Set the Home Position

This document lists the steps required to adjust the home position of the motion platform using CyScan. We assume that the user has a good working knowledge of Windows and is very familiar with CyScan.

Required Tools

In order to complete this procedure, you must have the following:

Procedure
  1. Secure the scan subject (For best results, a Cyberware calibration cylinder should be used) to the motion platform using a few pieces of clay. Try to center the subject over the axis of rotation.
  2. Launch CyDir.
    3. [CyDir]
    CyDir
  3. Press the Scan button. This will open Guee, a program for controlling the scanner.
    4. [Scan Button]
    CyDir - Scan Button
  4. Select the appropriate script, according to your particular Cyberware motion platform, at the top of the Guee window. These scripts (*.ee) are located in the '...\Program Files\Cyberware\CyScan\' folder.
    5. [Guee]
    Guee - Script Area
    ScannerGuee Script
    Model 15m15.ee
    Mini Model Shopmm.ee
    Hires Mini Model ShopmmH.ee
    Model Shopms.ee
    Hires Model ShopmsH.ee
  5. Set the number of scans to 8.
    6. [Guee]
    Guee - 8 Scans
  6. Click on the Open button to launch the scanning software.
    7. [Guee]
    Guee - Open
  7. Home the scanner by selecting the Home button in the Guee window.
    8. [Guee]
    Guee - Home
  8. Press the Scan button in the Guee window.
    9. [Guee]
    Guee - Scan
  9. When the scanning is complete, press the Merge button in CyDir to launch the CyPie software.
    10. [Merge Button]
    CyDir - Merge Button
  10. Observe the default alignment of the scans. There are two possibilities here:
    1. If there are no obvious gaps in the alignment of the scans, continue to the next step.
    2. If there is some misalignment, complete the following procedure:
      1. Click in the checkbox to enable the Eat function. Do not modify the variable ("1" by default).
      2. Press the All button to perform the Eat function on all of the scans that were just acquired.
      3. Using the scroll bar on the right edge of the CyPie window, scroll to a middle latitude. Basically, you want to see only the middle of the scan subject, not the base or any support features.
      4. Check the Use current lat checkbox.
      5. In the CyPie window, click the Auto Align button.
        6. [CyPie]
        CyPie - Auto Align Button
      6. The scans should now be aligned. At the bottom left of the display section of the CyPie window, you'll see "pos:", followed by a number. This number is the home position adjustment value. Write this number down so that you may enter it later in this procedure.
        7.
  11. Exit CyPie.
    12.
  12. Close the scanning software by clicking the Close button in the Guee window.
    13. [Guee]
    Guee - Close
  13. Exit CyDir.
  14. Launch CyScan in stand-alone mode.
    15. [CyScan]
    CyScan
  15. Open the Tcl Console by selecting 'Options | Tcl Console...'

    16. The Tcl Console window will open.

    [Tcl Console]
    Tcl Console
  16. Enter the following command into the Tcl Console window:
    17.        ap hp

    The Home Position dialog window will open. This is the main interface for changing the home position variable.

    [Home Position Dialog]
    Home Position Dialog
  17. Enter the home position adjustment value from CyPie (from above) into the home position window then click the Set and Save New Home Position button.

    18. The scanner will save the new value then home the scanner.

  18. Exit all scanning software (CyDir, CyPie, CyScan, etc.).
  19. Repeat this procedure until the home position adjustment value (pos:) is -100 > pos < +100.