HandyScan User Manual
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1. PicaSoh User manual Innovative tools to compliment the Creative PicaSoft SA Espace Mercure 84 86 rue du General Leclerc 45240 La Fert Saint Aubin France Phone 00 33 238 64 01 10 Fax 00 33 238 76 34 59 Email info picasoft com HandyScan User Manual 1 Copyright 2001 2002 PICASOFT sa Any reserved rights The contents of this handbook and the software which are described are protected by international laws Neither the software nor this handbook can be reproduced recorded or transmitted without the written authorisation of PICASOFT its laws of March 11 1957 and July 03 1985 on the royalties Limitation of guarantee and responsibility Although the information described in this handbook was carefully tested neither PICASOFT nor its suppliers offer a guarantee implicit or otherwise on its qualities its performances or its capacity to respond to the needs of the user The user assumes the risk of its use and its possible consequences In no case can PICASOFT or its suppliers be held responsible for the direct or indirect damages resulting from an imperfection in the program or the handbook or from there use even if they were advised of any possibility of such damages The purchaser is entitled however to the legal guarantee in the case only where the legal guarantee is applicable not withstanding any exclusion or limitation Moreover PICASOFT reserves the right to modify the characteristics of the prod2. After the activation of the arm a control will appear near the progress bar It will allow to specify the index position to use Subramping 100 Smooth 100 Read lo GOOD HandyScan User Manual 19 3 4 7 Selection Select your sensor Avaliable Arm X Selected Arm HandyScan User Manual 20 3 4 8 Measure rotary Mesures 3 4 8 1 Angle Measure Perform your measure by selecting 3 points with the sensor The value is displayed in the numerical information area 3 4 8 2 Length Measure To perform your measure by selecting 3 points with the sensor The value is displayed in the numerical information area HandyScan User Manual Al Pica f 3 5 The window menu File Edit HandyScan Sensor Views Function Mane v huttone bar Fin v State bar Fil Acton bar Fiz Preferences FQ About Fi Register Handy Scan 3 5 1 Icon bar Show or hide the icon bar 3 5 2 Status bar Show or hide the status bar 3 5 3 Action Manager Show or hide the action manager 3 5 4 Preferences This is a dialog box to set up the interface parameters Views Options wireframe Color 3 views Antialiasing European shows local axis C us show view name Background Show grid Tnt mm Tool transparency Line width i 2 1 3
3. Offset lenght variation between curent tool and standard stylus put the tool verticaly on reference Der plan and press Return Before performing this mesure be sure that AN Sensor is connected gt 4 544 Initialization has been done 3 3 3 Curve Curves are used only to create block that encloses the model With this helpfull function the digitising process is faster To create a curve you need to Click on curve button Create the point with the standard stylus of the sensor 3 3 4 Extrude select a curve and press Extrude Button The folowing dialog box will appear Num rique xi Displacement 0 ov gt gi The extrusion is performed following the specified vector into the dialog box After having pressed the Ok button the mesh will be computed HandyScan User Manual 4 3 3 5 Lathe select a curve and press Lathe Button The folowing dialog box will appear Num rique X Center Angle in degrees abl You need know and to write The center The axis for the operation The angle of rotation of the operation After having pressed the Ok button the mesh will be computed 3 3 6 Create a Marker The marker allows you to activate the automatic removal of detached parts of the block during the digitising process The way it works is The user puts the standard stylus on the model to be digitisze and press one of the buttons of the arm A marker is c
4. HandyScan User Manual 22 3 5 5 About box Information about PicaSoft 3 5 6 Serial number Entering your serial number will allow you to exit the demo mode HandyScan User Manual 23 4 Keybord Shortcut lt gt Ctrl W A 4 3 5 7 9 F10 F11 F12 F9 Ctrl A Ctrl D Ctrl Delete 9 Shift C Ctrl O Ctrl S Escape Enter F1 Ctrl Y Ctrl Z Zoom Zoom Zoom Box Fit Window front view left view 4 view top view perspective view Show hide icon bar Shos hide status bar Show hide status bar Interface parameters Select all Deselect all Invert selection Delete Connect Sensor initialisation Create curve Open Save Escape current function Finish current action About box Undo Redo HandyScan User Manual 24 5 1 Index 3 3 1 11 2 22 13 PRESENTATION 4 3 3 3 14 11 THE PROTECTION 4 3 3 4 PAU SG n 14 12 THE CONFIGURATION 5 3 3 5 Lathe 15 1 3 THE USE OF HANDYSCAN 5 3 3 6 Create a Marker 15 D507 Digitising 16 THE INTERFACE 6 34 THE SENSOR 18 2 1 INTRODUCTION 0000000000000000 6 3 41 nitialisation 18 2 EDT 8 2420 Connect 19 3 4 3 1 19
