Quick Start

This section provides a brief overview of the more important aspects of the CyScan application. For more complete information, please refer to the Reference Section of this User Guide.

General Philosophy

The scanning process basically involves these steps:
  1. Power up the Whole Body Platform.
  2. Launch the CyScan software.
  3. Situate the subject on the Subject Platform.
  4. Initialize and home the motion system.
  5. Scan the subject.
  6. Save the file.

Optionally, you may elect to perform a polygon reduction on the object, and/or convert the file to another file format. For more information on these processes, please consult the following sections of the User Guide:

Example

 This tutorial only takes a few minutes, but it covers the types of commands you are likely to use most of the time. The commands used will not be explained in detail; for further information, please consult the Reference Section of this User Guide.

  1. Power up the platform and lights by turning the Main Power Switch (on the Podium) to the "1" position.

    You should see several lights turn on on the Podium, as well as the large flourescent lights around the platform.

  2. Login to the workstation.

  3. Launch CyScan by typing CyScan at the IRIX prompt:

irix 101> CyScan

    You should see something similar to the following on your screen:
Tcl/Tk/Ogl/SCSI/Inventor/OpenGL/TclCommands
/Cyberware==========================================================
CyCsiRc: CyScan from: /usr/local/CyScan/bin/CyScan
CyCsiRc: Config from: /usr/local/CyScan/tcl/CyConfig-WB6004.tcl
CyCsiRc: Template from: /usr/local/CyScan/templates/CyTemplate-WB6004.iv
==========================================================
CyCsiRc/CyMainWindow/CyGui/CyDisplayTool/CyProcessTool/CyScanControls/
CyViewControls/CyMouseControls/CyCsiDefs/CyInterfaceWB/CyScanSetup/
CyCsiFind/CyGlobal/CyScanner/CyDocument/CyFileSelect/CyAlertBoxUsing
built-in color scheme
Using built-in color scheme
wbscan >

  1. Select Initialization... from the Scan menu.

[Scan Menu]
CyScan Scan Menu

  1. Press the Initialize button in the Scan Initialization window.

[Scan Initialization]
Platform Initialization

  1. Home the motion platform by pressing the Home button.

  2. Press the Okay button to dismiss the Initialization window.

  3. Position the subject on the platform.

  4. Verify the sensitivity setting and adjust, if necessary.

    1. Select Set Sensitivity... from the Options Menu.

      The window below will open and the lasers will be turned on.

[Sensitivity Window]
Sensitivity Window

    1. Adjust each camera's sensitivity, one-by-one, using the + (increases the sensitivity) and - (decreases the sensitivity) keys.

      Note: An adjustment of greater than 10 units is not likely. If you find that you need to go beyond 10 units, please contact Cyberware Support.

    2. Save the sensitivity setting by clicking on the Save button in the Sensitiviy Set Window for that particular digitizer head.

    3. If the lasers turn off (after the 30 second limit), select Monitor Start from the Scan Menu.

  1. Select Start Scan from the Scan menu.

[Scan Menu]
CyScan Scan Menu

  1. Confirm the action by pressing the Green Button on the Pendant.

  2. Upon completion of the scan, you will be presented with the Save Dialog Box. Fill it out as appropriate and press the Okay button.

[Save Dialog]
CyScan Save Dialog

  1. If you would like to continue scanning, position the subject and select Start Scan from the Scan menu.

  2. A dialog box will appear asking for your preferences:

    Sequence:CyScan will apply "one-up" numbering for the next scan. For example, if the first scan you took was saved as subject-1.iv, then next scan would be saved as subject-2.iv, and so on.
    New:CyScan will prompt you for a unique file name every time a scan is completed.
    Cancel:This will dismiss the dialog box and return you to the current scan.

  1. When you are finished scanning, select Exit from the File menu.

[File Menu]
CyScan File Menu