Faro Focus 3D X 130 Installation guide

Focus3D X 130 and X 330 Laser Scanners
SCENE 5.3
Training Manual • September 2014

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Focus3D X 130 and X 330 • SCENE 5.3
September 2014
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Contents
Focus3D X 130 and X 330 • SCENE 5.3
September 2014
Contents
Training Overview...................................1
Structure......................................2
Format....................................2
Notes.....................................2
Icons .....................................3
Instructor Guide ...................................4
Overview......................................4
Introduction Video...............................4
Targets .......................................4
Connecting to the Scanner Remotely................5
Module 1:
Using the Scanner ..................................7
Lesson 1:
Scanner Hardware .................................9
Hardware and Components .......................9
Focus3D X 330 .............................10
Scanner Components .......................11
Setting Up....................................19
Tripod ...................................20
Mounting the Scanner.......................20
Power Supply .............................22
Activity 1.1:
Setting up the Scanner .................................27

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SD Card .....................................29
Clearing Scan Data.........................29
Activity 1.2:
Clearing Scan Data ....................................30
Safety .......................................31
Electrical Safety ...........................31
Eye Safety................................31
Maintenance and Care ..........................31
Storage ..................................31
Cleaning the Mirror .........................32
Lesson 2:
Scanner Software.................................33
Activity 1.3:
Using the Scanner Interface .............................33
Home Screen .................................35
Navigation Bar ............................36
Status Bar ................................36
Information Drop-Down Box ..................37
Start Scan Button ..........................38
Menu ....................................38
General Interface Elements ......................39
On-Screen Keyboard .......................41
Activity 1.4:
Setting Initial Scanner Settings ...........................42
Project File Structure ...........................44

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Conceptual File Structure ....................44
Scanner File Structure ......................45
Activity 1.5:
Creating the Project Folder Structure ......................48
Duplicating a Project ........................50
Scan Parameters ..............................51
How the Scanner Works .....................51
Common Scan Parameters...................57
Activity 1.6:
Setting Common Scan Parameters........................67
Activity 1.7:
Capturing Scan Data ...................................69
Module Summary .................................71
Notes ...........................................73
Module 2:
Project Planning ...................................75
Lesson 1:
Scanning Considerations ..........................77
Site Conditions ................................77
Project Requirements...........................78
Verifying Accuracy..........................79
Registration ..................................79
Lesson 2:
Registration .....................................81
Coordinate Systems ............................82
Common Reference Objects .....................85

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Articial Common Reference Objects (Targets) ...85
Natural Common Reference Objects ...........88
Correspondence ...........................89
Sensor Data ..................................89
Reference Scans ..............................90
Lesson 3:
Scanner Positions ................................91
Number of Scanner Positions.....................91
Distance from the Object or Area of Interest .........91
Line of Sight ..................................93
Angle to the Object or Area of Interest ..............95
Bisecting.....................................96
Target Arrangements ...........................98
Lesson 4:
Target Arrangements ..............................99
Number of Targets .............................99
Distance from the Scanner......................100
Line of Sight .................................101
Unique Patterns ..............................104
Height ..................................106
Straight-Line Pattern .......................107
Target Types .............................108
Spacing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Angle to the Scanner ..........................110
Bisecting.................................... 111

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Mounting Targets .............................112
Activity 2.1:
Arranging and Mounting Targets .........................113
Site Sketches ................................116
Activity 2.2:
Capturing Scans with Targets ...........................117
Lesson 5:
Scanning Strategies .............................121
Centralized Strategies .........................121
Central Object of Interest ...................122
Central Targets ...........................123
Central Reference Scan ....................124
Traversing Strategies ..........................124
Open Traverse ...........................125
Closed Traverse ..........................129
Targetless Strategy............................132
Detail with an Overview Strategy .................132
Examples ...................................134
Intersection Example 1 .....................134
Intersection Example 2 .....................135
Module Summary ................................137
Notes ..........................................139
Module 3:
Introduction to SCENE 5.3.........................141
Lesson 1:
The SCENE Interface .............................143

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Project Locations .............................144
Project Selection Window.......................144
Editing Project Details......................146
Typical SCENE Layout .........................148
Menu Bar ...............................149
Toolbars ................................150
Structure Window .........................151
Image Area ..............................158
Status Bar ...............................160
Scan State ..............................161
Lesson 2:
Getting Started ..................................163
Navigation Tab ...............................164
Matching Tab ................................165
Folder Tab...................................167
General Tab .................................168
Units Tab....................................169
Activity 3.1:
Setting SCENE Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Module Summary ...............................171
Notes ..........................................173
Module 4:
Basic SCENE Workow ............................175
Lesson 1:
Basic SCENE Workow...........................177