- If you do not merge scans and want to scan rooms separately, follow this method:
Once the 2Dscanner completes homing, rotate it with the tripod so that it aims in a specific direction—for example, North.
By doing this, the 0° position will point North in every scan, and the scans will already be nearly aligned, requiring only minor rotational adjustments.
This method is preferred by many users because it significantly reduces the time spent in the field. It also allows you to scan near the ceiling, where the perimeter is very clean and often almost ready to use. - If you wish to merge scans in the field, place the 2Dscanner above your head and below the upper door frames. This allows you to move freely, take manual measurements, and you can pass through doorways into the next rooms for the next scans.
- If you are scanning a furnished apartment and clean corners are not available, start from the corridor and place stickers outside the doors of each room. You can then use these stickers as reference points to move into the rooms.
- You will measure the height of the windows by hand. It is recommended to measure both the right and left sides manually, because in most cases only one reveal is visible. Also 2Dscanner will scan the frame and not the wall that you need as information.
- Some users use the key “Marker Point”
to position the sides of openings (doors, balconies and windows) and add a note in the space provided the thickness of the wall where the opening is located. - Some users add all necessary information directly as notes in the scan and do not use draft drawings or paper at all. Even if you do use a paper sketch, you can simply take a photo of it and include it in the DXF.
- Try to use corners instead of stickers at combinations.
- If you use Smart Scan then set the first parameter to 10 in order to have more points available for combinations later.