Inclinometer (Dual Axis Compensator) - Faro FOCUS3D X 130 User Manual

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FARO Laser Scanner Focus X 130 Manual
January 2014
If the temperature is too high or too low, the indicator will be within the red area.
In that case, scanning will not be possible anymore and the scanner will shut
down within the next minutes.
Fan cooling switches the scanner's integrated fan on or off. Please make sure
that the fan is switched off in exceptional cases only! If the fan is switched off
for a long period of time, the scanner may overheat and abort scanning or
the scanner gets damaged in the worst case.
If the temperature is above the critical limit, please check if the fan is switched
on. If not, please switch it on. The temperature should drop within a short period
of time.

Inclinometer (Dual Axis Compensator)

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Figure 6-36 Inclinometer
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The data of the built-in dual axis compensator of the Focus X 130 is used to
automatically level the captured scan data. The accuracy of the dual axis
compensator is specified for inclinations up to 5 degrees and will degrade above
5 degrees. The inclination of the scan is electronically measured and stored in
each scan. This information is used during the process of the registration of scans
(see SCENE manual). Therefore it is advisable to level the scanner with an
inclination less than 5°. For this, you may use either a bubble inclinometer at the
tripod or the inclinometer screen. If you want SCENE to automatically use the
inclination data for the scan registration, switch the Use Inclinometer button to
ON, else switch it to OFF. This setting affects the current scanning parameters
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Chapter 6: The Focus X 130 Controller Software