Hello,
I bought a MetroX scanner and was curious about its performance on miniatures. I used my small model, which I usually use for these tests (revopoint spray scan).
I used the “field” mode with the auto-turntable, took over 2,000 photos, and the quality settings were green throughout.
The results are quite disappointing compared to the original… Do you have any ideas for improvement ? There is a link with the original guy and the scan :
For miniatures, auto-turntable mode is the way to go. The results are stunning
I did it with the auto turnable (2000 pics) but in field mode, should i launch in marker mode ?
Yes, my bad, now I realized on the pic that you were already using auto-turntable mode.
From experience, for such organic figures it is better to use feature mode, because you are more free to scan using different positions.
My recommendation is this, to scan it from different angles till you get a full figurine. Also to use some kind of spray scan.
Have you checked if the scanner needs calibration?
I checked and the software said me it’s ok, i used scan spray… Have you got some example of miniature scanned with metroX ?
MMmh mine is a 28mm, maybe too small… BTW your result are great, can you share preset ? Market or not etc
Hi, nothing special. Feature mode, trying to keep the distance as optimal as possible, good light conditions and scans from several angles to assure the best possible coverage. One trick is also to rotate not the figure but the scanner itself. I think this is mentioned also in one of the latest tutorials from Revopoint
Hi @Shabi
Did this type of scanning I would use definitely Auto mode , it is not a full Field mode , and completely different from regular Full Field as it has its own unique pattern while capturing .
You also overdoing it , you don’t need 2000 frames
All you need 24-34 frames per one rotation .
Put it straight up scan one rotation 32 frames, move it on the side , run again 32 frames ( without moving the scanner ( should be at excellent/good ) distance .
Finish all angles monitoring what else is left not scanned .
After that use Advance mode fusing and set at maximum available .
After that run lose points detection and overlapped detection couple times at different settings .
Then mesh at the same GRID settings as the fused settings, if it fused at 0.05mm use 0.05 or 0.04 Grid for meshing , do not set it at full maximum as it will not give better results and induce noises.
You should have as good results as the details on your finger skin holding your figurine. Nice and sharp.
Remember that Revoscan preview is a simple smooth shader , it don’t show off usually all finer details .
Here example of what details you should have , scanned with 34 frames only in Auto mode , the size is little smaller than the figurine .
I think i understood, how did you enable the high accuracy marker setting ? I dont see it in RevoScan Metro X 
I don’t think the high/standard accuracy toggle existed outside of a beta version. We’ll just assume all accuracy is high. 
Your hosted pictures aren’t showing up right now. This is the best I’ve been able to do with my old Warhammer figures. It’s pewter and was painted maybe 30 years ago. The base is 20mm x 20mm. I did touch up the paint in Nomad, but didn’t do anything to the geometry.
MetroX in feature tracking auto-turntable mode. I used feature tracking to avoid merging. This is only two passes, so some missing geometry underneath and it’s nearly impossible to get in between the right hand and helmet. I removed all points except the figure in Frame Edit Mode before fusing.
It’s all High Accuracy , there is no standard or low accuracy setting , everything is at max as Accuracy is provided by the sensors . You can create lower accuracy results by using lower Fusing settings for objects that don’t require high resolution , what don’t mean you get low accuracy, just lower resolution.
There was option for other scanners to direct scan in lower point distance but that is not the case for MetroX
If you looking for miniature scanning Auto mode will provide you with the best results as it is specifically designed for that.
