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1. Developer Options Orthographic Photo Generator Deactivated GI Remove Version 1 0 0 0 VolumeMeasurement Version 1 0 0 0 Trial License 5 days remaining Enter License scans or the project point do App for measuring volumes in scans or in the project point doud Figure 3 1 App manager The Product Activation dialog will show up Use the automatic activation method via Internet on tab Automatic Activation Product Activation Automatic Activation Manual Activation For product key activation a connection to a license server of FARO will be established Depending on the intemet connection the product activation may take up to several minutes Product Key Dont have a product key Buy one today Figure 3 2 Activation dialog Automatic Activation Chapter 3 Licensing the App 2 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Enter your product key and click the Activate button if a SCENE USB dongle is attached you will now be asked whether you would like to lock the license to the computer or to the USB dongle SCENE or SCENE LT will now contact FARO s license server to validate the entered key Depending on the Internet connection this process might take up some time Once the key has been successfully validated the license will be activated and locked to your computer or USB dongle Please note If your single user license is locked to your computer and if you
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4. J Workspace x x eh 3 Figure 4 13 Frame The default extrusion direction is perpendicular to the base You can change this direction when you right click in the view and choose Set extrusion direction in the upcoming context menu You can select between Perpendicular to the base default Along the x axis Along the y axis Along the z axis N G A i Only axes with big enough angles to the normal of the base can be selected If you want to determine the volume based on a mesh created from the scan points within the frame you should ensure that the frame encloses all the scan points of the object and as few unwanted points as possible Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object 12 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Available hot keys in this step are je N Mf N y Backspace Return to the previous step defining the frame s base i Abort measurement If you were editing an already completed and saved measurement the state of the measurement before editing will be restored i TRL UP increase decrease the height of the frame hold down TRL DOWN SHIFT to increase the speed on the Numpad Increase decrease the size of the manipulators Complete the frame and the measurement 4 3 Completing the Measurement Once the height of the frame has been defined complete the measurement with RETURNI You will be prompted t
5. email qhull ghull org This software includes Qhull from C B Barber and The Geometry Center Qhull is copyrighted as noted above Qhull is free software and may be obtained via http from www ghull org It may be freely copied modified and redistributed under the following conditions 1 All copyright notices must remain intact in all files Implementation Notes v Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 2 A copy of this text file must be distributed along with any copies of Qhull that you redistribute this includes copies that you have modified or copies of programs or other software products that include Qhull 3 If you modify Qhull you must include a notice giving the name of the person performing the modification the date of modification and the reason for such modification 4 When distributing modified versions of Qhull or other software products that include Qhull you must provide notice that the original source code may be obtained as noted above 5 There is no warranty or other guarantee of fitness for Qhull it is provided solely as is Bug reports or fixes may be sent to ghull_bug ghull org the authors may or may not act on them as they desire This software is based on pugixml library http pugixml org pugixml is Copyright C 2006 2012 Arseny Kapoulkine LGPL Volume Measurement includes the following applications and libraries which are covered by the LGPL e Eigen e CppUnit
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7. 4 Make a non intersecting polygonal selection to define the base by selecting points in the selected plane These points don t have to be scan points As described in chapter 4 1 1 you can change the position_of already selected points at any time during the selection by dragging them with the mouse Figure 4 8 Selected area on a plane 5 Complete the selection and the base with RETURN or double click on the last corner point of the selection The selected polygon will be extruded and you can now adjust the height and direction of the extrusion Continue with chapter 4 2 The available hot keys are identical to the hot keys described in chapter 4 1 1 Hot key i has no function in this measuring mode 9 Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 4 1 3 Creating a Plane and Defining the Base in this Plane 1 Open the 3D view of a scan scan folder workspace or the project point cloud 2 Select Volume measurement defining plane first from the drop down menu of the Volume Measurement toolbar A crosshair cursor in the 3D view indicates that the Volume Measurement is enabled 3 Make a polygonal point selection in the 3D view to define the plane Figure 4 9 Points selection to define the plane 4 Create the plane from the selected scan points with Return i or double click on the last corner point of the selection The created plane will
