CowTech Ciclop 3D Scanning Guide
Introduction
This guide was written for use with the CowTech Ciclop 3D Scanner, which began as a Kickstarter project
in February 2016. The aim of this guide is to show you how to get the highest quality scans possible, and is
based off our own experience with using the scanner. It covers the physical act of scanning an object
utilizing your Ciclop and a free accompanying program called Horus, and assumes that you already have a
scanner built and ready to go. For help with assembling your CowTech Ciclop 3D Scanner, please see our
assembly guides on the CowTech website: http://www.cowtechengineering.com/downloads
This guide is not comprehensive. Usually there is a significant amount of post-processing work to be done
after a scan. Although we do offer some related tips, please refer to the links below for help with any kind
of post-processing work (if for example you want to turn your raw scans into meshes usable with a 3D
printer or other 3D software packages).
We also highly recommend taking a look at the following resources if you need troubleshooting help not
covered in this document.
Post-processing and Scanning Guides:
CowTech website’s downloads section - http://www.cowtechengineering.com/downloads
BQ’s Ciclop and Horus Documentation Page - http://diwo.bq.com/en/documentation-ciclop-and-
horus-2/
Horus Github - https://github.com/bqlabs/horus
Troubleshooting Hardware and Electronics Related Issues:
CowTech Ciclop Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/564912093672675/
CowTech Ciclop 3D Scanner Google Group –
https://groups.google.com/a/cowtechengineering.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/cowtech-ciclop-
3d-scanner
Troubleshooting Software Related Issues
BQ Ciclop 3D Scanner Google Group - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ciclop-3d-
scanner
Horus Github - https://github.com/bqlabs/horus
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