Program tab
General program settings are in this tab.
Language and units
The language, the unit system and the unit can be set in the upper area. In the current version 1.0.1.15 the languages German, English and French are offered. After changing the language, the HottScan modeler is restarted.
Storage path
The storage path for the projects is set below this. After the standard installation, the HottScan folder is entered in the user's document path. The path can e.g. be set to a network drive so that multiple users can access the scans and 3D models. A scan can only be loaded by one user at a time.
License server
Licensing can be carried out by a license server installed in the local network. With a license server, the HottScan modeler can be used on any network workstation. To use the license server, the IP address and the port number of the license server must be entered. The license server displays the required information.
If the license server is installed on the same workstation as the modeler, the option - License server installed on this computer is selected. In this case there is no need to enter the IP address.
Tab Modeller
Height difference of the measuring points
This value limits the search range of the measuring points that are to be found for the formation of levels. This setting is used for the automatic leveling of the soil.
Click area size of the measuring points
The factor of this setting determines the range in which measuring points can be selected by double-clicking with the left mouse button on the selection of measuring and snap points.
Transparency of the planes
The transparency of the modeled planes is a setting value in% from 0 to 90. 0 means that the modeled areas are completely transparent, ie no longer visible. 90 means that the modeled areas are not transparent and completely hide the panorama.
Maximum distance measuring point level
When a new level is created, all measuring points within this adjustable tolerance are displayed with their distance to the new level. This display can be used to check whether all measuring points in the vicinity of the plane are as close as possible to the plane. If more measuring points indicate a distance of "0", the accuracy of the modeling is higher:
Grid spacing
Horizontal levels are optionally displayed with an adjustable grid after creation. In this setting, the grid spacing is entered in [m]. The standard is 1m.
Width of the grid lines
After creation, all horizontal levels are displayed with an adjustable grid. In this setting, the width of the grid lines is entered in [m]. The standard is 0.05m.
Rendering method
Two methods are available: · Hardware rendering· Software rendering Hardware rendering is the slightly faster rendering method. HottScan Modeller requires a graphics card with support for DirectX version 9.0c. Modern graphics cards currently support (2016) DirectX version 12. Texture memory with 16,384 x 16,384 pixels is required to display the full resolution. If your graphics card has a smaller texture memory, the resolution is reduced when the panorama is loaded. The user is informed about this in an info dialog.
Minimum distance from measuring point to room scanner
In some situations, the scanner may record measurements at a very short distance. The virtual measuring points are displayed with an automatic distance, i.e. Measuring points at a greater distance are shown smaller. Very close measuring points can become very large. With this setting, measuring points within this radius are not displayed.
Size snap point corner
The size of these snap points can be set individually.
Size snap point edge
The size of these snap points can be set individually.
Size snap point cut
The size of these snap points can be set individually.
Size snap point middle of an edge
The size of these snap points can be set individually.
Background colors
The background colors control the display of the background in the panorama in the modes Orthogonal / 4 views. The number of colors can be set between one and four. In the setting from left to right, the colors result in a gradient from top to bottom. The colors are set by double-clicking on the color and selecting the color in the following color dialog.
Detailed measuring points
Measuring points are represented as spheres. Spheres are composed of triangles, and a high level of detail of the spheres creates many triangles. If your PC is not one of the fast computers, reduce the level of detail here to work more smoothly with the program.
Antialiasing
This option controls the display quality of all drawn 3D elements. With the selected option, 3D elements are displayed with smooth edges. The higher display quality requires additional calculation time. If your PC is not one of the fast computers, deactivate this option. The program must be restarted to activate the setting.
Tolerance of open edges
The test for open edges is carried out with an adjustable tolerance. The size of the tolerance determines whether an edge is shown as an open edge or not. The smaller the tolerance is set, the more edges are shown as "open".
Wall thicknesses
Walls, floors, ceilings and roofs can be assigned to wall thicknesses, which are automatically assigned after creation.
Tab Panorama-Stitcher
This tab contains the functions for controlling the stitching process, i.e. assembling the individual images into panoramas. At the top left are the options for the number of pixels of the stitcher. The calculation time increases with the number of pixels according to the percentages in brackets.
If a workstation does not display the highest resolution, it saves a lot of time to switch off the option "16384 pixels".
If, on the other hand, multiple workstations with different resolutions access the scan data in a network, the option "16384 pixels" makes sense, since the quality of the panoramas on workstations with high resolution can be used.
At the top right is the setting for loading panoramas. In automatic mode, the highest possible resolution is automatically determined on the computer. However, the resolution can also be set manually, e.g. to shorten the processing for the panoramas.
The setting in the center left determines the height of the gray border in the panorama. The HottScan HS-1 cannot record images below its location. Due to the device properties, an “image salad” is created at the bottom of the panorama, which is covered with the adjustable height value.
At the bottom left there are options for calculating the panoramas. These options are setting values, the user can set these values individually at any time during stitching.