Environmental Conditions; Starting A Scan - Faro FOCUS3D X 130 User Manual

Environmental Conditions

• When the product is transferred from a cold to a significantly warmer
environment, water may condense on some elements inside the scanner. To
avoid this, we recommend placing the scanner in an airtight plastic bag before
bringing it from a cold to a significantly warmer environment. This allows the
condensation to form on the bag and not inside the scanner. If you do not have
the possibility to pack the scanner airtight, please wait until observable
condensation water evaporates from the scanner before switching the
3D
Focus X 130 on.
• For applications requiring the highest degree of accuracy such as reverse
engineering and starting with the scanner at lower temperatures, it is advised to
turn the scanner on and warm it up until the internal temperature stabilizes.
• If the temperature of the scanner is above or below the specified range, you
will get a warning. Scanning is still possible but the temperature may have
impact on the measuring accuracy. If an upper or lower temperature limit is
exceeded, the scanner will automatically shut down to avoid damages.
• Strong dust formation, fog, rain or snowfall may result in bad measurements.
You should avoid scanning under these conditions.
• You should avoid scanning objects against direct sunlight. This may result in
limited scan data in this area.
• Objects or surfaces may have an increased range noise if they are directly
illuminated by bright sunshine.
• Highly absorbing or highly reflective surfaces increase the range noise and
thus the measuring inaccuracy. If these surfaces are of importance, you should
treat them e.g. with developer or anti-glare-spray.

Starting a Scan

Remember that the scanner is turning and the mirror unit is rotating with high
speed. Ensure that the scanner can move freely and that no objects can touch the
mirror unit.
You can start your scan either by clicking on the Start Scan button on the Home
screen of the controller software or by pressing the Start / Stop button on the
scanner.
If there is not enough space on the SD memory card, you will be warned and the
scanner will refuse scanning. In this case, please remove scan data from the
memory card or insert a new card and try again.
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X 130 Manual
January 2014
Chapter 5: Getting Started