Shining 3D EinScan-Pro+, User Manual

Page 1: ...EinScan Pro Multi Functional Handheld 3D Scanner User Manual ...

Page 2: ...er 14 1 3 3 Feedback 15 1 3 4 User Setting 15 1 3 5 Factory Default 16 1 3 6 Einscan Community 16 1 3 7 About 16 Calibration 17 Camera Calibration 19 White balance calibration 21 Calibration Precautions 22 Accuracy Diagnostic 23 Fixed Scan 24 Help Mode for Beginner 25 Auto Scan 26 1 2 1 Before Scanning 26 1 2 2 Scanning 28 1 2 3 After Scanning 30 1 2 4 Others 36 Fixed Scan without turntable 39 Han...

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Page 5: ...e 1 pc Aviation plug 1 pc Calibration board 1 pc Mark points 1 set Installation Guide 1 pc Industrial Pack add on module Turntable 1 pc Tripod 1 pc Scan head tray 1 pc USB line 1 pc Power adapter 1 set Power line 1 pc Color pack add on module Texture camera 1 pc Device List ...

Page 6: ...n Global Mark Point Align Feature Align Turntable Align Mark Point Align Feature Align Compatible Mark Point Align Feature Align Texture Scan No Yes texture scan camera and software module shall be bought Outdoor Operation No affected by strong light Special Scan Object Feature Align need Rich Surface Feature needed For transparent reflective and dark object please spray powder first before scanni...

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Page 8: ...uitable for Handheld Scan Industrial module installation Put the basic module on the tripod when the installation finishes Connect the long opening end of USB line to the computer the square opening end to the turntable Then connect the power adapter to the turntable and adjust the position of scan head and turntable This installation mode is suitable for Fixed Scan Hardware Installation ...

Page 9: ...Software download as shown below Secondly please complete the registration if registered click log in After take the survey it will enter the page http www einscan com software download Finally click the icon to jump to the page of any file to download the software Software Installation ...

Page 10: ...device to continue activating When finishing click Next When installation is finished there will be a shortcut of the software and TeamViewer on the desktop In the next step we need to check whether the camera driver installation is successful right click Computer choose Computer Management Device Management Imaging devices to check if the two cameras display normally two cameras will be found whe...

Page 11: ...10 3 The software provides fixed scan without turntable Turntable Auto Scan Handheld HD Scan and Handheld Rapid Scan and taking into account the portability and high precision ...

Page 12: ...d this mode is recommended For example Industrial part sculpture or art works with rich details 2 Handheld Rapid Scan When the size of the object is over 150 150 150mm environment is not stable or with vibration surface is not with much detail pattern this mode is recommended For example Human body the whole body face chest hand foot and other parts sculpture that doesn t require high detail Mark ...

Page 13: ...top right corner To open Help Mode for Beginner go to Menu User Setting Help Mode for Beginner 1 2 2 Obtain License File When a warning of license file doesn t match the scanner pops up when entering scanning mode the license file can be acquired by clicking Activate 1 2 3 Operation Procedure Operation Procedure First Scan ...

Page 14: ...13 First Scan ...

Page 15: ...ng Simplified Chinese Chinese English German Japanese Spanish French Korean Russian and Turkish Language can be switched in the choose device type and choose scan mode interface 1 3 2 TeamViewer By clicking TeamViewer you can go to the TeamViewer interface directly without installation Drop down Menu ...

Page 16: ...ck the checkbox to open debug window if you want to close it unselect it Help Mode for Beginners Help Mode for Beginner is the default selection which is to guide the new users make a scan completely step by step Close Help Mode for Beginner by clicking the top right corner To open Help Mode for Beginner go to Menu User Setting Help Mode for Beginner Drop down Menu ...

Page 17: ...y recommend you to select it 1 3 5 Factory Default System setting brightness turntable steps calibration data will restore to the factory default settings Language will be changed into English as default Factory Default will require software restart 1 3 6 Einscan Community Official Website http www einscan com refers to SHINING3D official website for product and information Community http www eins...

Page 18: ...17 4 Scanning cannot be entered if calibration is not done after installing the software There is a WARNING No calibration data please calibrate first ...

