Hi, just got my Range so keen to try it out. I have some questions about the devices I use with the scanner.
If I use the iOS or Android app to scan is there any drop in quality from what is captured? I’m not talking about post processing, specifically I want to know if scanning connected to my laptop as opposed to my Galaxy S8+ tablet or iPhone 12 Pro results in a better scan?
Once the scan is done on the mobile device. I believe the best result are from transferring to the laptop and post process on there?
Is android better for scanning than iOS which can only use Wifi where I can use USB-C with my tablet?
If you capture only the RAW data without processing on your mobile device and you bring it to your computer to process then you get the best quality , Range computer meshing have the highest level of 7 , on mobile devices the processing results is minimalistic .
Not really , both works optimal
Don’t process your scans on your mobile device , after scanning just stop it and return to home , your project will be saved as RAW and can be imported to RS5 on your computer for the best processing quality and editing .
I was asking for this mobile feature for a very long time as it is not always convenient to hold a laptop or tablet in one hand while scanning especially if you are on the way . Now it is all possible again .
I tested both speed and quality with the latest versions and both provide exactly the same results to the distance of the frame cells .
Great to know. Yes with the Range you need to be able to move around. This is a must have feature for me. I intend to design a mount for my tablet but that’s because I can use the larger screen when scanning.
This is really interesting, does that mean the RAW data that transfers with the project after processing, when transferring from phone to computer, is different to the RAW data if transferred from the phone to computer before processing ?
The project structure changes after processing on the phone , not to mention the fused point cloud and mesh are very much simplified.
The RAW data is not altered , but processing files on the phone is just a waste of time .
Before we had no choice , now we can just scan and go .
Is there a difference between scanning on a PC and Mac laptop?
I’ve only used a PC Laptop and the software does like to lag.
Is it ram related?
The only plus I see from going Mac, especially an M2 Mac and the Object Capture API for the option of using photogrammetry if the Range meets a limitation with what I’m trying to capture.
Not on my PC workstation or tablet PC , it all depends on what kind of laptop you are using , not every computer or laptop is the same . And definitely no less than 16GB of RAM … on PC I would say 32GB would be good to have when working on this size of models .
I don’t use Mac so can’t tell you
P.S I saw other user feedback that use both PC and Mac and they said PC was better …
For me using smartphone was a better experience than using my laptop, my laptop isn’t a very good spec, neither is my smartphone, but using the range 1 with my smartphone worked really well, also cleanup and fusing the point cloud on smartphone relatively fast, after fusion I then I transfer it to my laptop via wifi, to merge scans and create the final mesh.
Finally I use meshmixer to align it properly to the x,y and z axis.
The truth is that I’m really happy that chose the range scanner as with my limited hardware the integrated processer of the range and the fact it can be used without trailing wires really helps me out.
Yes, It was a steep learning curve, but once I got the technique right of scanning the difficult things I need to scan, I can get a perfect scan each time.
For large scans I recommend keeping the scans brief and doing the scans in sections and then stitch them together with the software, this way the scans stay accurate with minimal overlap, and you won’t get problems with the scan not lining up properly once you have gone around a large object.
I’m getting perfect numerical and curve accuracy doing it this way.
So true @rovowarrior
But this thread is 2 years old , phones got more powerful , more RAM ( my has 24GB , 2 years ago only 6GB and also more space. Not to mention the app for mobile phone is much more improved so scanning using Range 1 and phone is a great experience today.
In the past the mobile version of software would fuse the cloud at a much lower setting then what the computer was capable of so it was always recommended to send the raw cloud to the computer to fuse and finish dealing with the scans. Not sure if this is still the case with the latest mobile software version but if it is then you may be giving up a bit of detail in your scans. Obviously if a person’s computer is extremely slow then maybe it isn’t worth the trouble for the extra detail if it isn’t needed.
It still can’t process at the same level as software and you definitely lose the resolution . Range processing requires at least level 8 on meshing and phone can’t do that. For previews ok but not if you are serious about archiving accuracy or top level resolution .
The reason I requested the team to create RAW project files to be saved so we can process it in computers .
I love using Range with my tablet on the go. Just to capture the projects.