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Chapter 7: Controller Software
Compass
Figure 7-60: Compass
The built-in electronic compass measures the orientation of the scanner on the
earth‘s surface which is useful information for the registration process.
This information is attached to each scan and can be used for the scan
registration in SCENE (see SCENE user manual for more information).
If you want SCENE to use the compass data for the scan registration, switch
the Use Compass button to ON, otherwise switch it to OFF. This setting
affects the current scanning parameters and has the same function as the
equivalent button in the parameters settings. See
Setting the Scanning
Parameters
on page 38.
You can monitor the current orientation of the scanner on this screen. Initially,
when entering this screen, the orientation is not displayed. To see the current
orientation of the scanner, tap the Update Compass button on the bottom. For
the measurement, the scanner needs to turn horizontally by 360 degrees.
Please ensure that the scanner can move freely and do not move the scanner
during the measurement.
As soon as the scanner has completed the rotation and determined its
orientation, a compass will be displayed as it would appear if mounted on top
of the scanner. This compass illustrates the current scanner orientation.
Additionally, the measured orientation value will be displayed in degrees.
To get updated orientation data, for example, if the scanner has been moved
to another position, you need to tap the Update Compass button again.
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