Hi there,
I attempted to scan a 6-foot surfboard yesterday using a Wi-Fi connection, but the results were really poor. The scanner kept glitching and misaligning large sections of the board, and I just couldn’t get a proper scan. I spent around two hours trying in a well-lit office room at night. I even applied tracking stickers all around the board, but they didn’t seem to help much either.
Any way to make this work please? Urgent!!
Most of the time it is user error. Lets dive deeper into your workflow.
You said you are scanning a surfboard? Is this a painted surfboard with a gelcoat on it? Because that is a shiny reflective surface, and we know that the structured light doesnt do well with shiny surfaces.
How were your markers placed? how many, how far apart?
What are your results. Lets see some screen shots of revoscan. Just saying its poor and you need help doesnt help anyone.
A few pictures would explain quite a bit.
glitching/loosing tracking means you do not have enough features or markers.
I can’t Imagine a surfboard has enough features to track properly.
Personally I scan in a dimly lit room, I think it helps with reflections.
Generally placing various objects on and around the item will give the scanner something to track.
I rarely scan in color, but sometimes the scanner with track off of patterns and designs.
With tracking dots, try to keep the pattern as random as possible, and make sure you have enough dots in the frame at all time to function properly.
Hi
You said about markers around the board. What about the board itself, did you place markers on it,too ? Take care you have enough of them in random pattern like other said.
As everyone already suggested , you need to use markers , at maximum 8 cm apart in unique combination all over your board , since this type of object do not have any features to be able to be scanner properly using Visual based scanner that require features or markers to do proper the work .
After you place the markers make sure to switch to a marker mode
Also make sure the surface is not too shiny since you use infrared , it need to reflect proper the patterns to the sensors so in some cases preparation of the surface is needed.
If you provide some screenshots or photos of the scanned object , you may get more detailed help out from our community members or me.