5. THE MENUS 6000000000000000000000000 0000000 9 344 P E 19 3 1 9 3 45 Configuration 19 3 1 1 News 9 3 4 6 Rotary table option 19 3 1 2 Open sasawenaen eaaa anane a an 9 DL DOLECH ON 20 3 1 3 Save 0000 9 SAO 21 3 1 4 Save 9 35 THE WINDOW 22 3 15 Export 9 22 32 THE EDIT 10 3 5 2 Status 22 3 2 1 10 3 9 9 Action Manager 22 227 10 3 3 4 A e aga anana aana 22 3 2 3 Select all 10 S NEU ADOUFDOX 23 3 2 4 Select 10 3 5 6 Serial 23 3 2 5 Invert selection 10 KEYBORD SHORTCUT 24 3 2 6 Delete 10 LAS THE HANDYSCAN 11 9 aaa anaa gaga a anaa gga a aaa aan 25 HandyScan User Manual 25
6. ame of the file if it is the first time it is saved Save as Save the document into hdy file HandyScan file format A dialog box always request the name of the file Export Export the digitised mesh into DXF or STL file format This function is not avaliable in demo mode HandyScan User Manual 9 3 2 The Edit Menu File Edit HandyScan Sensor Views Undo Ctri4 z Redo Hey Select all Cil a Select None Cirl d Invert selection Ctrl H Delete Supr 3 2 1 Undo Undo the modification applied to the document 3 2 2 Redo Hecover the last undo 3 2 3 Select all Select all the items of the document 3 2 4 Select None No object will be selected 3 2 5 Invert selection The selected items will be unselected The other ones will be selected 3 2 6 Delete Delete selected items HandyScan User Manual 10 3 3 The HandyScan Menu File Edit HandyScan Sensor Views Automate mode Parameters Curve Extrude Lathe new Marker Digitalize 3 3 1 Automatic The Automatic mode allows you to increase the speed of preparation of the digitising process This must be done with the standard stylus of the arm It is composed of 4 steps Block creation Choice of accuracy Marker placement Tool configuration Digitising initialisation 1 Block creation In order to create the blocks you need to specifie the control points with the sensor point 1 Xmin Ymin Zmin poi
7. f the model Its information is shown in millimeters or in inches The Status bar At the botom of the screen gesanging 27 20 Smooth Weight 100 Ready Shep 10 00MM The status bar is made of Display accuracy Smooth parameters Weight step An update buton in order to apply a modification A progress bar which shows the working progress HandyScan User Manual The action bar At the top of the scren Fonction Autamatique commande D finir le point 1 4 es min Yr rin rin The action bar tells the user the active function and what is expected to be done 2 2 Edit View Hight mouse button Rotate the 3D view Shift Right mouse button Move the view Mouse center wheel Zoom Zoom Double click Maximise reduce the size of the view HandyScan User Manual 8 3 The Menus 3 1 The menu File Edit HandyScan Sensor Views New Col n Open Ctrl o Save Ctrl s Save as Export 1 DA projetsi Recovery Ady Exit 3 1 1 New Clear the current document and create a new empty document All unsaved data will be lost This function can t be undone or recovered Open Clear the current document and create a new one with the selected file HandyScan files use the hdy extension This function can t be undone or recovered Save save the document into a hdy file HandyScan file format A dialog box request the n
8. in file format STL or DXF HandyScan User Manual 5 2 The interface 2 1 Introduction Bi document hdy HandyScan 1 0 beta n x File Edit HandyScan Sensor Views Function Mane Expected PERSPECTIVE Tsis Extrude Marker Parameters Digitalizing Mouse Fos 0 00 mm fr 0 00 mm 0 00 mm rid 10 00 G Subsampling 20 Smooth Weight 1002 Step 10 The software can be configured in French or in English at the time of the installation It is possible to choose to work in mm or in inch the interface of HandyScan is made up of a display window perspective and or projections a bar of menus a bar of commands a bar of icons a bar of edition of the grids HandyScan User Manual 6 The Ic nes Bar choice of the view Zoom Undo redo Management of the Sensor Automatic Automatic mode Curve Creation of a curve mm Creation of a block per extrusion of a curve Creation of a block per revolution of a curve Place a marker Marker Parameters of digitising Precision tool Activation of the digitising Digitalizing Lathe Numerical information Bottom left of the software Mouse Pos 0 00 mm h 0 00 mm E 0 00 mm Grid 10 00 The numerical information which are displayed in this view is the mouse position or the sensor position Grid size is shown in order to show the size o
9. ising process in order to refresh the mesh 6 Wait for the end of the computation to complete computing Motion boolean operation on the motion path Update Mesh update mesh after computation Initialisationof the digitising process Update view 7 You can now perfom a new digitising sequence HandyScan User Manual I7 3 4 The Sensor menu File Edt HandyScan Sensor Views Function Mana Initialization v Connect Disconnect Conecton state Parameters rotary table Selecton Mesures d 3 4 1 Initialisation You need to define 3 points with the arm in order to adapt the arm to HandyScan s origin It needs to be performed with the strandard stylus Point 1 origin Point 2 X axis Point 3 point 3 of ref plane O x y y gt 0 Point Y 0 Axis Y e Point 2 Axis X lt 0 Point 1 HandyScan User Manual 18 3 4 2 Connect Conneci the sensor 3 4 3 Disconnect Disconnect the sensor 3 4 4 connection status Give information about Sensor connection status 3 4 5 Configuration Select port and baudrate Not needed for USB Sensor Hate baud 39400 3 4 6 Rotary table option You need to specify the center of the rotary table Offset according to the sensor Origin You need to enter the number of index positions Rotary table E x Offset 250 Rotation continue Offset Y 125 Rotation indexed Offset 22 number of indes E
