'In LiDar The Situation' (3D Laser Scanning Workshop)

This tutorial was helpful in understanding 3D scanning technology. I was able to operate a LiDar scanner, recieve it's data and then 3-dimensionally represent it via 'Faro Scene' software and Rhinoceros 3D.

Open Faro Scene. Then input the SD card from the scanner into the PC. A ‘Project Transfer’

window in Scene should appear. Press YES to import scan data. This can take a few minutes,

depending on how much info there is on the SD card.

Name your file and select where to save the scans. Then find your target folder.

Process your scans.

Leave the default setting as they are - continue by processing your scans.

Registration. In this exercise we are stitching 2 scans together.

Continue with the registration – keep all settings as per default.

Start Manual Registration.

Continue Manual Registration – select your scans.

Continue Manual Registration – Select common points/planes and register.

Continue Registration and Verification. You can see that the 2 scans join to create 1 space in

plan view – if satisfied that the scans are aligned – click to finish.

Continue Registration and Verification – the scans will need to be optimized at this point –

select ‘cloud-to-cloud’. Then after click ‘Finish’.

You should see a low resolution preview of your scans stitched together. Use ‘Clipping Boxes’ to hide any unwanted scan data.

Create a Project Point Cloud from your stitched and clipped model.

Continue creating a mesh – your selected model will go yellow.

Then after save your mesh as an ‘.obj’ file type.

Open up Rhino. Click File > Import. You can open/import the .obj file type in many programs, such as 3d Studio Max, Blender, Cinema 4d, Maya, AutoCAD, Vectorworks etc.

(In this instance I will be using Rhinoceros 3D)

OBJ Import Options window.

Your mesh is now open in Rhino.

When you render, the photographic information from the scan will be stored in the model.