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9. based on selected area measurement Edit selected volume measurement Options Help Figure 5 1 Volume measurement toolbar Clicking the E icon Start a volume measurement by creating the base from a selection of scan points For more information see chapter 4 1 1 Drop down menu Volume measurement Same effect as clicking the ES icon see above Volume measurement based on selected plane Start a volume measurement by creating the base in an already available plane For more information see chapter 4 1 2 Volume measurement defining plane first Define a plane in the point cloud first and create the base of the frame in this plane For more information see chapter 4 1 3 Volume measurement based on selected area measurement Use an existing area measurement created with the app Area Measurement as the base of the frame For more information see chapter 4 1 4 Edit selected volume measurement Edit an already completed volume measurement For more information see chapter 4 4 Options Open the options dialog For more information see chapter 1 1 Help Open this manual Chapter 5 Reference Handbook 18 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Access the option of the Volume Measurement from its toolbar Options Volume measurement tin View Optons Show calculated area of mesh C Show points removed by surface smoothing E Show number of mesh points E Show meshes in
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11. different possibilities to create the base of the frame Create the base from a selection of scan points in the point cloud From this selection a planar polygon will be created that matches best the selected points This polygon will be used as the base of the frame For more information see chapter 4 1 1 Select an area in a pre defined plane limited or unlimited plane and use this area as the frame s base For more information see chapter 4 1 2 Create a new plane first select an area in this plane and use this area as the frame s base For more information see chapter 4 1 3 Use the area of an area measurement that was made with the app Area Measurement as the base of the frame For more information see chapter 4 1 4 Select one of these options from the drop down menu of the Volume Measurement toolbar Volume measurement based on selected plane Volume measurement defining plane first Volume measurement based on selected area measurement Edit selected volume measurement Options Help Figure 4 1 Volume measurement menu 5 Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 4 1 1 Creating the Base from a Selection of Scan Points 1 2 3 4 Open the 3D view of a scan scan folder workspace or the project point cloud Click the Volume Measurement icon F in the or select Volume measurement from its drop down menu A crosshair curso
12. file with the extension v2c Save this file to your hard disk open it with the Manual Activation dialog under Process Activation File and then click Activate Your product Should now be activated and have a permanent license 3 Chapter 3 Licensing the App Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 3 2 Network Licensing Floating License If you have bought a network license of the Volume Measurement you will receive a license that is linked to a software product key Like single user licenses you can lock network licenses either to a computer license server or if available to a SCENE USB dongle To do this and to activate the license follow the steps described in chapter 3 1 Network licenses are hosted by a license server computer and will be shared to client computers over the network If you start the app on any computer in your network it will search the network for available licenses If one is found it will be used for the time the app is started When disabling the app or closing SCENE or SCENE LT the license will be released again and will be available to other installations in the network To run a computer as a license server licensing software has to be installed on that computer This is done automatically with the installation of SCENE If you do not want to install SCENE on the computer that hosts the network licenses you have to install this software manually You may find it on the SCENE DVD or in th
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14. of this object and as few unwanted scan points as possible The object s surface will be reconstructed by creating a triangular mesh from the scan points within this frame The object s volume will be determined by measuring the volume between the mesh and the base of the frame The volume of less complex objects in the form of extruded polygons for example rooms can be measured by recreating their shape in the point cloud To do this create an extruded polygon or frame that matches the shape of the object The object s volume will be determined by simply calculating the volume of this frame The main focus is on creating the frame in the point cloud which requires the following steps to be accomplished 1 Define the two dimensional polygonal base of the frame See chapter 4 1 for more information 2 Extrude the base specify the frame s height and the extrusion direction See chapter 4 2 for more information 3 Finally to complete the measurement select between the two above mentioned measuring options and simply calculate the volume of the frame or create a mesh from the scan points in the frame to calculate the volume between the mesh and the frame s base See chapter 4 3 for more information 4 Improving the completed measurement for example by removing unwanted points from the mesh might be necessary See chapter 4 4 for more information 4 1 Creating the Base of the Frame The Volume Measurement offers
