Artec Studio
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Contents
About This Manual
3D Scanning at a Glance
Preparation
PC Requirements
Activation
Prepare Object and Scene (Common Recommendations)
Scanning
Use Autopilot
Process Manually
Crop Surroundings
Align
Global Registration
Eliminate Noise
Fusion
Erase Flaws (Optional)
Simplify Mesh
Texturing
Export, Measure, Share
Tips and Tricks
Glossary
Using the Hardware
3D Scanners
Buttons and LED Indicators for Eva and Spider
LED Indicators
Hardware Buttons
Hardware Synchronization for Eva
Artec Turntable
Recovering Lost Tracking
3D Mouse
Artec Battery Pack
Installation
System Requirements
User Account
Scanner Activation
Running Artec Installation Center
Logging Out and Switching Accounts
3D Scanner Activation Using Artec Installation Center
Artec Studio Installation
Offline Activation
Deactivation
Managing Artec 3D Scanners and Products
Scanning
Scanner Buttons and Capture Modes
Selecting and Preparing Objects for Scanning
Technique
Scanning Procedure
HD Scanning and HD Reconstruction
Tracking Modes
Base Removal: Erasing a Supporting Surface
Resuming Scan After Lost Tracking
Auto-align new scans with those marked in Workspace
Scanning With Real-Time Fusion
Target-Assisted Scanning
Placing Targets
Using Artec Scanners Only
Photogrammetry Solution
Preparing To Scan With Targets
Scanning Procedure With Targets Clouds
Inspecting Quality Of Targets Clouds Registration
Features Panel
Evaluating Deviations
Removing Badly Registered Instances/Clusters
Artec Metrology Kit
Activating the kit
Capturing photos
Creating reference cloud
Metrology Kit applications
Using Certain Scanner Types
Notes on Scanning With Artec Point
Notes on Scanning With Spider
Notes on Scanning With MHT
Notes on HD Scanning With Eva
Tweaking Scanning Options
Enabling HD Mode
Launching reconstruction after scanning
Disabling Distance Color
Real-time processing
Tuning Texture Brightness
Preventing Overexposure
Sensitivity
Frequency for Capturing Texture Frames
Deactivating Scanner Flash
Tuning Exposure Time
Disabling Texture Recording
Decreasing Scanning Speed
Limiting Number of Frames in Scans
Supplementary Settings
Scan Names and Starting Number
Saving Scans to Disk
Delay Before Recording
Depth of Field
Motion Tolerance
Specify Scanning Range
Hiding Scan Panel During Scanning
Temperature Compensation Wizard
Troubleshooting
Workspace and More
Artec Studio User Interface
Windows, Panels and Bars
Primary Settings
Workspace Panel
Object Types
Object Columns
Operations with Objects
Actions with Groups
Selecting Scans and Models
Selecting Frames
Object Properties
Features
Selecting a Point-Cloud Scan
Quick Toolbar
Cross section
Chamfer
Fillet
Thickness
Draft
Move surface
Deviation analysis
Memory Management: Smart RAM Usage
Viewing Scans and Models
3D Navigation
Moving, Rotating and Scaling
Moving
Rotating
Flipping
Zooming
Global Coordinate System and Rotation Center
Choosing Projections
Viewpoints
Displaying 3D Data
Rendering and Shading Modes
Color and Texture
Lighting
Backface Rendering
Rendering Object Outlines
Representation of Normals and Boundaries
Rendering and Texturing Untextured Polygons
Displaying Boundaries of Texture Atlas
Specifics of displaying the textures of Leo scans
Saving Screenshots
Projects, Scans and Models
Creating a Project
Saving a Project
Restoring a Project
Opening Project and Scans
Opening an SPROJ file
Opening a Project from Leo
Connecting to Leo
Using SD Card
Importing Models and Scans
Importing Scans, Meshes or Point Clouds
Importing Ray II scans
Importing CAD models
Exporting Models, Scans and Point Clouds
Exporting Scans
Exporting Meshes (Models)
Exporting CAD objects
Exporting Point Clouds
Merging Sections
Understanding How Artec Studio Applies Transformations
Special Aspects of Scan Placement
Storing and Exporting Color Information
Exporting Target Coordinates
Exporting to Leios
Exporting to Geomagic Design X
Exporting to SolidWorks
Exporting to Control X
Exporting to Artec Cloud
Sharing projects:
Sharing fusions:
History of Project Changes
Data Processing
Maximum Error and Registration Quality
Reconstructing HD scans from saved raw HD data
Revising Scans
Separating Scans
