area to be edited The selected area will be displayed in red Polygon After clicking hold down Shift and click to select a polygon area When editing area selection is completed release the Shift or double click the left mouse button The selected area wil...

Page 28: ...king the selected area for editing is cancelled Connected Domain To enable domain connecting function selecting a patch of data and click this button model area associated with such data will be automatically selected Invert After clicking areas other than the selected editing areas will be selected Delete selected data After clicking the selected editing area will be deleted Undelete After clicki...

Page 29: ...time multiple and multi angle scanning is required While scanning usually the point cloud data for multiple individual scanned area may overlap Therefore alignment is done to obtain identical surface features based on the repeatedly scanned areas connecting such point cloud data obtained through multiple scans into one complete set of data Through alignment multiple scan data are combined into a w...

Page 30: ... the project that has not generated point cloud will not be displayed on the alignment interface Feature Alignment When the scanned point cloud files share common features feature alignment can be chosen which is the most effective way to solve the alignment problem This method can adjust the manual alignment to minimize the error between the model and the original data Select Feature alignment an...

Page 31: ... select no less than 3 non collinear points in each of the fixed and floating viewports respectively click Apply and the software will automatically conduct alignment Press Ctrl Z or ESC to undo the selected points in sequential order Marker Alignment If the currently selected project is a Markers project the markers can be aligned It is necessary to ensure that the number of shared markers in the...

Page 32: ... enlarged and any triangle surface can be manually selected for observation The encapsulated data can be directly used for rendering or measurement When scanning and editing are completed click to create mesh Through the toolbar on the left you can simplify optimize remove small floating parts remove spike and fill marker hole Use recommended parameters To get FreeScan UE help you optimize a speci...

Page 33: ...le plate number is within configured plate number Fill small hole For objects with tiny holes larger than 10 mm use the function to fill tiny hole to make the scanned image look better For objects with holes smaller than 10 mm you are not recommended to use the function or you can set the function parameter value to a smaller one Situation when You Don t Fill Holes Situation when You Fill Holes fo...

Page 34: ...ctly drag the file in STL OBJ PLY formats into the measurement interface Shift Left Button of the mouse Select the redundant part of data and the selected data will be displayed in red Ctrl Left Button of the mouse Deselect part of the selected data Icon Name Description Select visible When selecting the model processing area only one side is selected that is visible data is selected Select thorou...

Page 35: ...it and go back to the original data Multiple operations on Simplification the result will not be added It will always operate on the original data Before simplification After simplification 3 5 2 Mesh Optimization Mesh optimization can optimize the quality of the data There are 3 ratio options of mesh optimization Processing time will be different Below shows the result of 3 different ratios ...

Page 36: ...ng Click Cancel to quit and go back to the original data Multiple operations on Mesh Optimization the result will not be added It will always operate on the original data 3 5 3 Smooth 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 ...

Page 37: ...and go back to the original data Multiple operations on Smooth the result will not be added It will always operate on the original data 3 5 4 Remove Small Floating Parts Remove small floating parts in the scan data 0 means no operation 100 is the maximum The maximum value is the square of the diagonal length of the floating part 10 MAX L 10 2 Diagram of removing floating parts shows as below Origi...

Page 38: ...izing hole mending according to the changes of the curvature of the area around the hole Types of tangent and plane are also available to be chosen for hole filling When there are multiple holes to be mended automatic hole mending method is recommended Auto Hole Filling Input the perimeter of the biggest hole to be filled Less than 100mm is recommended This function will fill every hole with a sma...

Page 39: ... to the order of filling holes from the last hole to cancel hole filling Ctrl Z can also cancel hole filling Click Confirm to apply current setting and exit the manual hole filling Click Cancel to quit and go back to the original data 3 6 Measurement After Meshing the software can switch to the measurement interface or directly enter the measurement interface to import data and perform operations ...

Page 40: ...point Line Plane Interface Line and Plane should be created in advanced Click on the created line or select it on the dropdown Click on the created plane 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...

Page 41: ... the drop down Click on the data to select a point or click on a feature point previously created In the Choice list select one of the elements to reselect it Feature creation failed Error code 6 the point selected 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 3 6 2 Al...

Page 42: ... 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 3 2 1 Movement Prior to 3 2 1 movement the creation of a plane line not normal to the plane and point are required 3 2 1 movement plane line point alignment aligns the data by deletion of the Degrees of Free...

Page 43: ...rojection of the line to the first plane will be parallel to the corresponding axis Select a Point in the drop down menu The data will be translated to match the point with the origin point coordinate 0 0 0 Click Align to perform the transformation Data after 3 2 1 movement Click Reset to cancel Click Apply to confirm the transformation 3 6 3 Measure Click measurement button to display the menu cl...

Page 44: ...ss 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 watertight mesh It returns the volume in mm 3 and the coordinates of the smallest box parallel to the global coordinates containing all the data Volume menu ...

Page 45: ...xit the measurement interface Click the Measure button to enter the measurement interface and display the measurement menu click the button again to exit the measurement interface 3 7 Save 3 7 1 Save Data Save data Enter the file name and click the save button Export data ...

Page 46: ...not needed Post processing can be done through other software ASC whole piece Optimized point cloud scan asc Check the data Quick export no need for post processing for handheld scanning Post processing can be done through other software STL Mesh data scan stl 3D printing Reverse designing Compatible with most post processing software OBJ Mesh data scan obj scan jpg scan mtl Used in artwork 3D ren...

Page 47: ...the Sketchfab http sketchfab com to view the shared models Attention Normal accounts allow for uploading model files up to 50M PRO premium accounts allow for uploading up to 200M Besides only PRO account users can set private models The uploaded file is in stl format without texture 3 7 3 Third party Software Five third party software including Geomagic ControlX Verisurf Geomagic Design X Geomagic...

Page 48: ...o Design with Verisurf Geomagic Essentials Export data to Geomagic Essentials Mainly used for reverse design of mesh data If the GeomagicEssentials has been installed clicking this button will open the GeomagicEssentials and import the mesh data Geomagic Design X Export data to Geomagic Design X Mainly used for reverse design of mesh data If the GeomagicDesign X has been installed clicking this bu...

Page 49: ... to preview it Model Preview STL OBJ PLY ASC and 3MF can all be previewed However files generated by third party tools may fail to import and the tool will prompt Failed to import files Attention When importing Obj texture files ensure that mtl and jpg sharing the same file name are under the same directory as obj 3 8 Other Operations Table 8 Icons Functions Descriptions Official website Open the ...

Page 50: ...k and supply your email to My Email so that we can contact you Restore factory setting All settings can be restored to the initial settings and the software will automatically restart Languages A language selection window pops up allowing users to choose multiple languages About View related software release information contact information etc Display help information Open the real time help file ...

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