Beginning with the 2024.2 version of SA, there is a direct file exchange between SA and the HHScan software. This interface supports the following scanners:
ATLASCAN Max. Wireless-enabled handheld 3D scanner for easy measurement anywhere.
MARVELScan. Photogrammetry-augmented handheld 3D scanner for wireless and targetless measurement anywhere.
Scan Data in cloud and/or STL format
Extracted Geometry including circles, grooves (rounded slots), square slots, and rectangular slots
For more information on these devices please visit this site:
https://hexagon.com/products/product-groups/measurement-inspection-hardware/handheld-3d-scanners
Select Instrument > Add and choose the Hexagon Handheld 3D Scanner from the Instrument List.
Start the instrument interface using Connect button on the ribbon or Instrument > Run Interface Module and Connect . You can also pick the Hexagon Handheld 3D Scanner interface from the list of interfaces.
SA’s interface to the Hexagon Handheld 3D Scanners work through coordination with the HHScan application. All scanner control and mesh development is performed within HHScan and when the scan is complete it can be sent to SA. For this reason the interface is primarily used to actively import a scan when complete and control naming for the imported elements of the scan.
Collection. The collection control determines where a newly measured scan is saved within the job file. Leaving the collection blank allows SA to save the new scan in the current working collection.
Object Prefix. This additional name makes it possible to import a cloud, mesh and associated geometry with a common Prefix name.
Delete files after import. SA uses a file exchange with the HHScan application but it import is performed automatically. This option allows transfer files to be removed automatically.
The interface works by monitoring a common directory that is hard coded as follows:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hexagon\ZGSensor
The SA interface application takes a snapshot of the files that are already in this directory when it is opened and monitors it for new additions. As soon as new files are exported from HHScan they are detected by SA’s HHScan interface and automatically imported using the settings from the interface.
Import supports the following 3 data formats:
Meshes (*.stl)
Point clouds(.txt)
Geometry (.txt) - Geometry import supports circles, slots and rectangles (square slots).
The Delete files after import provides a means to automatically remove these temporary transfer files if desired.
The majority of the setup as well as the live scanning process is performed within the HHScan software. Here are the Quickstart Guides: