I’ll use this thread over the next few days/weeks to compare the MetroY Pro to the MetroX.
Note: Today’s comparison isn’t exactly apples to apples, as I did upgrade from 5.8.3 to 5.8.4.
Scan of a very shiny aluminum power supply
MetroX:
I think the ‘X did a little better on the screws, but the ‘Y is definitely faster and the scan looks a little better. I used single line and parallel lines to capture the screws with the ‘Y, the ‘X was not able to go to single line, but I did use parallel line mode. IDK if this extra mode is part of the software upgrade or the hardware difference, but the ‘X could not be switched to single line during a scan and the ‘Y could.
I’ll update w/ pics tomorrow comparing the two, while the cases are pretty different, the ‘Y and ‘X are about the same size. Pics made the ‘Y look quite a bit bigger so I’m pleased to find out it’s not bigger.
I miss the 90deg cable the ‘X has, feels more comfortable in my hand.
The ‘Y does not come with a cradle like the ‘X did which I miss as I have an arm with the cradle in it that I use pretty often. Looks like I’ll have to make one.
Does anyone have a model of the ‘Y that they would be willing to share so I can make the cradle? or do I need to scan the ‘Y with the ‘X?
MetroY Pro looks better , the edges are nicer and cleaner too and the surface smoother , I am sure the volume accuracy was also better because of the smoother surfaces
Thanks for the comparison, it was interesting, and I’m glad for Metro X users that their product has been improved. Could you have the fun of scanning a coin like 2 euros or a similar size in the highest quality possible? It’s important that it should be laser mode, thank you.
a complex object, a lot of reflection. spray with a matting spray. to clear the current scan, you may need to do more work with insulation and overlaps at different values.
Micro reflections , when you scanning reflective surfaces it shutting the points sometimes at the angles when the reflection is not enough diffused , for the same reason you can actually scanning an object that is reflected in a mirror and not in front of the scanner .
With metal parts the reflections are very small and scattered , that why they create the dust particles. Sometimes hard to get rid off . Try to clean the overlapped points as a higher distance than recommended
The black and shiny modes have a special algorithms that increase the laser power internally regardless of the settings , so the micro reflections become much stronger . All you need is to disconnect them from main scan manually as closer at the base as possible and they can be removed with lose points cleaner after.
yeah you are right i just pulled out a power supply and as i tilt the back down and away from me i can see the screws reflecting in the aluminum enclosure
re-reflections of optical scanners in corners are observed on different surfaces, although laser illumination most effectively resists this phenomenon, but it is not omnipotent, and the screws themselves reflect, and the black gloss is very insidious.
This is a ‘gold’ US Dollar, the ‘Y really struggled with this. Set to max resolution and shiny with a cross laser scan. The backside is illegible and the front is only a little better. I did 3 scans, top, bottom and standing up and none of them came out spectacular. Merging was a complete failure.
This is the best of them (just the one side), fused at max and meshed. Not horrible, but not great either.
minor annoyance, but an annoyance. does anyone know how to fix the zoom so it’s not leaping all over?
I zoom in on something and the software keeps zooming extents and jumping all over. I want to turn this auto feature off and just have it a fixed zoom.
Is that possible or does this need to be an enhancement request?
