3D Laser Scanner

3D Laser Scanner: Basic Scanning
1.	Step One: Connect the SCSI cable from the 3D laser Camera to the computer.

2.	Step Two: Power up the 3D Laser Scanner scanner. The camera will initialize. At the prompt "Open Laser Barrier and press any key", open the laser and lens covers on the from of the laser scanner, and press any key on the laser scanner control panel. A menu will then appear. Please leave these setting alone. You will be controlling the laser scanner from the computer from here on out.


3.	Step Three: Log into the workstation and launch GeoMagic and activate the Minolta Scanning plug in. Click Plug in>Minolta. The control panel on the back of the laser camera will then read "Remote"


4.	Step Four: Click "NO" at the "Calibrate the turntable axis" pop up window.


5.	Step Five: At the scanner settings window, click on the following things: Check on "Show Live Image Window" This will open up a window and allow you to see through and aim the laser scanner. Check on "Dynamic Range Expansion Mode". This will allow the camera to dynamically sets its power and intensity of the laser light on the object. Check on "Auto Focus" Check on "Auto Intensity"


6.	Step Six: Aim the camera while looking at the display on the screen. To view the image, check on "Enable Streaming Video"


7.	Step Seven: Click on the "Scan" Button in GeoMagic. The laser scanner will then scan the object in a about 2-3 seconds and your scanned object will appear in the GeoMagic model window.

	Scanned Object

8.	Step Eight: Save your model. Select "File>Save As", and Save your model as a STL, or DXF file format.

Additional Options:
Sometimes you cannot capture the entire depth of an object in one scan pass. If you have this problem you can perform multiple scans on the same object adjusting the distance of each scan on the object. This is similar to changing the F-Stop focus depth in an image. Geomagic will then cobmine each scan into one 3D model.

To do this check on "Variable Distance Mode" and set he number of scans and scanning distance before clicking on the "Scan" Button in Step 7 listed above. No. of Scans: This sets the number of scans to be taken at a set distance interval through the object. Distance Increment: This sets the distance increment of each scan.