Mantis Vision F6 SMART Echo User manual

F6 SMART™
Echo
Volumetric Handheld Camera
User Guide
Revision: 0.1
For Echo™ Software Version: 1.2.0
Printed on: April 16, 2018
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Chapter 1 Foreword.........................................................................................................9
About Mantis Vision Ltd. ...............................................................................................9
About the F6 SMART™ System......................................................................................9
Intended Audience.......................................................................................................11
Document Overview ....................................................................................................11
Conventions used in this Document...........................................................................12
Chapter 2 Laser Safety Precautions...............................................................................13
General..........................................................................................................................13
Engineering...................................................................................................................13
Classification Labels .....................................................................................................14
Additional Safety and Precautions..............................................................................14
Chapter 3 3D Scanning Technology Overview ..............................................................16
3D Scanning Technology..............................................................................................16
Mantis Vision’s 3D Scanning Technology ...................................................................17
How does it Work? ...................................................................................................................... 18
The F6 SMART™ Handheld 3D Camera.......................................................................19
F6 SMART™ System Dataflow ..................................................................................................... 20
The Echo™ Software ....................................................................................................21
Chapter 4 The F6 SMART™ Kit.......................................................................................22
Chapter 5 Installation of Echo™ Software ....................................................................24
Downloading the Latest Echo™ Software Version.....................................................24
Content of the USB Disk-on-Key Flash Drive.............................................................................. 24
Installing the Echo™ Software.....................................................................................25
Uninstalling the Echo™ Software................................................................................................ 34
Updating/Upgrading the Echo™ Software ................................................................................. 35
Chapter 6 Setting up the F6 SMART™ System ..............................................................36
Setting the Database Repository.................................................................................36
Hierarchical Structure of the Database Repository................................................................... 38
Connecting F6 SMART™ Camera to the Workstation................................................38
Powering the F6 SMART™ Camera ............................................................................................. 39
Verification of Connection .......................................................................................................... 39
Uploading the Calibration Files ...................................................................................40

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Calibration Files’ Repository ....................................................................................................... 41
Uploading the Files ...................................................................................................................... 41
Chapter 7 Echo™ Software – Main Screen....................................................................44
Foreword ...................................................................................................................... 44
The Main Menu Bar ..................................................................................................... 45
Overview of the Main Screen – Gallery View ............................................................ 45
Main Screen – Gallery View ........................................................................................ 46
The View Control Menu Bar........................................................................................................ 47
The List View Command-Button..................................................................................... 47
The Sort Command-Button ............................................................................................. 48
The Actions Window.................................................................................................................... 48
The Projects Window .................................................................................................................. 49
Main Screen – Scan View ............................................................................................ 49
Foreword ...................................................................................................................................... 49
The Scanning Views Control Bar................................................................................................. 50
The Storage Meter....................................................................................................................... 50
The Switch to Full Screen Command-Button............................................................................. 50
The Rotate View Command-Button ........................................................................................... 51
The Settings Command-Button .................................................................................................. 51
The Settings Menu........................................................................................................... 51
Settings Menu – Camera Command-Button.................................................................. 51
The Main Menu............................................................................................................ 53
Chapter 8 Scanner Views & Settings .............................................................................54
Foreword ...................................................................................................................... 54
Infrared Red (NIR) camera View Mode ...................................................................... 54
2D camera View Mode................................................................................................ 54
3D Single Frame View Mode....................................................................................... 55
3D+ Multi Frame View Mode...................................................................................... 55
Overview 3D model View Mode................................................................................. 56
Chapter 9 MVX - Rendering Configuration ...................................................................57
Foreword ...................................................................................................................... 57
MVX Configuration ...................................................................................................... 57
Rendering Configuration ............................................................................................. 58
Switch to Full-screen During Scanning ....................................................................... 58
Rotate Camera Angle View ......................................................................................... 58