Page 19: ...e cameras With texture camera The left side guide bar include camera calibration and white balance calibration There are two calibration steps if the device without texture camera camera calibration There are two calibration steps if the device with texture camera camera calibration White balance calibration Take the scanner with texture camera as an example without texture camera it only takes th...

Page 20: ...ne which places the calibration board as shown below Click in the software or on the scanner to capture snaps automatically During capture process software picture shows the scanner projecting light Move the scanner from top to bottom or from bottom to top until the rangefinder is filled in green which means Step 1 capture is finished with software giving a beep sign During capture lift the scanne...

Page 21: ... The collection is same as above When all five positions photos are captured the software will calibrate the camera automatically You will see the progress bar as below The camera calibration may keep for a long time in 52 please be patient When IT is finished you ll see Camera calibration success The software will enter Color camera white balance mode automatically Camera Calibration ...

Page 22: ...n the hardware and move the scanner up and down until one box is ticked and the white balance test is completed The picture below will show up when the calibration is successful When calibration is finished the software will close the calibration window automatically and enter the scan mode selection page White balance calibration ...

Page 23: ...ation again When the scanner is used for the first time or after long time without using When there is strong vibration during the transportation When alignment mistake or failure frequent appear during the scanning When environment light changes under Color Scan white balance calibration is needed When scanning data is incomplete and quality is much worse during the scanning Note Make sure to kee...

Page 24: ...ration tool bar in the right the way is same as camera calibration Place the calibration board flatly point the scanner cross on the middle white frame up and down slowly till all boxes getting green ticks The result of the accuracy tolerance will be shown Go back to scan mode selection page by clicking quit at the left bottom Note Recalibration is recommended when result is above 0 1mm Accuracy D...

Page 25: ...24 5 Fix Scan has two scan modes fixed scan without turntable and Auto Scan ...

Page 26: ...y step by step Close Help Mode for Beginner by clicking the top right corner To open Help Mode for Beginner go to Menu User Setting Help Mode for Beginner Under the Help Mode for Beginner following the guidance step by step you will finish a scan following New Project Texture Non texture adjust brightness start scanning Edit Continue Scan Mesh Mesh type Watertight Un watertight Post Processing Sav...

Page 27: ...ace of Non texture Scan and Texture Scan selection Texture scan is only active when the scanner is with texture camera In the new project interface select can import three formats as asc txt and p3 Note the use of global markers file the only point in the framework can scan Global markers point can be deleted Enter the interface of auto scan 1 2 1 Before Scanning Camera viewport Tick to display th...

Page 28: ...htness viewing window Turntable Steps Before scanning you can set the scan times per round under turntable scan The default setting is 8 times Align Mode The default is turntable coded targets align mode you can also choose markers or feature align mode Align mode can be re selected after the turntable has rotated one circle If you import global markers point file when creating a new project the a...

Page 29: ...mouse Select excess parts the selected section is displayed in red as shown below Note 1 Choose turntable coded targets align mode Please make sure that the object won t block the coded targets on the turntable Or there will be no fringe pattern while turntable will be still rotating If the scanned object is too high and will block the coded target on turntable you can stick mark points on it if a...

Page 30: ... data and exit the single piece edition Click delete the current scan dat After end the single piece edit the right toolbar will display and now can edit the whole scan data The specific operation is the same as the single piece edit Manual Align If automatic alignment failed during scanning you can use manual align Click the button to open Manual Align view port on the left side of the software K...

Page 31: ...resume scanning 1 2 3 After Scanning Mesh When the scan is completed click the botton proceed to post processing You will see two modes after clicking the button Watertight and Unwatertight Watertight usually slower than unwatertigt Texture scan mode will take more time compared to Non Texture scan mode Watertight Closed model can be printed directly After choose this mode you should select the ob...

Page 32: ...31 Unwatertight Unclosed model The following picture is the watertight and unwatertight model Watertight Unwatertight Texture watertight results Auto Scan ...

Page 33: ...g dialogue box of data post processing will appear You can simplify the data per your request do fill holes sharpening or smoothing operations Unwatertight and watertight the post processing of the interface as shown below Data simplification Auto Scan ...

Page 34: ...ion Before simplification After simplification Fill holes The default does not check the mark point and fill hole check the fill hole you need set perimeter choose 10 100mm perimeter to fill the hole less than the perimeter of the hole will be filled Mark point fill hole as an example After Before Note 1 If the edge of the hole is not smooth may cause the effect is not good not recommended to fill...

