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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>This a great tutorial, Pirvan. Well done and i hope to get my first scans soon as I have purchased a 2nd hand Atlas <img src="https://www.soliforum.com/img/smilies/smile.png" width="15" height="15" alt="smile" /></p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[reddragonzz69]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/15220/</uri>
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			<updated>2016-10-27T09:58:52Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Thank you again for the tutorials.<br />I really appreciate your dedication and taking the time to post them.</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[czc]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/14691/</uri>
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			<updated>2016-07-12T14:58:16Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The scans in this tutorial were done at 5MP still mode &amp; 1600 steps per revolution.</p><p>This is a somewhat &quot;advanced&quot; tutorial on post scan mesh/point cloud manipulation, and assumes you have a properly working scanner.</p><p>I think you probably need to go back to the basics and get the scanner working correctly first.&nbsp; I see you already started a thread on the camera, you should also ask your questions about why you&#039;re having problems with the high res scans and the turntable turning off mid-scan.</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[pirvan]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/</uri>
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			<updated>2015-12-07T17:05:13Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hi Pirvan when you say 5MP is it video or still mode as when I try video mode I get a complete camera lockup eg. Just a red cross on the screen and have to reset to 1.9 or lower then reboot to get the camera back.<br />I also changed the steps to 1600 but then the table only turned half way <br />So being a noob it looks like I am doing something wrong.<br />Thanks for all you input <br />Bill</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Mwaypilot]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/8732/</uri>
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			<updated>2015-12-07T09:27:03Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Very nice now all I need is to somehow get the lens unglued as it is way out of focus<br />Unless you know of anyone that sells the camera with adjustable lens.<br />As I am a noob to all this I find your instructions very helpfull so thank you.<br />Bill</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Mwaypilot]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/8732/</uri>
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			<updated>2015-12-06T09:45:21Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Here is a screen shot of the model in a tilted position.&nbsp; Notice the wire propping it up.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9411" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9411" /></span></p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[pirvan]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/</uri>
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			<updated>2015-12-06T06:34:52Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Bring it on Home...</p><p>So now we have all the layers properly aligned.&nbsp; At this point you might want to check the composite cloud to make sure everything is aligned properly, also do a bit more clean up.&nbsp; Since the composite is still made from multiple layers, we now want to combine all the layers.&nbsp; This is done by using the &quot;Flatten Visible Layers&quot;.</p><p>When flattening the layers, you can choose to delete or keep the original layers.&nbsp; For now, uncheck the &quot;delete layers&quot;, and click &quot;Apply&quot;.&nbsp; A new layer will be created out of all the aligned layers.&nbsp; The new layer will not have any color information.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9406" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9406" /></span><br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9407" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9407" /></span></p><p>Check the new payer for any random or stray pixels, and do any clean up that might be needed.</p><p>Next up, we&#039;ll Compute the Normals for our point cloud, then run the Poisson Surface Reconstruction to generate our new mesh.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9408" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9408" /></span><br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9409" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9409" /></span></p><p>And here is the final result.&nbsp; I hope this helps.&nbsp; </p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9410" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9410" /></span></p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[pirvan]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/</uri>