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Chapter 10 Starting a New Project..................................................................................59
Foreword.......................................................................................................................59
Creating a New Project ................................................................................................59
Start/Stop Recording....................................................................................................60
Exporting a Project .......................................................................................................61
Exporting as an MVX ....................................................................................................62
Exporting a Point Cloud ...............................................................................................62
Export MP4 ...................................................................................................................63
Chapter 11 Import MVX / MPC .......................................................................................64
Foreword.......................................................................................................................64
Importing an MVX File .................................................................................................64
Importing an MPC File .................................................................................................65
Importing a Project Folder...........................................................................................65
Chapter 12 Navigate ........................................................................................................66
Foreword.......................................................................................................................66
X Axis Rotation..............................................................................................................66
Y Axis Rotation..............................................................................................................66
Drag………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………67
Zoom In/Out .................................................................................................................67
Chapter 13 Post Scan Editing Tools .................................................................................68
Foreword.......................................................................................................................68
HQ (High quality) Registration.....................................................................................68
Rendering Mode...........................................................................................................68
Projection Mode...........................................................................................................69
Background Mode........................................................................................................69
Widgets .........................................................................................................................70
Ground.......................................................................................................................................... 70
Center of Rotation ....................................................................................................................... 71
Center View ..................................................................................................................71
Chapter 14 Selection Tools ..............................................................................................72
Foreword.......................................................................................................................72
Rectangle ......................................................................................................................72
Spray Brush...................................................................................................................73

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Free Draw ..................................................................................................................... 74
Cylinder......................................................................................................................... 74
Invert…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….74
Accuracy ....................................................................................................................... 75
Range……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………75
Deselect........................................................................................................................ 76
Undo/Redo................................................................................................................... 76
Delete Selection........................................................................................................... 77
Original Colors.............................................................................................................. 77
Chapter 15 Scan Viewer - Timeline .................................................................................78
Foreword ...................................................................................................................... 78
Single Frame................................................................................................................. 78
Shadow Frame ............................................................................................................. 78
All Frames..................................................................................................................... 79
Cumulative View .......................................................................................................... 79
Play/Pause.................................................................................................................... 79
Next/Previous Frame................................................................................................... 80
Magnet ......................................................................................................................... 80
Highlight ....................................................................................................................... 81
Chapter 16 Measurement Tools......................................................................................82
Foreword ...................................................................................................................... 82
Point……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..82
Distance........................................................................................................................ 83
Angle…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….83
Point to Plane............................................................................................................... 83
Point to Line ................................................................................................................. 83
Line to Line ................................................................................................................... 84
Measurement History.................................................................................................. 84
Chapter 17 Segments.......................................................................................................85
Foreword ...................................................................................................................... 85
HQ (High quality) Registration .................................................................................... 85
Remove Registration ................................................................................................... 85

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Delete small Segments.................................................................................................86
Split Segments ..............................................................................................................86
Group……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………87
group hierarchy – image (only)................................................................................................... 87
Group tab management ..............................................................................................87
Merge Groups...............................................................................................................88
Merge segments within Groups..................................................................................88
Manual registration......................................................................................................89
Automatic .....................................................................................................................90
Global Registration.......................................................................................................90
Chapter 18 Denoise - Noise Removal..............................................................................91
Foreword.......................................................................................................................91
Cleaning algorithm – SOR (Statistical Outlier Removal) ............................................91
SOR Outlier Coefficient................................................................................................................ 92
Smoothing algorithm - MLS (Moving Least Squares).................................................92
MLS Radius search ....................................................................................................................... 92
Chapter 19 Spawn ............................................................................................................93
Foreword.......................................................................................................................93
Mesh…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….93
Meshing method -........................................................................................................94
Mesh options................................................................................................................94
Textured ....................................................................................................................................... 94
Mesh Quality preset .................................................................................................................... 95
Custom mesh................................................................................................................96
Spawn screen................................................................................................................97
Align .............................................................................................................................................. 97
Texture.......................................................................................................................................... 97
Rendering mode .......................................................................................................................... 97
Rendering setup........................................................................................................................... 97
Projection mode .......................................................................................................................... 98
Chapter 20 Saving & Exporting........................................................................................99
Foreword.......................................................................................................................99
Save………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………99
Save As ..........................................................................................................................99