15. workspaces or project point clouds This manual describes the Volume Measurement its functions and how you can use it to determine the volume of objects in your scan data C View online tutorials in the Internet at http tutorial faroeurope com to learn more about the use of SCENE and the SCENE apps The Volume Measurement 1 0 works with version 5 1 of SCENE or SCENE LT 2 Installing the App 1 Open SCENE or SCENE LT 2 If a previous version of the app is installed remove this version first with the App Manager available in SCENE or SCENE LT under Tools gt Apps 3 Install the app by doing one of the following Drag amp Drop the app file fpp file into SCENE or SCENE LT Double click the app file in the Windows Explorer Use the App Manager available under Tools gt Apps to install the app see the SCENE or SCENE LT manual for more information 4 Once installed you should have this icon in your toolbar i 3 Licensing the App Once installed you may fully test the Volume Measurement for 7 days without the need of a software license After the trial period the Volume Measurement will be disabled and you need a license to further use the app There are two licensing options Single user license Network floating license Both types of licenses can be locked either to the computer where the app is installed soft lock or to a SCENE USB dongle hard lock CF driver has to
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17. S PRECEDENCE FARO Technologies Inc Internal Control File Location X CONTROL RECORDS O5MANUFA PARTSPEC 7 Software E1064_Volume_Measurement_1 0_Manual_EN pdf Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Table of Contents t INEFOG UGCUOM secon uaasadinanadndanauale A a douse eas anae a deanna ah a 1 2 TMSEAWIG Me APP rroaren n A A A A wea T eae laa Maat aan te ea NS 1 Sc LICENSING LAC ADD snaunticetnsia drawn a AA A naa nana oasis aa amen ae eae eae anaes 1 53 244 SINGIG USEMP LICENSE eninin a EA AE AA E E 1 3 2 Network Licensing Floating LICENSE namnie a A A AA 4 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object sssssssssssssnsnsssnnesrensssnnssnsnennsnrenesennesrenesnrneenenene 5 Als Creating tie Base Of UNner Frame rirnan a E E E cass 5 4 1 1 Creating the Base from a Selection of Scan Points sssssssssnssnnnsrrnrsrrnrrrrerrnrenns 6 4 1 2 Creating the Base in an Already Existing Plane sssssssssnssrnnnerrnnsrrnnsrrnrerrerenrenns 8 4 1 3 Creating a Plane and Defining the Base in this Plane sssossssssnnnnsnnnnrnnnsrrnnsrenns 10 4 1 4 Using an Area Measurement as the Base of the Frame sssssssssnrsrnnrsrrnrsrrnrrrenn 11 4 2 Defining Height and Extrusion Direction of the Frame s ssssssssrsssnrsrrnnsrrnrrrenrerenn 12 A3 COMPIEUNG NE Measureme Mairie ae E E AA 13 4 4 Editing Completed Volume Measurements sssssssssssssssrsnssrenssssnssnsnrsnsnennsnennenenne 14 Sr Reference HandDOO K
18. X aoe s 5 fz Sag h Decrease resolution coarsen the mesh Numpad ee ee Coit 3 5 Selection Clear selection Remove points and ccna boc regior Remove underlying volume Return to previous step Backspace Cancel Escape Finish Figure 4 19 Removing points from mesh by smoothing the selected region Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object 16 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Remove underlying volume Removes the selected points or triangles from the mesh without closing the resulting hole in the surface of the mesh This removes the underlying volume from the measurement Use this for example to remove triangles at the border of the mesh if you made the base too big 4 Workspace x v Volume Measurement 3 Create mesh Increase resolution refine the mesh Numpad Decrease resolution coarsen the mesh Numpad Selection Restore initial mesh Clear selection Remove points and smooth selected region X Retum to previous step temne underlying volume N Cancel Escape Finish Figure 4 20 Removing points from mesh by removing the underlying volume 17 Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 5 Reference Handbook 5 1 Toolbar asurement Volume measurement based on selected plane Volume measurement defining plane first Yolume measurement
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20. asurement as the Base of the Frame With this option you can create a volume measurement based on the area used for an area measurement that was made with the app Area Measurement This area will be used as the base for the volume measurement 1 Select the area measurement that you would like to use as the base for the frame in the structure view or in the 3D view S Workspace ae Scans sf ScanManager _ Kies 000 B ScanFit w AutoFeatures cE m Pictures fle Plane32 te flaw Pipe faa Pipet fe Pipes H amp Kies 001 f Kies_002 lt 3 Kies 004 fe Kies_005 S Measurements 6 Areas S Models Figure 4 12 Selected area measurement 11 Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 2 Select Volume Measurement based on selected area measurement from the drop down menu of the Volume Measurement toolbar 3 The area of the selected measurement will be extruded and you can now adjust the height and direction of the extrusion Continue with chapter 4 2 4 2 Defining Height and Extrusion Direction of the Frame Once the base is completed you can adjust the height and direction of its extrusion Increase Decrease the height of the frame by dragging the red manipulator with the mouse or by pressing CTRL UP or CTRL DOWN on your keyboard keep SHIFT pressed to increase the speed The current volume of the frame is shown beneath the manipulator
