OK, so scans are starting to come together and I'm getting some pretty good results scanning only in the Y axis. Now I'm ready to expand my horizons and try some scans using the X axis.
I already asked Art from some pointers on how to do this on another thread but thought I would continue the conversation here as it's a better place. I hope you are watching this thread too ART!
After I scan using both Y & X axis I try to view the cloud in Mach Cloud. When I open up the .txt file Mach Cloud displays a message stating 'Use the Left Right arrows to register, then press Enter to continue. Then you must click the OK button. After clicking OK, the first cloud set appears- I press the left/right arrow keys but nothing seems to happen. I'm not sure if this is a problem with my Computer/Video card or if I am runing the wrong version of Mach Cloud or if I am just doing something wrong.
I usually press the right arrow button about 5 or 6 times then press the enter key. Then the 2nd scan set appears. Then the register message again. I repeat my key tapping routine and the process repeats until all the scan sets appear.
It is INDEED what I scanned over the length of the X axis but the sets overlap each other. I have this feeling that they are overlapping because I didn't align them correctly. But, considering that I couldn't see what I was aligning I feel like a blind man who just won the price at the carnival shooting gallery
I also tried to manaully edit the point cloud .txt file and just remove the word 'stripe' whenever it appeared. I know this is the wrong thing to do but the I wanted to see what results it would yield. It did seem to remove the overlapping in the X but it added overlapping in the Y.
Maybe it's still too early in the development process of MachCloud to be using this feature but I again feel I am so close I can taste it.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
Regards,
Sid