This article is for V2 and V1 3D scanners.
The scanner was designed with busy workplaces in mind: people walking by workspaces while scanning is underway, conversations happening over desks where scanners are working. A defining component and feature of our scanner is its “cleaning” functions that enable users to erase unwanted points. (See Cleaning Scans for more detail on how to clean.)
It’s hard not to over-emphasize the importance of cleaning your scans, especially given the fact it can be accomplished in a matter of seconds. These improved meshes, in turn, produce impressive 3D prints. The consequences of not cleaning before meshing can be seen below:
| A Lot of Background Noise and No Cleaning Point Cloud PLY File Format Note what looks like orbiting debris surrounding the apple. |
A Lot of Background Noise and No Cleaning Final Outcome Meshed OBJ File Format Meshing without cleaning has left a foreign body included in the final result. |
Proper and regular point cloud cleaning produces better meshes as shown below.
| Proper Cleaning Point Cloud PLY File Format |
Proper Cleaning Final Outcome Meshed OBJ File Format |