21. be added to the Workspace and will be available in the Volumes folder under Measurements in the structure view The corner points selected to define the plane will be kept and projected onto the plane This selection will then be the starting point for the next step the creation of the base S Workspace Se Scans B ScanManager 93 Kies_000 lt Kies_001 i ieg ScanFit B E AutoFeatures Pictures fle Plane a fak Pipe flail Pipet fa Pipes aS Kies 002 G83 Kies 004 Ge Kies_005 23 Kies_006 t Measurements 6 Volumes i ERE Figure 4 10 Plane created from the points selection 5 Continue creating a non intersecting polygonal selection to define the base by moving removing or adding points in the plane These points don t have to be scan points As Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object 10 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 described in chapter 4 1 1 you can change the position of already selected points at any time during the selection by dragging them with the mouse Figure 4 11 Selected area on the plane 6 Complete the selection and the base with RETURN or double click on the last corner point of the selection The selected polygon will be extruded and you can now adjust the height and direction of the extrusion Continue with chapter 4 2 Qe The available hot keys are identical to the hot keys described in chapter 4 1 1 4 1 4 Using an Area Me
22. be installed on your system to enable licensing of FARO software products This driver will automatically be installed during the installation of SCENE but not with SCENE LT If the required driver is missing on your system it will automatically be installed by SCENE LT s app manager when installing the app Q Please note For licensing a third party software called Sentinel HASP is used and a 3 1 Single User License A single user license can be locked either to a computer or to a SCENE USB dongle 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 You need a SCENE USB dongle in order to use the second option A single user license locked to an USB dongle is not bound to a single computer and adds mobility of the license between multiple computers The USB dongle can be attached to an USB port on any computer running SCENE or SCENE LT Once attached the Volume Measurement has a valid license and can be used as normal Once you have bought a single user license of the app you will get a product key which consists of 18 numbers To validate this key and to activate the license take the following steps If you have a SCENE USB dongle and if you want to lock the license of the app to this dongle attach it to the computer Start SCENE or SCENE LT Open the Product Activation dialog with the App Manager by clicking Enter License next to the app name or under Help gt Licensing only SCENE
23. ble or disable this filter in the options of the Volume Measurement 4 4 Editing Completed Volume Measurements You can edit already completed volume measurements at any time To edit an already completed volume measurement select it in the structure view and then select Edit selected volume measurement in the drop down menu of the volume measurement toolbar or right click the measurement s label in the 3D view and select Edit selected volume measurement in the upcoming context menu Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object 14 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 _ ____________________ E g 5 j m E gt Edit selected volume measurement 3D view Context menu of selected mesh i 4 16 igure ed F N it mode the colors of the mesh change according to the settings in the options of the Volume Measurement Once you are in the Edit mode Colored mesh i Figure 4 17 Right clicking the mesh brings up a context menu with a range of options t the Volume of an Objec ing Measur 15 Chapter 4 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Volume Measurement 3 Create mesh Increase resolution refine the mesh Numpad Decrease resolution coarsen the mesh Numpad Selection Restore initial mesh Return to previous step Cancel Figure 4 18 Colored mesh in Edit mode Increase resolution
24. change i your hardware or if you want to use the app on a different computer you will have to renew the license as it is bound to a system ID Please contact customer service in that case If the automatic activation fails In case the automatic activation fails please check your Internet connection or enter the product key again and retry If activation still fails you may activate the app manually on tab Manual Activation Product Activation Automatic Activation Manual Activation Request Activation File Product Key SCENE Licensing faroeurope com Process Activation File pa Activate Need help Contact customer service suppor faroeurope com Figure 3 3 Activation dialog Manual Activation Enter your product key and click the Send button to create an activation request file a file with the file extension ar which must be sent to FARO this activation request file does not contain any private data In case an E Mail client is properly installed on your system an E Mail with the activation request file attached will automatically be generated Just send this E Mail to the provided address In case an E Mail client is not installed on your system you will be prompted to save the file to your hard disk Please attach this file to an E Mail and send it to the provided E mail address Once the E Mail has been sent to FARO you will receive an automatic E Mail with an activation file a