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			<updated>2015-12-06T05:38:51Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Continued...</p><p>Make the second layer visible, then click the &quot;point Based Gluing&quot; button.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9405" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9405" /></span></p><p>A split window opens up showing both the first and the second point cloud.&nbsp; You will notice that both side will zoom in and out in sync when you use the scroll wheel.&nbsp; First try to align the 2 views as close as possible, the look for areas on the point cloud that have common reference areas, usually intersections and corners are good reference point.&nbsp; </p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9401" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9401" /></span></p><p>Pick a point, and double click on it.&nbsp; A small blue dot appears with a number next to it.&nbsp; pick the same point on the other view.&nbsp; repeat the process in various areas of the model.&nbsp; A minimum of 4 reference point is needed, but the more you add, the more accurate the alignment will be.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9402" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9402" /></span></p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9403" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9403" /></span></p><p>When done selecting the points, click the &quot;Allow Scaling&quot; checkbox.&nbsp; this lets MeshLab &quot;stretch&quot; one mesh to fit the selected alignment points.&nbsp; In a perfect world, this wouldn&#039;t be necessary, but due to a variety of variables (calibration, perspective, location, depth of view, etc), the meshes are not identical, so a little stretching will be necessary to properly align them.</p><p>Repeat the process for the remaining layers.&nbsp; When all the layers are aligned, click the &quot;Process&quot; button.&nbsp; When finished look at the last line of the process will show and error number, like this: &quot;error bound 0.0010&quot;.&nbsp; The lower the number, the better the alignment.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9404" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9404" /></span></p><p>Close the&nbsp; Alignment Tool box, and save the project.&nbsp; this only saves the data regarding the alignment of the layers, not the individual layers.</p><p>Next...</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[pirvan]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/</uri>
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			<updated>2015-12-06T05:38:25Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Aligning multiple angle scans manually]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>One of the problems when scanning irregular, complex objects is that the laser and camera can&#039;t see every area, or inside concave areas and holes.&nbsp; There are simply too many &quot;blind spots&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p>One solution to solve this problem, is to change the angle from which you scan the object, and perform multiple scans.&nbsp; Each scan will see a part of the model which the other scan didn&#039;t see.&nbsp; Once you have most or all the areas covered, you can align the individual scans and get a fairly complete scan.</p><p>This tutorial deals with the alignment of these scans, but here is a brief rundown on how I achieved the multiple scans:</p><p>The first scan is done by placing the model in the center of the turntable, like we usually do.&nbsp; For the second scan, the model is brought forward near the front edge of the turntable, This will give a different angle for the front and back, but not much on the sides. Next I tiled the model back at ~45°.&nbsp; I propped it up using a thin (1mm) wire, simple but effective.&nbsp; Last I did the same thing but this time I titled it forward. </p><p>Each scan was done at 5MP, and 1600 steps (about 50 minutes per scan).&nbsp; Once you have all the scans, we need to assemble them and align them into a single mesh.&nbsp; </p><p><strong>NOTE:</strong>&nbsp; Cleaning a model is a very important part of this process.&nbsp; Using a scan with lots of noise will result in a very poorly aligned model, and a poor quality resulting mesh.&nbsp; So please clean up your scan before attempting to align them.&nbsp; Check my other posts on how to clean up a model in MeshLab</p><p>First we start by opening MeshLab.&nbsp; Next, click File, Import Mesh, then navigate to where the scanned files are and select them.&nbsp; You can multiple select by holding the SHIFt key (sequential files), or the CTRL key (non-sequential).</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9396" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9396" /></span></p><p>Next, all the meshes load on the main screen overlapping each other.&nbsp; Notice the angles at which they open.&nbsp; These are the angles at which they were scanned.&nbsp; Additionally, the layer screen should automatically open as well.&nbsp; If it doesn&#039;t, just click the Layer view button on the menu bar.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9397" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9397" /></span><br /><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9398" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9398" /></span></p><p>By default MeshLab enables the &quot;Flat&quot; view, but we want to see the actual point cloud, so click &quot;Point&quot; view button, then Click the Align button.&nbsp; This opens up the Align Tool window.&nbsp; </p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9399" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9399" /></span></p><p>The first thing we need to do is change a few things.&nbsp; Check the &quot;Use Point Rendering&quot;, and uncheck Use False Colors.&nbsp; The false colors option is only useful for meshes without color information.&nbsp; Next make only the first layer visible, then click the &quot;Glue Here Mesh&quot; (Hmmm... must be Yoda speak for glue mesh here <img src="https://www.soliforum.com/img/smilies/smile.png" width="15" height="15" alt="smile" /> ).&nbsp; This makes the first layer the reference layer to which the other layers will be aligned.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=9400" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=9400" /></span></p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[pirvan]]></name>
				<uri>https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/</uri>
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			<updated>2015-12-06T05:37:51Z</updated>
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