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Export……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………99
Export MVX, MVX mobile, decimated MVX............................................................. 100
Appendix 1 Comments ...................................................................................................101
Appendix 2 Terms and Abbreviations............................................................................102
Appendix 3 Technical Specifications..............................................................................106
F6 SMART™ Camera Hardware Specifications......................................................... 106
Power Management in the F6 SMART™ Camera .................................................... 107
Echo™ Software Specifications................................................................................. 107
Workstation Specifications ....................................................................................... 107
Appendix 4 Certifications ...............................................................................................109
Appendix 5 Certification and ID Labels..........................................................................112
Appendix 6 FTDI Devices Drivers’ License Agreement..................................................113

Chapter 1 Foreword
About Mantis Vision Ltd.
Mantis Vision Ltd. brings high definition three-dimensional (3D) content to everyday
experiences.
The company empower consumers, application developers and industry professionals to
instantly capture and share high quality 3D content.
From 3D cameras on mobile devices to professional handheld 3D scanners and engines
for OEMs, Mantis Vision’s technology easily transforms objects, places and live people
into high resolution 3D digital content, in real-time.
Using structured light technology that blends digital and physical realities, the company’s
vision is to transform the communication medium of tomorrow – where everyone will
share 3D selfies, capture 3D volumetric content and document their lives in augmented
and virtual reality (VR).
About the F6 SMART™ System
Mantis Vision's F6 SMART™ Camera and its associated Echo™ software application
products (referred to, hereinafter, as the F6 SMART™ System) are components of the
Handheld 3D Cameras product line.
The F6 SMART™ is a market leading 3D handheld camera/scanner for fast scanning of big
objects and large areas from short to far ranges. Based on a patent algorithm of
innovative encoding, the F6 SMART™ Camera provides superb quality of data making it
the ultimate device for scanning complex scenes within seconds.
The F6 SMART™ Camera is driven by the Echo™ software – an advanced and easy-to-use
integrated software with high-end features such as:
●Advanced scanning modes with real time feedback.
●Special algorithm receives best performance of data quality vs. distance.
●Powerful 3D data editing tools.
●Post processing tools to enhance the quality of the scanned images:
Noise cleaning.
Meshing model and color projection.
Accuracy filtering.

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Distance filtering.
Global registration.
●Live coverage indication:
Ability to examine quality of scan in real time.
Ability to detect flaws and correct them.
●Advanced meshing abilities for professional users with full color projection:
Auto set up: high, medium, low.
Professional set up: select parameters.
●Color projection – Export to all commonly used formats on the market:
Point cloud format: PTS, E57, XYZ, MPC, MVX.
Polygons/mesh: OBJ, MVX, STL, PLY.
●Optional live preview:
Point cloud.
On the fly registration model.
3D model.
●Data quality for controlling distances and accuracies.
●Flexible integration to 3rd-party software based on Mantis Vision’s Dynamic Link
Library (DLL) or Software Development Kit (SDK).
●Matching models from different scans.
●Multiple interfaces – tablet/laptop/Virtual Reality (VR).
●User interface: touch screen/ desktop.
The product provides solutions for large variety of application:
●Law Enforcement – forensics and car accident:
Crime scene documentation in record speed.
Without tampering the evidence on site.
Accessibility to concealed places.
Ability to observe the most delicate details.
●Automotive – Assessment tool for:
Crash Analysis in Safety Departments.
Quality Assurance/Production Line.
●Heritage:
Excellent mesh and color texture.
Scans fast and easily every detail.
Scans in any ambient light.
●Military:
Robust device for field use.
Performing in day light conditions.