25. d meshes Specify the mesh color s of completed measurements If Color Gradient is enabled the mesh will be displayed in gradient colors starting with Color 1 for points and triangles that are furthermost from the base and transitioning linearly via Color 2 to Color 3 for points and triangles near the base If Color Gradient is disabled the mesh will be displayed in Color 1 Enable Same colors as currently edited mesh to use the color settings of the currently edited meshes also for the completed meshes Filters Enable surface smoothing Remove outlier points that do not belong to the surface of your object This filter will be applied when creating the mesh see chapter 4 3 and is only useful if your object has a smooth surface You can view the removed points by enabling Show points removed by surface smoothing see above Default Restores the settings to their default values 19 Chapter 5 Reference Handbook Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 5 3 Context Menus 5 3 1 Context Menu While Defining the Base Context menu accessible when you right click in the 3D view while defining the base of the frame Volume Measurement 1 Define base Add scan point Left mouse button Remove selected point Backspace Define plane from selected points I Cancel Escape Complete base Return Figure 5 3 Context menu while defining the base Add scan point Add another scan point to the polygon Remove selected
26. dit this information Hyperlinks Add hyperlinks to web sites local or shared documents For more information see the properties dialog of the documentation object in the SCENE or SCENE LT manual Chapter 5 Reference Handbook 22 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Technical Support If you have any problem using one of our products please follow these steps before contacting our Technical Support Team Be sure to read the relevant sections of the documentation to find the help you need Visit the FARO Customer Care area on the Web at www faro com to search our technical Support database This is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week Document the problem you are experiencing Be as specific as you can The more information you have the easier the problem will be to solve If you still cannot resolve your problem have your device s Serial Number available before calling Support Hours Monday through Friday North America 8 00 a m to 7 00 p m Eastern Standard Time EST Europe 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Central European Standard Time CET Asia 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Singapore Standard Time SST Japan 9 00 a m to 5 00 p m Japan Standard Time JST China 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m China Standard Time CST India 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m India Standard Time IST You can also e mail or fax any problems or questions 24 hours a day Phone North America 1 800 736 2771
27. e installation folder of SCENE The file name of the setup is haspdinst exe Run this installer and follow the prompts To administrate your network licenses on the license server open http localhost 1947 in an Internet browser on this computer to run the Sentinel Admin Control Center Please read the online help of this software for more information If your license server hosts network licenses of the Volume Measurement that are locked to the computer and not to an attached USB dongle you can detach such a network license and bound it to a client computer for a certain period of time The license can then be used locally on that computer without the need to be connected to the license server When the detached license expires it will automatically be disabled on the client computer and restored to the server For more information see the online help of the Sentinel Admin Control Center that can be found on your client computer or on the license server under http localhost 1947 For more information on network licensing please read the SCENE manual Chapter 3 Licensing the App 4 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object Depending on the complexity of the shape of the object you would like to measure you have two options to determine its volume To measure an object with complex shape create a frame in the form of an extruded polygon that encloses all the scan points
28. efault extrusion direction of the frame is perpendicular to the base Change this direction here You can select between Perpendicular to the base default Along the x axis Along the y axis Along the z axis Chapter 5 Reference Handbook 20 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Increase Decrease manipulator size Increase decrease the size of the manipulator Return to previous step Go back to the previous step to change the base Cancel Cancels the measurement the unfinished measurement will be deleted If you were editing an already completed and saved measurement the state of the measurement before editing will be restored Complete frame Complete the frame and the measurement For more information see chapters 4 2 and 4 3 5 3 3 Context Menu While Editing a Volume Measurement See chapter 4 4 for a detailed description of this context menu 5 3 4 Context Menu of the Volume Measurement Object in the 3D View Context menu accessible when you right click the label of a completed measurement in 3D view Volume Measurement Edit selected volume measurement Figure 5 5 Context menu of measurement object in 3D view Edit selected volume measurement Edit the volume measurement For more information see chapter 4 4 5 3 5 Context Menu of a Volume Measurement Object in the Structure View Context menu accessible when you right click the volume measurement object in
