Hi there. I bought a range 1.0 to scan the body kit i made for my car and i cant get any good scans from it. I placed a ton of markers on several of the panels so far and i can’t get a clean scan of anything. Would a miraco be better for this project?
Range should have no problem with those. Miraco is a good all around scanner. Basically a combo of a range and an Inspire in one unit.
It looks like you have plenty of markers. From what you’ve shown so far you shouldn’t have any issues.Can you show us what you are seeing or gathering in the revo software. Have you done any other scans with your unit or is this your first go at it?
This is my firsttime doing 3d scanning. Here is the scan of the fender and my scanner setup with a light below the scanner.
MIRACO is a Range 2 + POP 3 not inspire. Inspire has a slightly lower accuracy .
You setup your scanning objects very well and accurately, maybe just reduce the lighting environment to minimum , you don’t need a light scanning it, it is invisible infrared structured light scanners will scan at complete darkness .
The problem here may be the phone app , that usually is not so ideal to scan that big sections , but I scanned 6 ft/2m objects without issues .
Don’t over scan the same areas twice , try to get from one location to another like you spray painting the surface .
You should be good 
, I still use Range 1 and it is still wonderful in scanning big objects .
Try maybe Body mode as well it will help you with marker distances better .
And if you can try laptop or more powerful tablet if you can .
And don’t forget to fuse and clean after your scans . Because Raw mode is just a preview of the project , not really organized point cloud to be judged .
Should i scan around edges of these parts the the fender mounting flanges in seperate scans vs trying to do everything in one scan?
Yes try to scan the edges, you will have less issues later cleaning and merging .
If you can scan full object , go for it , but if your phone can’t handle it , just go for 2 parts and merge later after fusing on your computer .
Scanning full object at once will have of course reduce the need of partial merging what is painful process if you scanning big flat surfaces , so yes go for it if possible .
I did a few scans without the light on the scanner and the some of the shop lights turned off. It is definitely better. Could i have to many markers on these parts. It seems like its getting caught up with following the markers. I did the sideskirt without any markers and one in color mode with some pieces of tape for markers and it looks way better.
It also loses tracking when trying to go around the edges. How can i stop that?
Looking much better and the surface is smoother now , but I would not use the mashing and fusing from your mobile device , you going to lose a lot of the accuracy , if the scans are important regarding massuments, process them all on your computer for the final work .
To be honest you should not post any markers on the edges , there was enough markers already to keep tracking
The markers need to be at maximum 8 cm apart and at least 3 markers visible at the same time per frame .
They need to be in unique pattern , symmetrical placement will confuse the software
On this part , maybe too much markers already , reduce them to avoid symmetrical patterns
Too symmetrical patterns, same on the edge
Maximum distance 6- 8 cm closer than this and the software can get confused .
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Ok thanks. I will remove a bunch of them and try again. On the one pic of the fender scan you can see raised spots where all of the markers are. Does thd computer program remove that when processing?
No it do not completely remove it but I would not do it automatic like close holes or markers, just choice remove markers then later after meshing you can manually close the holes and choice manually if the surface is round or flat for better surface result , if you choice automatic while meshing it will close all holes as round surface and you don’t want that . You can later use brush tool and smooth the areas as needed . Also do not go for the One click edit . Try to fuse manually choice the proper resolution and meshing according to resolution
Example you fused at 0.1 mm your meshing will be at GRID setting of 0.1 mm
I will check on your progress tomorrow since it isolate for me already.
Good luck!
I scanned the front and back of the door tonight in marker mode using the pc. This is the raw point cloud. The program still kept saying more markers needed in some areas. How do i smooth all the markers off and not loose any of the detail. I need these scans super accurate to make molds from 3d prints.
Too much markers is a thing since the calculations behind the marker tracking are quite ressource intensive. The scanner only needs 4 markers in its view, therefore reduce the marker count on a test piece and create a global marker file before the actual scanning.
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Ok ill have to try. Unfortunately i don’t have time to learn this process. I have to get this csr to the bodyshop for paint in the next week. I was just hoping i could scan all this stuff quickly since everything is in a white primer and sanded. This process is more difficult with this scanner than what i anticipated. I am thinking something like the metro x with the lazer scanning would be easier and not have to use all these markers. Or even a miraco.
MetroX needs way more markers than the Range 1
Is there another low cost scanner that icpuld do this without alll these markers? The whole car is very rounded and not a lot of body lkne features to track. Simce this widebody was custom made in sheet metal i cant replace anything if it ever gets damaged. My plan was to scan one side of the car to have clean model files that could be 3d printed in the future to pull molds from and make new parts. Unfortunately im out of time, this car has to be to the bodyshop in the next week or 2 for paint. Im trying to find someone local to me that does any scanning that could help but am coming up empty. Im trying to learn this as quickly as i can in the evenings just to get clean scans. I can do the processing and merging later.
I got a Trackit explicitally for such tasks. No markers or prep needed. If you are in a hurry I would try with the Range 1 after placing the markers maybe 25 cm apart. The Miraco will also need markers for such parts
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The markers can’t be more apart than 8 cm for Range series /MIRACO series Far mode