Breadcrumbs

Setup to Setup alignment

  • In Setups and Bundles panel select the two setups to register (you can Ctrl-click or Shift-click the second setup to add it to the selection)

  • Select Setup to Setup.

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  • The command opens a new window where there is a spit view between the two selected scans.

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  • The goal is to create on the spit view a minimum of three common points between the two setups, using the commands at the bottom of the window:

    • Add Point: to add the matching point on the first and second scan.

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    • Delete all Points: to delete all created points.

    • Delete last Left Point: to delete the latest created on the left setup.

    • Delete last Right Point: to delete the latest created point on the right setup.

    • Keep views synchronized: to keep the two view synchronized while they are moved or rotated.

  • If the created points are within the tolerance they are visualized in green. If are not within the tolerance they are visualized in red. Click Align to proceed with the cloud-to-cloud alignement.

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  • The information regarding the link quality are visualized:

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    • Overlap: the percentage of overlapping points between setups.

    • Strength: the relative stiffness, with respect to different directions, of the constraints on the link.

    • Setup to Setup: error for the two setups joining.

    • Global: overall global error for a bundle. Shows the amount of setup movement when global optimization is applied.

    • Target: the distance or error between matching targets.