During a scan, one of two scanner lenses captures the part of an object that faces the scanner. Two consecutive scan passes are performed. The texture pass captures photorealistic detail using the white-light lamps at the top and bottom of the scanner, and the geometry pass captures the object shape using a bank of four lasers. Creating a full model involves aligning and fusing multiple scans from different angles.
The 3D Laser Scanner is located in the Digital Imaging Lab and is available 24 hours 7 days a week.
ScanStudio Software to Scan,Aligh,Polish and blend 3D models.
Format Options: ouptput as STL,OBJ,VRML,UD3,and PLY files.
File Size 20MB for typical model, based on 19 facet scans.
360 Scan. This type of scan automatically rotates the object on the AutoPositioner to scan the entire circumference of the object at regular intervals. It is typically the first step in creating a full model. The default is 6 intervals — the Scanner scans the object, rotates the object 60º, scans again, rotates again, and so forth. The setup window allows you to choose more or fewer intervals. Bracket Scan. This type of scan captures the side of the object facing the scanner, then rotates the AutoPositioner to capture the left and right adjacent positions as well. It is typically used to capture the object tops and bottoms that are missed in a 360 scan. The left and right area captures are intended to ensure enough overlap to align with the rest of the model.
Single Scan. As the name implies, this type of scan captures only the side of the object facing the scanner, then stops. It is used when only one face of an object is required. It may also be used to capture an elusive object feature that requires special positioning, and where left and right adjacent scans aren’t needed for alignment.
Setup and Scanning with
ScanStudio (PDF Format)