Alignment and Registration at a Glance
Editing Scans
Eliminating 3D Noise (Outlier Removal)
Erasing Portions of Scans (Eraser)
Selection Types
More Actions With Selections
Erasing Supporting Surface
Fine Registration
Scan Decimation
Alignment
Selecting Objects for Alignment
Changing Object Status
Navigation in 3D View
Managing Collections and Scans
Drag Alignment
Auto-Alignment
Best Fit Alignment without Points
Texture Alignment
Specifying Point Sets (Markers) and Editing their Positions
Best Fit Alignment with Points
Allow Scaling Option
Nonrigid Alignment
Complex Alignment
Datum Alignment
Global Registration
Global-Registration Parameters
Locking Object’s Position
Global Registration for Point-Cloud Scans
Possible Global-Registration Errors
Transferring Transformations
Use Cases for Transformations Transferring
Ray Scan Triangulation
Creating Models (Fusion)
Fusion-Algorithm Errors
Editing Models
Mesh Optimization (Tools)
Small-Object Filter (Tools,
Mesh Optimization
)
Hole Filling
Bridges or Smart Hole Filling
Automatic Hole Filling (Tools,
Mesh Optimization
)
Mesh Simplification (Tools,
Mesh Optimization
)
Defeature Brush (Editor)
Selection Types
Smoothing
Smoothing (Tools)
Smoothing Brush (Editor)
Smoothing Edges
Fixing Holes
Photo Registration
Preparing Object
Capturing Photos
Importing Photos
Inspecting Quality Of Photos
Registering Photos
Photo-Registration Parameters
Texturing
Preparing Model
Applying Texture (Procedure)
Modes
Texturing for Preview (Triangle Map)
Texturing for Export (Texture Atlas)
Supplementary Settings
Missing Texture Inpainting
Targets Removal
AI Texture Enhancement
Glare Reduction
Background Colors Suppression
Depth of field correction
Texture Adjustment
Texture-Healing Brush: Manual Inpainting
Preparing Models To Export
Moving, Rotating and Scaling (Transformation Tool)
Translate
Rotate
Scale
Placing Objects on Coordinate Plane (Positioning Tool)
Advanced Techniques
Automatic Processing
Mirroring
Isotropic Remesh
Normal Inversion
Correcting Triangulation Errors
Working with CAD objects
CAD Primitives Types
Constructing CAD Primitives
Constructing Fitted CAD Primitives
Constructing Independent CAD Primitives
CAD Primitive Properties
Converting CAD to Mesh
Setting constraints for CAD primitives
Ambiguity of some constraints
Positioning CAD Primitives
Primitives’ Points To Use for Positioning
Editing meshes using CAD objects
Boolean Operations
Splitting Object By Surface
Working with Imported CAD Models
Alignment
Additional Modes
Multicapturing
Bundle Creation
Preparation
Capturing
Alignment
Bundle
Performing Multicapture
Tweaking Multicapture Options
Measurement Tools
Distance
Linear Distance
Thickness measurement
Geodesic Distance
Exporting Linear (Geodesic) Measurements
Sections and Volume
Comparing Values
Volume and Surface Area of Models
Exporting Sections
Distance Maps
Thickness Maps
Section Analysis
Exporting Measurements
Notes (Annotations)
Exporting Notes
Copying Log Records
Feedback Form
Settings
General
Project-Storage Path
Temporary Folder
Registering Artec Studio as Default Viewer
Opening Files
Surface-Consistency Detection During Import
Model Placement
Base Removal for Leo Scans
Point-Cloud Export
Units
View-Control Settings
Legacy
Performance
Multithreading
Texture-Recording Mode
Real-Time Fusion Settings
Scan Reconstruction
Scan
Algorithm Settings
HD Reconstruction
Photogrammetry Settings
Capture
Scan Using Auto-Alignment
Misalignment Detection
Default Capture Settings
UI
Audio Notification
Workspace Colors
Warnings
Startup Checks
Warnings in Tools and Editor
Displaying in 3D View Window
Display
Colors
Screenshots
Playback
Background
Welcome Screen
Autopilot
Miscellaneous
Usage Information
Language
Scanner Calibration and Correction
Suggestions for Use
Launching Calibration Tool
Scanner Correction
Correcting Field of View for Eva
Spider Calibration
Notes Regarding Scanner-Calibration Files
Assembling the Scanner Stand
Assembling the Calibration Rig
Switching from Artec Studio 14
Hot Keys
Scanning
Workspace
Save, Export and Import
Viewing 3D Content
Switching Viewpoint
Editor
Aligning Scans
Starting Tools, Modes and Dialogs
Artec Studio
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