Page 35: ... and after sharpening Before sharpen After sharpen Save Your Data Before merging can save data as asc single After merging it can be saved as asc stl ply 3mf and obj Scale Scaling the volume of scanning data while the quantity of triangular facets and size of data will not be changed Scaling result as reference From left to right shows double size original size and half size respectively Auto Scan...

Page 36: ...elow You can share your model to Sketchfab while model title username and user password are required Register an account and look at the shared model at http sketchfab com Note Sketchfab Normal account can only upload data maximum 50M while Professional account can share maximum 200M and set model as private Auto Scan ...

Page 37: ...down to enlarge the object Hold down the Shift left mouse button select the area on the object Hold down the Ctrl left mouse button deselect selected data Delete Delete the selected area Press and hold shift left mouse click Select point to start manual align Note 1 The scanning projects created by different scan modes Industry fixed scan handheld HD scan and handheld rapid scan cannot be reciproc...

Page 38: ... and the current triangles change in real time Help Click this button to get the operation manual and notes in more detail under the current step The following picture shows the help information of new project Model Viewer Einscan software can be a 3d viewer for ASC OBJ STL format file Drag the 3d model to Einscan software under scanning mode interface Auto Scan ...

Page 39: ...38 Click on the 3d viewer window will close the model view The scanning window will be not affected Auto Scan ...

Page 40: ...he fixed scan without turntable mode as shown below enter the scan interface refer to Auto Scan to new project and select texture After new a project the scan interface is as shown below Fixed Scan with turntable ...

Page 41: ...rrently scan area and the last scanned data is more than 1 3 If use mark point aligns the common points should more than 3 Then click scan button the data will automatically align until the whole scanning completed Edit manual align delete current data mesh save data and share refer to Auto Scan Note You can use markers align feature align Mark point will be recognized to align automatically when ...

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Page 43: ...window can adjust the brightness Scan pause button click the button to pause or start scanning Double click to activate exposure adjustment window Scanning distance indicator Green for best distance blue for too far red for too close The color is same as the distance bar in operation interface ...

Page 44: ...range 0 7mm 3 0mm high 0 7mm medium 1 0mm low 1 5mm Select Texture If texture camera is not attached when you select texture it will pop up a dialog as shown below can import three formats as asc txt and p3 Note 1 Higher resolution takes more time to scan and consumes more memory of graphic card and size of the object to be scanned will be limited Theoretically the maximum size of scan point dista...

Page 45: ...t camera viewport always display Click in the lower right corner of the camera viewport to zoom the camera viewport Preview Point the scanner to the object then click on software or press on scanner to run into PREVIEW mode In this mode it will start to capture data but not recorded In this mode you can 1 Check working distance and field of view for scanning 2 Adjust a proper brightness before sca...

Page 46: ...lick and adjust the brightness by pressing button on the scanner Double click to exit the brightness adjustment 2 Brightness can be also adjusted via the brightness slider under the camera window on the left side 3 Brightness can be adjusted during scanning Handheld Rapid Scan ...

Page 47: ...d the object At the correct distance it will show green If it is too close it will show red and if it is too far it will show blue Please adjust the scanner position until the rangefinder color turns green Too Close Good Too Far When brightness adjustment is over click on the scanner or in the software to start scan recording Handheld Rapid Scan ...

Page 48: ...t 3 seconds and adopt merging features for about several seconds and then try to scan normally If the surface of the object has mark points the software will recognize the mark points Note 1 Preview mode is needed every time for brightness adjustment when a new project is built or an existing project is imported for continues scanning 2 When open project if click preview mode is no longer availabl...

Page 49: ...e scanner to suspend scanning and check with it Click Scan and continue from where have been already scanned Edit Tool Edit buttons Deselect Revert Delete Undo Show Hide Stripe Shift Left mouse choose data Ctrl Left mouse deselect selected data You can edit the current part data after each scan You can do the below edition if the data has excess parts both data and mark points can be edited SHIFT ...

Page 50: ...is completed click the botton proceed to post processing You will see two modes after clicking the button Watertight and Unwatertight Watertight usually slower than unwatertigt Texture scan mode will take more time compared to Non Texture scan mode Note Handheld scan mode does not support the deletion of mark points Handheld rapid scan feature align use the edit button to delete all the data conti...