10. nt 2 Xmax Ymin Zmin point 3 Ymax Zmin point 4 Zmax HandyScan User Manual 11 2 Choose the digitising accuracy You can specify a default parameter for use later Digitizing precision File digitizing precision Stop buging me Default value this parameter is always available in the parameter dialog box 3 Marker creation cf 3 3 6 HandyScan Marker 4 Tool configuration cf 3 3 2 HandyScan Parameters 5 HandyScan is ready to digitize cf 3 3 7 HandyScan Digitize HandyScan User Manual 12 3 3 2 Parameters Digitizing property Tool property 0 D mo Conical 1 Ebauche Diameter 01 Eal Lenght o Radius Angle a Offset El Mesh parameters Default precision Automatic removal of detached bloc marked mesh This dialog box allow you to Manage the tools The demo tool can be use to test the software but it is not the best to make a good job Specify the digitising parameters accuracy automatic removal of detached block H Standard stylus to perform tests HandyScan User Manual 3 0 0 m P rn Ss The avaliable tools HandyScan mm It is possible to measure and adjust the variation of length between the standard stylus and the used tool with the Offset button
11. reated inside the block on the model 10mm into HandyScan User Manual 15 During the digitising process isolated parts of block will created and removed The only ones to be kept will be the one that owns the marker the isolated parts of block that don t own the marker will be deleted 3 3 Digitising It is commonly performed in several steps Between each step we look at the result to understand what still needs to be done To digitise using a block you need to 1 Press the Digitising button If it is the first time the following dialog box will appear Digitizing property 4 x Topes d Diano L Finds ii Amga D sat D sued care detached por E 2 Select the block that will be use Now digitizing process will be initialized When it is done the selected tool will be shown instead of standard 3D cursor and Ready to digitise will appear next to the progress bar HandyScan User Manual 16 Smodh Weight 100 Ready tn digitize t Lm jk digitising process by clicking on the sensor button 4 Sweep the tool over the model to virtually remove the material During this proces the progress bar continually move and Digitising process is displayed 5 Press the sensor button at the end of the digit
12. s 1 1 The protection HandyScan is protected with a serial number Without this number it functions in demo mode and it is not possible to save files in STL or DXF format In order to activate the software you must connect the dongle provided with HandyScan and record your serial number in the software Select menu Windows Serial Number Fie Edit HandyScan Sensor Views DEMO Version X buttons bar F10 ES v State bar F11 is Demo version dosen t allow you to use all the funchonalittes of this software Action bar wie Puchase the unlimited version Preferences FQ About Fi Serial Number 3571 AY HandyScan User Manual 4 Register HandyScan 1 2 The Configuration Select menu Windows Preferences File Edit HandyScan Sensor Views Function Mane v hirttons bar F10 v State bar FA v Action bar F12 Preferences F3 About Pil Register HandyScan Views Options E x Wireframe Color 3 views Antialiasing European Geto E eer A Cus In order to setup the software you need to show view name g Show grid Onit mm specifiy Tool transparency ER us The kind of view 1 3 use of HandyScan Fix the model to be digitalised in the operating range of the arm Perform the arm initialisation no need if you don t use a rotary table Define a virtual block around the model Digitise Export the mesh
13. uct or the contents of its documentation without being held to inform the users of them The use of this product supposes that you accept the conditions appearing above PICASOFT the logo PICASOFT HandyScan the HandyScan logo are trade marks of PICASOFT Windows 98 Windows Millenium Windows 2000 Windows XP DirectX are trade marks of Microsoft Corporation HandyScan User Manual 2 Thank you for purchasing the HandyScan software We hope that this software will meet your needs that it will enable you to save time by releasing you from the tiresome tasks For that it is significant to fully understand its principles of its use Please attentively read this handbook and contact your supplier for all further information This handbook refers to HandyScan version 1 0 If you have suggestions or remarks concerning the HandyScan software we will be happy to receive them via our web site www picasoft com HandyScan User Manual 3 1 Presentation You have 1 CD containing the installer of several softwares Insert CD in the reader of your PC This one contains the installer of the various software the installer of the files of examples the installer of documentation Click on the icons of your choice Configuration required for HandyScan Advised Immersion Faro Romer Operating system Windows 98se Millenium 2000 XP DirectX 7 minimum HandyScan is complient with dual processor configuration
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