Faro ScanPlan User manual

1© 2017 FARO Technologies, Inc.
April 1, 2019
© 2018 FARO Technologies, Inc.
ScanPlan Public Safety-Forensics Manual V1.01
QR code to FARO Assist
Note: Unless specified, all instructions are
applicable for either Android or iPhone
David Dustin, Global Director of Public Safety - Forensics

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Table of Contents
Pages 1 – 39
Page 4
Page 5-6
Page 7
Page 8-10
Page 11-12
Page 13-16
Page 17-27
Page 28-33
Page 34
Page 35-37
Page 38-42
Page 43-51
Page 52-54
Page 55-56
Getting Started
What Comes in the Case
Getting to Know the ScanPlan
Getting Started –Powering On
Getting Started –Preparing the Cell Phone
Getting Started – Mounting Phone to ScanPlan
Connecting Android Phone to ScanPlan
Connecting the ScanPlan App (Android & iOS)
Connecting to ScanPlan via Wi-Fi
Recommended Settings
Creating a Project
Mapping
Adding Images (from phone and Theta)
Adding Measurements
Finalizing Project

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Table of Contents
Page 58-60
Page 61
Page 46-49
Page 62-64
Page 65-68
Page 69-74
Page 75-83
Page 84-89
Page 90-111
Page 112-119
Page 120-125
Page 126-131
Page 132-150
Page 151-161
Optimizing Your Project
Preparing to Export Your Project
Exporting Project to USB Drive
Exporting to Scene2Go
Exporting for FARO Zone 2D&3D
Exporting for WebShareCloud
Exporting for Present4D (VR-Suite)
Exporting for DXF
Using “ScanAssist”
Opening the Scene2Go Project (from thumb-drive)
Opening the FARO Zone project
Opening the Project PDF
Configuring the Ricoh Theta Camera (with Android)
Configuring the Ricoh Theta Camera (with iOS)

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What Comes in the Case
ScanPlan
Cell Phone (if purchased
with ScanPlan)
USB with FAROZone
and ScanPlan
instruction manuals
USB adapters
(Lightning, Micro-USB
and USB-C) and
magnets for cell phone
Hex key for
removing handle
of ScanPlan
USB Cable
Power supply
& cord
USB with FARO Zone 2D, ScanPlan instruction
manuals, and extra handle screws.

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Front of ScanPlan

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Rear of ScanPlan

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Getting Started
Power on the ScanPlan
–Power button is on the underside of the ScanPlan to the front of the
handle
Power Button
blink-blink-pause = booting up
Solid illumination = device on
Blink-pause = shutting down

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Getting Started (cont.)
Note: If magnet is already attached to
phone skip to step 3
1. Place the phone in the tray of
the ScanPlan taking note of
where the two magnets will
contact the phone.
2. Remove the phone from the
tray and attach the adhesive
metallic piece (supplied) to the
back of the phone where the
two magnets will contact the
phone.
3. Power on the cell phone

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Getting Started (cont.)
Check to see if FARO
ScanPlan app is installed on
the cell phone. If not,
download the app from the
Google Play store (Android) or
the iTunes App store (iOS)

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Getting Started (cont.)
1. Choose the appropriate (supplied) USB adapter for
the phone being using with the ScanPlan
2. Insert into charging port of phone
USB adapter inserted
into charging port of
cell phone

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Getting Started (cont.)
1. Flip open the tray on
the ScanPlan for the
phone until it “clicks” into
place
2. Place the phone into
the tray making sure the
magnet charger is
securely in place

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Getting Started (cont.)
Place the phone in the tray of the
ScanPlan, make sure the
magnetic connector drops into the
recess on the ScanPlan. This is
needed to establish
communication between the
phone and the ScanPlan.
The magnet on the back of the
phone should pull the phone
snugly into the tray.

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Connecting Android to ScanPlan
Once the phone is connected to the ScanPlan the following
message will appear:
Select "OK"

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Connecting Android to ScanPlan (cont.)
2. Click
"Connect to ScanPlan"
1. Open the
ScanPlan App

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Connecting Android to ScanPlan (cont.)
There will be 2 pages of tutorials
Note: You can check the box “Don’t show it again” and you will be able to
bypass this step the next time
Click the green
check mark on the
bottom right of
each page

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Connecting Android to ScanPlan (cont.)
Once the phone is connected to the ScanPlan, this
message will appear:
Select “OK"

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Opening the ScanPlan App
•Return to the phone
Home screen
•Tap the ScanPlan App

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Connecting ScanPlan App
1. Tap “Connect to ScanPlan"
2. Tap Green Checkmark
3. Tap Green Checkmark
4. Click “OK” to activate USB Tethering
1. 2. 3.
4.

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Connecting to the ScanPlan
1. Tap the USB Tethering slider to the right
2. Message will show “Connecting over USB”
3. A list of available projects will be displayed
4. Tap the 3 dots
1.
2. 3.
4.

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Connecting to the ScanPlan (cont.)
1. Tap “Settings”
2. Set the units to your preference
3. Turn “Line Recognition” off (it will help you see what you’re mapping)
4. Make sure “System Monitor” is on
5. Tap the “<“ to exit
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2.
3.
4.
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