REVOPOINT Mini 3D Professional Bluelight 3D Scanner User Guide

MINI 3D SCANNER
Quick Start Guide
V 1.0
2022.6

MINI 3D Scanner

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****The operating temperature range of this product is 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). It does not meet military, industrial, or even the full commercial operating temperature range. Operate the product appropriately and only in situations limited to this temperature range.

Product Overview

Introduction

The Revopoint MINI uses binocular blue light technology to project ultra-high- resolution structured light. The high-resolution dual-camera system and intelligent algorithm produce an extremely precise and detailed scanned model, helping professionals quickly achieve accurate 3D data reconstruction. The MINI 3D scanner can output models with a point distance of up to 0.05mm and a single-frame precision of up to 0.02mm. All of this is achieved with industrial-level professional calibration tools.
The MINI is a necessary modeling tool for professionals such as designers, engineers, makers, and medical and scientific research workers, and dramatically lowers the threshold for 3D creative production, allowing you to quickly build a 3D digital world while improving modeling efficiency by more than ten times.

System Requirements

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Windows: Win 10/Win 11 （64-bit）
Memory ：≥ 8G
*Windows 7 is out of support.| Mac with Intel × 86 chip: Mac OS 10.15 and models after；
Mac with Apple M1 chip: MacOS 11.0 and models after；
Memory: ≥ 8G
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Android ： ≥Android 9.0
RAM ：≥ 6GB

• HarmonyOS is supported.| iPhone: iPhone 8 Plus or models after;
  iPad: 6 th generation iPad and models after;
  System Version: ≥ iOS 13.0;

USB mode or Wi-Fi Mode Support

| Windows| Android| iOS/iPad| Mac
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USB Mode| YES| YES| NO| YES
Wi-Fi Mode| YES| YES| YES| YES

Software Installation
Three software are provided: Revo Scan, Revo Studio, and Revo Calibration. The Revo Scan is a scan software that assists in scanning objects and obtaining 3D models; the Revo Studio is a post-process software for editing scanned 3D models; the Revo Calibration Software uses to adjust the parameters of the scanner to ensure good results.

Download the software above at the official website： revopoint3d.com/download/

Indicator Legend

Green:
Working|
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A projector in blue:
Normal|

****Do not look at the front light of the projector closely for a long time! Refer to Standards for Class 1 Lasers for details.

PC: Connect to MINI 3D Scanner

Both Mac and Windows PC can be connected to a MINI 3D scanner via USB cable and Wi-Fi. In the following chapter, we are going to introduce the USB mode and Wi-Fi mode connections: for USB mode, we will take the Windows device connection as the example, and for the Wi-Fi mode, take the Mac device connection as the example.

Windows: Connect to the MINI 3D Scanner via USB Cable
Hardware Connection

Make sure the MINI scanner is connected to a USB 3.0+ port, because USB 2.0 will not supply sufficient operating current. An indicator of this is repeated power resets and lost connections.

Operation Workflow
OVERVIEW (details on following pages): Double Click to open Revo Scan—> Confirm “Device is connected” (displays after several seconds) —> Click New Scan to select Accuracy, Scan Mode and Texture —> Confirm distance to be “Excellent” —> Adjust the brightness in RGB camera and Depth Camera —> Start/Pause Scanning —> Stop to Complete/Restart Scanning —> Fuse Point Cloud —> Mesh —> Texture (only available for Color scans) —> Export the 3D model
NOTE: The screenshots in this tutorial are from the Windows version of Revo Scan. There will be slight differences in each of the four device versions.

Confirm “Device is connected”
After opening Revo Scan, confirm the device connection status:
If the device is connected successfully, the left end of the status bar displays: Device is connected. Otherwise, please check the connection. This happens typically 5-6 seconds after the scanner’s status LED on the rear panel turns blue.