29. front of scan points Colors of currently edited mesh Colors of completed meshes color 1 acora Color Gradient Color Gradient E Same colors as currently edited mesh Filters Enable surface smoothing When enabled this filter is applied immediately after the scan point extraction Note Volume measurements are best viewed with Gap Filling turned off otherwise meshes might be hidden by scan points Figure 5 2 Options View Options Show calculated area of mesh The calculated area of the mesh s surface will be displayed in the 3D view under the label of the volume measurement Show number of mesh points The number of mesh points will be displayed in the 3D view under the label of the volume measurement Show meshes in front of scan points The mesh will always be displayed in front of the scan points in the 3D view Show points removed by surface smoothing Highlight the points that were removed by the surface smoothing filter during mesh creation see below for more information Color of currently edited mesh Specify the mesh color s of the currently edited measurement If Color Gradient is enabled the mesh will be displayed in gradient colors starting with Color 1 for points and triangles that are furthermost from the base and transitioning linearly via Color 2 to Color 3 for points and triangles near the base If Color Gradient is disabled the mesh will be displayed in Color 1 Color of complete
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34. o select the method of measuring the volume Volume measurement Do you want to Create a mesh from scan points inside the frame and calculate the volume defined by the mesh Calculate the volume of the frame Volume of frame Figure 4 14 Two options to complete the measurement Volume of mesh Create a triangular mesh from the scan points within the frame and calculate the volume between the mesh and the base of the frame Volume of frame Calculate the volume of the created frame The volume of the frame will be calculated without taking the scan points within the frame into account No mesh will be created This option is useful if you want to calculate the volume of e g rooms 13 Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 S Workspace aS Scans ff ScanManager fax Kies_000 43 Kies 001 yd Kies_002 3 Kies_004 ie Kies_005 ee Measurements Figure 4 15 Mesh created from the scan points within the frame The measurement result will be shown in the 3D view Completed measurements will be stored in the workspace They are available in a sub folder of the Measurements folder This sub folder is called Volumes You may apply the surface smoothing filter when creating the mesh This filter removes i outlier points from the mesh that do not belong to the surface of your object It is only useful if your object has a smooth surface You can ena
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36. point Remove the selected point from the polygon Define plane from selected points Define a plane from the selected scan points the points used to define the plane will be projected onto the plane The base will be created based on a selected area in the created plane This corresponds to the measurement method described in chapter 4 1 3 Cancel Cancel the started volume measurement an unfinished selection will be removed If you were editing an already completed and saved measurement the state of the measurement before editing will be restored Complete base Complete the selection and the base and go to the next step to set the height of the frame For more information see chapter 4 1 5 3 2 Context Menu While Defining the Height of the Frame Context menu accessible when you right click in the 3D view while defining the height and the extrusion direction of the frame x Volume measurement 2 Define height of frame Increase height Ctri Up Mouse Decrease height Ctrl Down Mouse b y Perpendicular to the base default Set extrusion direction inc a per a Along gii X axis Dec ey ass Seanad Along the Y axis Along the Z axis Return to previous step Backspace Cancel Complete frame Return Figure 5 4 Context menu while defining the height of the base Increase Decrease height Increase or decrease the height of the frame Set extrusion direction The d
37. point To add the next corner point to a different edge select this edge with the mouse it will be drawn as a dashed line and then add the new point as usual Figure 4 4 Edge displayed with a dashed line Corner points of the polygonal selection can be moved at any time during the selection of the polygon Just select a corner point and drag it with the mouse to another position This point will be moved along the already fitted polygon Figure 4 5 Moving a point The base can only be created from non intersecting polygons If there are intersections only the outline of the fitted polygon is drawn and intersecting edges will be shown in red In that case you may delete the last selected corner point s with BACKSPACE or move corner points by dragging them with the mouse until the intersections are resolved 7 Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Figure 4 6 Intersections Right from the beginning ensure that the base matches the shape of the object as good as possible and that it encloses as few unwanted scan points as possible This leads to more precise measurement results and reduces the rework effort of editing the resulting mesh see chapter 4 4 8 Available hot keys in this measurement mode are Removes the selected corner point from the polygon Disables the Volume Measurement unfinished polygonal selections will be remo
38. r in the 3D view indicates that the Volume Measurement is enabled As known from the polygon selection tool in SCENE or SCENE LT make a polygonal point selection of the area you would like to use as the base for the frame Figure 4 2 Creating a polygonal point selection Complete the selection if there are no intersections with or double click on the last selected corner point When completing the line will be closed in other words the last fixed corner point is connected to the starting corner The selection comprises all the scan points that are enclosed within the outline An orthogonal regression plane which matches best the selected scan points will be created and the created polygon will be fitted to this plane This fitted polygon will be used as the base for the volume measurement The base will be extruded and in the next step you may adjust height and direction of extrusion Continue with chapter 4 2 Figure 4 3 Frame Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object 6 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 gt The surface of the selected polygon is visualized in transparent blue If there are scan O points in front of the polygon its surface will not appear as fully closed While selecting the polygon the edge between the first and the last added point is drawn as a dashed line This indicates that this edge will be replaced by two new edges when adding the next corner
39. refine the mesh The mesh will be refined by decreasing the size and thus increasing the number of the triangles The finer the mesh the longer will it take to calculate it Decrease resolution coarsen the mesh The mesh will be coarsened by increasing the size and thus decreasing the number of the triangles Restore initial mesh restore the initial state of the mesh and undo all changes that were made to the mesh during editing Return to previous step go to the previous step to change the height of the frame For more information see chapter 4 2 Cancel_ Cancel editing the volume measurement and quit the edit mode Finish Finish editing the measurement save the changes and quit the edit mode Selection You can also select unwanted points and delete them from the mesh The selected points and the corresponding triangles will be colored red Once a selection has been made you can apply several commands Clear selection Clears the available selection without further action Remove points and smooth selected region Removes the selected points and triangles from the mesh and closes the resulting hole in the mesh with triangles of greater size This will smooth the surface of the mesh Use this for example to remove points or triangles that stick out of the surface of the object Workspace x 25 Workspace x v Volume Measurement 3 Create mesh Increase resolution refine the mesh Numpad
40. the structure view D Measurements 2 EM Vol Ume Locate Volume View Visible Delete Volume Delete Rename Properties Strg Enter Figure 5 6 Context menu of measurement object in structure view Locate Find the measurement in the currently opened and active 3D view of the workspace The volume measurement will be displayed in the center of this view View gt 3D View Open a 3D view of the volume measurement object Visible Toggle visibility of the area measurement Toggle the visibility of all measurement objects in the view by enabling or disabling the layer for Measurements in the Visibility Settings Delete Delete the volume measurement object Rename Rename the volume measurement object Properties Open the properties dialog of the volume measurement object 5 4 Properties Access the properties of a volume measurement object from its context menu 21 Chapter 5 Reference Handbook Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 Measurements Volumes Volume Documentation Properties General rm Global Coordinates Position 4 347649 3 137552 183 765157 m Description Calculated volume 2 4813 m Hyperlinks Figure 5 7 Properties This properties dialog is similar to the properties dialog of a documentation object Position The position of the center of the volume Description Information about the calculated volume You may e
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42. ved Keeping CTRL Temporarily disables point selection allows navigating in pressed the view in examine mode Keeping SHIFT Temporarily disables point selection allows navigating in pressed the view in the currently selected navigation mode lw la s D etc Movement in 3D view as usual H Defines a plane from the selected scan points the points used to define the plane will be projected onto the plane The base will now be created based on a selected area in the created plane This corresponds to the measurement method described in chapter 4 1 3 RETURN Complete the selection and create the base 4 1 2 Creating the Base in an Already Existing Plane 1 Open the 3D view of a scan scan folder workspace or the project point cloud 2 Select an already available plane in the structure view or the 3D view This plane will be highlighted in the view Chapter 4 Measuring the Volume of an Object 8 Volume Measurement 1 0 User Manual February 2013 S Workspace ee Scans S 2 ScanManager 8 Kies 000 5 2 Kies_001 fH Scankit E m AutoFeatures i aS Pictures perm jaa Pipes G3 Kies 004 3 Kies_005 E Kies_006 t Measurements B amp Volumes i Volume iG Models Figure 4 7 Selected plane 3 Select Volume Measurement based on selected plane from the drop down menu of the Volume Measurement toolbar A crosshair cursor in the 3D view indicates that the Volume Measurement is enabled

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