User guide

4 Getting Started
Scanning
This section provides a brief description on how to change the scanning settings so that you can
capture your first scans.
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Setting the scan parameters, page 46
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Scanning parameters overview, page 51
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Enhancing the scanning environment with artificial targets, page 53
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Environmental conditions, page 55
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Starting a scan, page 55
For more information, see TX5 Controller Software, page 60.
Setting the scan parameters
Scanning parameters like resolution, quality or the scanning angles are the parameters used by the
scanner for recording the scan data. There are two ways to set the scanning parameters: Change
them manually or select a scan profile which is a predefined set of scanning parameters. When
selecting a scan profile, the scanning parameters will be overwritten by the settings of this scan
profile.
To choose a predefined scan profile or to change the scanning parameters manually tap the
Parameters button on the Home screen.
Selected Profile – Shows the name of the selected scan profile. Tap to select a scan profile. If the
scanning parameters differ from the selected profile, altered is appended to its name. Selecting a
scan profile overwrites the scanning parameters with the settings of this scan profile.
Resolution and Quality – Displays the selected resolution in Mega points and the selected quality.
Tap to change these values.
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