Click New Scan to select Accuracy, Scan Mode, and Texture
Once connected successfully, the device is ready to scan. Configure the desired operational characteristics as described in Section 2. New Scan (see p. 9-10) of the UI Introduction.
Confirm distance to be “Excellent”
After specifying the Accuracy, Scan Mode, and Texture options, press “OK” to enter the scanning page. The top area of the 3D Model Preview window shows the distance. Position the MINI scanner or the object to confirm an “Excellent” distance and keep it during scanning. Higher-resolution scans are possible in the “Too near” range, but tracking is more likely to be lost.

Adjust the brightness in the RGB Camera and Depth Camera
Adjust the Sun Icon on both of the smaller displays (for Android and iPhone smartphones, click on the Gear icon in the upper right of each small window to make the controls visible). If available, try Auto first, but switch back to Manual before capturing data to prevent lockups.

Note:

Start or Pause Scanning
Click to Start/Pause the scan. The number above the Start button is the countdown before scanning starts. During scanning, please make sure the point cloud in the lower-left window is adequate and the distance remains “Excellent”. Move the scanner slowly and deliberately during scanning while keeping a relatively fixed distance. Already scanned sections of the model are displayed in blue. Unless there are holes in the scan, there is no advantage to continuing to scan a blue area (and it will waste memory and processing time).
Complete/Restart Scanning
Click the “Complete” button in the popup to fuse the point cloud data, or press the “Restart” button to delete the data and return to the Preview section (p. 8).

After clicking Stop, it is possible to resume scanning (say, after repositioning either the scanner or the object being scanned).
If this is desired, then be sure to move the slider switch for “Fuse point cloud immediately?” to the right before clicking “Complete”. The scan data will be fused into a point cloud immediately. After this, meshing the point cloud data or resume scanning are available.

Inactive button in the Stop’s popup (so that Fusing is a manual operation, allowing changes in the preset):

After clicking “Complete”, the next step is to fuse the point cloud data, as shown below:

Click the drop-down arrow to display the Fuse setting by Anto and Manual modes. The smaller the point pitch, the better the result. The minimum pitch can be adjusted up to 0.02 mm for the data. Smaller pitch points result in more resolution, but also more processing time.

Mesh
Click to start converting the scanned point cloud data into a mesh.

In the drop-down box, settings for Mesh Quality and Denoise are provided by Anto and Manual modes:
With higher Mesh Quality settings, more details are captured in the resulting model, at the expense of longer processing times. The higher the Denoise setting, the smoother the result. Depending on the object, high levels of noise reduction may result in lost detail. The results of the Fill Hole switch may be undesirable if the holes are too large.

Texture
The Texture function only applies to scans made with the “Color” option selected (see New Scan options on p. 9).
Click to apply texture to the model.

Export
Click to export the 3D model.
Select a file name and. a file format (.PLY, .OBJ & .STL, are supported).

File Naming Conventions

Save the 3D model as a . PLY file
NAME.ply (Point Cloud)
NAME_mesh.ply (Mesh no color)
NAME_mesh_tex.ply (Mesh with color)
NAME_mesh_tex.jpg (Texture color image)

Save the 3D model (no Color/Texture) as an.STL file:
NAME.ply (Point Cloud) *
NAME_mesh.stl (Mesh no color) *
Point clouds are saved in the PLY file format because STL does not support point clouds
Color models are not saved in the STL file format
Save the 3D model (with Color/Texture) as an.STL file:
Revo Scan does not support color scans in the.STL file format, so they are saved as.PLY.
Save the 3D model as an.OBJ file:**
NAME.obj (Point Cloud)
NAME_mesh.obj (Mesh no color)
NAME_mesh_tex.obj (Mesh with color)
NAME_mesh_tex.mtl
NAME_mesh_tex.jpg (Texture color image)

NOTE:
NAME_mesh_tex.obj, NAME_mesh_tex.mtl & NAME_mesh_tex.jpg are the three components of a color 3D model in the OBJ file format.

Mac: Connect to the MINI 3D Scanner via Wi-Fi

1. Power the MINI 3D scanner with a power bank or an AC adapter.
   (Do not plug it into your Mac, or it will be USB mode by default.)

