Manual

6. When the combining bar disappears, the combining process is complete. The two
scans are now combined. In our sample, the vase now has a fully captured
bottom and top.
Note the crisscrossing rows of points indicating where the two scans have
overlapped in this zoomed in image.
7. Save and/or export the combined scan with a different file name. The combining
process can be repeated by adding additional scans to already combined files.
The combining process works by finding key points on both of the models the
software is asked to combine. Occasionally, the algorithm that helps combine or
align two scans gets the alignment wrong. For example, it’s difficult to correctly align
a cube with another cube because all the corners are the same shape.
In Windows, if your scan combine fails, you can re-try the combination by selecting
the checkbox “Apply additional processing. Improves chance of success, but takes
longer.” Before you choose the file you would like to combine with.
This will flag the software to attempt to find the key points with more iterations of
review and may achieve a better result. Also, re-scanning in order to capture more
key points or cropping away areas that may be confusing the algorithm may also
improve your chance of success. We are working on custom tools to nudge
misaligned combined scans together after a failed combine scan for future versions
of the software.
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