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Einscan SE 3D Scanner Tool Tutorial
Prerequisites
No clearances required. Familiarity with object meshes and 3D modeling is helpful.
Warnings
⚠️ The software for the scanner is truly awful, buggy it freezes or crashes frequently. Be prepared to deal with its quirks.
Tool Anatomy
Assembled view:
Exploded View, shows calibration card and power supply:
- Camera Module
- Turntable
- Calibration Card
- Power Supply
- USB Cable.
- Power Button on back of camera module
Tool Safety
This tool can’t hurt you aside from the software sapping your willl to live with how bad it is.
Tool Care
Inspection
Check the Connections for the Power supply, USB, and Turntable are all firmly attached.
Cleaning
Use a lint free cloth to dust the camera module before use if you notice that dust has built up.
Occasionally dust the turntable.
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Scanner Operation
It's pretty easy to figure out once you are in the software when it’s working. There are a lot of settings to tweak so be sure to Check out the Manual linked at the top of the document
Note that the PC connected to the scanner has less ram and a lower video card than the software recommends.
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Additional Resources
Staff Use
| ⚠️ AUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE GROUP ONLY |
If you are part of the maintenance group please log on to the #maintenance channel of our Discord server to:
- Perform a Maintenance Action
- Request a Maintenance Purchase
- Review complete Maintenance Logs for each machine
- Generally chit-chat about maintenance
Tools
The following should be in a Maintenance tool kit for the scanner
Regular Maintenance
Dust the Scanner
Update the Software
System Requirements
- Core i5 3rd Gen
- 16GB Ram
- GPU Nvidia 660 2GB Video Ram
Recommended system
- Core i7 8700
- 32GB Ram
- GPU Nvidia GTX1060 4GB Video Ram
Occasionally we should update the
| === Hippocratic Oath === * Start with the Manual * Ask questions * Do no harm * Know your limits * Document your actions |