User guide

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CAUTION NOTES...................................................................................................1
LASER WARNING..................................................................................................2
WARNING LABELS AND LOCATIONS.................................................................3
WHAT’S NEW ........................................................................................................4
System Overview...................................................................................................5
System description.............................................................................................5
General care ......................................................................................................7
Scanner Manipulation ........................................................................................7
Connecting the scanner .................................................................................8
Storing your ZScanner 700 ............................................................................9
Specifications...................................................................................................10
Concept............................................................................................................11
ZScan™ ................................................................................................................12
ZScan minimal required configuration..............................................................12
System Installation / Start-up ...........................................................................12
ZScan Software installation..............................................................................13
License and configuration files update.............................................................18
ZScan software removal ..................................................................................18
General Concepts ............................................................................................19
File Types .....................................................................................................19
Positioning Features .....................................................................................19
References ...................................................................................................20
Surface and Volume .....................................................................................20
Facets, Edition and Multi-resolution..............................................................20
Menu.............................................................................................................21
Toolbar..........................................................................................................23
Scan tree ......................................................................................................26
Expanding Panel...........................................................................................27
3D viewer controls ........................................................................................30
Status Bar.....................................................................................................31
Sensor Configuration .......................................................................................31
Sensor Calibration............................................................................................33
Build Reference ...............................................................................................34
Scanning procedures........................................................................................35
Object preparation............................................................................................35
Applying targets ............................................................................................35
Reference targets .........................................................................................36
Starting the Software........................................................................................37
Adjusting the surface settings ..........................................................................37
Configuring the sensor.....................................................................................39
Importing positioning targets
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Acquiring data ..................................................................................................40
Proper distance digitizing..............................................................................41
Editing the scan ...............................................................................................43
Saving your work..............................................................................................43
Troubleshooting................................................................................................44