2. Find the Wi-Fi provided by the MINI in your Mac’s Wi-Fi list.
   Usually, it is MINI-REVO-XXXXXXXX. And enter the password – Revopoint3d.
   For example: If the Serial Number of one MINI 3D scanner is: A22100122A6F00A64. The Default
   SSID and Password are: SSID: MINI-REVO-A2210012
   Password: Revopoint3d

3. Open the “Revo Scan” software and wait for a while for the device connection after the Wi-Fi is connected successfully.
   

4. Click “New Scan” to scan the object.
   

Smartphone Connecting to MINI 3D Scanner (WiFi & USB Mode）

Android Smartphone Connects MINI Via Wi-Fi

1. Download the Software-Revo Scan at Revopoint’s official website: https://www.revopoint3d.com/download/MINI/

2. Power the MINI scanner on with a power bank or other power supply ；
   Note: Don’t take your PC as the power supply when scanning via Wi-Fi.

3. Connect to the Wi-Fi Provided by the MINI;
   The default SSID is: MINI-REVO-XXXXXXXX
   The default Password is: Revopoint3d
   For example: If the Serial Number of a MINI 3D scanner is: A22100122A6F00A64. The Default SSID and Password are: SSID: MINI-REVO-A2210012
   Password: Revopoint3d
   

4. Open Revo Scan to confirm Connection Mode and Scan Settings;
   Before scanning, select proper Accuracy, Scan Mode, Texture and Model Format according to your demand.
   

5. Back to Home and authorize the camera;
   

6. Adjust the brightness in RGB and depth camera; Note:
   

7. Click “Start” to scan;
   7. After completing scanning, perform Point cloud fusing and Meshing;
   

8. Check the 3D model scanned in the Project;
   

9. Export the 3D model to another device:
   Android Smartphone Connects MINI Via USB Mode
   Part List: MINI 3D Scanner, Power Bank, Phone Holder, 2-in-1 Mobile Cable, and an Android smartphone.
   

Hardware Connection

1. Screw the phone holder on the power bank;

2. Fix the MINI 3D Scanner on the phone holder;
   

3. Connect the 2-in-1mobile cable on the rear of the MINI 3D scanner, and tighten screws at both sides;
   

4. Fix the Android smartphone in the phone holder;

5. Connect the 2-in-1 mobile cable to the power bank (Type A) and the smartphone (Type C) separately;
   

Scan with Android Device via USB Cable

1. Open Revo Scan and confirm Settings;
   Before scanning, confirm the Connect Mode to be USB Mode; and select the proper Accuracy, Scan Mode, Texture, and Model Format according to your demand.

2. Click “New Scan” and authorize the camera;
   

3. Adjust the brightness in RGB and depth camera;
   Note: Auto first, then Manual ( if it’s available);
   Note:
   

4. Click “Start” to scan;
   

5. After completing scanning, perform Point Cloud Fusing and Meshing;
   

6. Check the 3D mode scanned in Project;
   

7. Export the 3D model to another device:
   

iPhone Connecting to MINI via Wi-Fi
Notice:
Plug the MINI into a power bank or AC adapter. (Do not plug it into your phone)

1. Download the Software-Revo Scan at APP Store；

2. Find the Wi-Fi provided by the MINI, which is MINI-REVO_XXXXXXXX.
   Note: The default SSID is: MINI-REVO-XXXXXXXX
   The default Password is: Revopoint3d
   For example: If the Serial Number of one MINI 3D scanner is: A22100122A6F00A64. The Default SSID and password are: SSID: MINI-REVO-A2210012
   Password: Revopoint3d

3. Type in the password: Revopoint3d and Confirm it connected successfully；
   

4. Open “Revo Scan” and confirm Settings;
   Before scanning, select proper Accuracy, Scan Mode, Texture, and Model Format according to your scan demand.
   

5. Back Home and authorize the camera;
   

6. Adjust the brightness in the RGB camera and depth camera.
   Note： Anto first, then Manual; If necessary, turn on the “Remove Plane” to eliminate the excessive point clouds.
   Note:
   

7. Start to scan.
   

Warning
The product cannot be returned if the “Warranty Void If Seal Is Broken” label is damaged or removed.

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