Page 51: ... keep for a long time in 95 please be patient Select the object details Unwatertight Unclosed model The following picture is the watertight and unwatertight model Note 1 Select High for objects with fine texture select Med or Low for objects in smooth surface or with less detail The time for data processing is in relation to the detail setting The higher the level of details is the longer time the...

Page 52: ... Post Processing After meshing the following dialogue box of data post processing will appear You can simplify the data per your request do fill holes sharpening or smoothing operations Unwatertight and watertight the post processing of the interface as shown below Handheld Rapid Scan ...

Page 53: ...arison of detail between before simplification and after simplification at 30 simplify proportion Before simplification After simplification Fill holes The default does not check the mark point and fill hole check the fill hole you need set perimeter choose 10 100mm perimeter to fill the hole less than the perimeter of the hole will be filled Mark point fill hole as an example Handheld Rapid Scan ...

Page 54: ...ooth After smooth Sharpen Improve the overall clarity of the data the figure below before and after sharpening Before sharpen After sharpen Note 3 If the edge of the hole is not smooth may cause the effect is not good not recommended to fill hole 4 Hole filling choose 10 100mm perimeter to fill the hole Handheld Rapid Scan ...

Page 55: ... size original size and half size respectively Scale window Scale result Share Your Data Click the button after merging to share data it will show the dialog as below You can share your model to Sketchfab while model title username and user password are required Register an account and look at the shared model at http sketchfab com Note Sketchfab Normal account can only upload data maximum 50M whi...

Page 56: ... to select the scan mode Note 1 Handheld rapid scan will follow whether the imported project is mark point align or feature align If imports a mark point align project or global mark point project when there is no such function you can t do further scan but only edit or merge the project 2 Handheld scan mode When import project and continue the scan the scanning will be in accordance with the impo...

Page 57: ...ld down the Ctrl left mouse button deselect selected data Delete Delete the selected area Frame rate Points Triangle When scanning it will show the Frame rate current points After merging it will show current triangles in the lower right corner Handheld Rapid Scan s scan speed is 10 frames sec When you edit the scan data the current points and the current triangles change in real time Help Click t...

Page 58: ...e can be a 3d viewer for ASC OBJ STL format file Drag the 3d model to Einscan software under scanning mode interface Click on the 3d viewer window will close the model view The scanning window will be not affected Handheld Rapid Scan ...

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Page 60: ...lect the others you can drag the sliding block to other locations flexible choice of point distance Select resolution Handheld HD Scan point distance range 0 2mm 3 0mm high 0 2mm medium 0 5mm low 1 0mm Note The single scan range is 300mm X 170mm public areas alignment require at least four mark points While placing the points uniformly stick the mark points on the object and make sure that in each...

Page 61: ...for scanning 4 Adjust a proper brightness before scanning Note You need to preview objects with markers Adjust Brightness 1 When scanning distance is adjusted properly double click and adjust the brightness by pressing button on the scanner Double click to exit the brightness adjustment 2 Brightness can be also adjusted via the brightness slider under the camera window on the left side 3 Brightnes...

Page 62: ...s adjustment is over click on the scanner or in the software to start scan recording Handheld HD scan with 100 lines scanning interface as follows Edit finish scan delete data mesh save data and share refer to Handheld rapid Scan Handheld HD Scan ...

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Page 64: ...e what if there are straggling points Solution 1 Adjust the brightness until the reflected graph and mark points are clear to be seen 2 Try to make sure the background environment is single for example to use a black cloth or 500mm away from other objects 3 Do not scan opposite to the computer screen 5 Under Handheld HD mode what if only the mark points could be identified while there is very less...

Page 65: ... spiral rotating via transition zone Scan as many mark points as possible on both sides and transition zone to build frame The faster the better 3 After building frame scan the surface of workpiece slowly and carefully to finish the whole scan FAQ ...

Page 66: ...ot moving but with a humming sound how to solve Solution Disconnect power line and connect again in few seconds 9 How to solve if after scan there is no data Solution Open control panel Region then click Additional settings decimal symbol choose FAQ ...

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Page 68: ...67 Contact us Email einscan_support shining3d com More scanning information More scanning information can refer to http www einscan com Support Contact Us ...