F5 3D Imaging System User Manual
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Advanced – Stitching Tool
This chapter describes how to use the advanced KaplaVision Manual Stitching
Tool.
Introducing the Stitching Tool
Stitching is the process by which the F5-B Scanner software combines (aligns,
registers and merges) various 3D point cloud pieces into a single point cloud in
order to recreate the 3D structure of the scanned scene.
Stitching can be done automatically by either KaplaVision and/or the T4
application or manually in the T4 application.
Automatic Stitching: KaplaVision can automatically stitch together various
segments of a single video that you scanned using the F5-B Scanner into a
single 3D point cloud. Automatic stitching is triggered or not according to the
Recording Mode that you select, as described on page 20.
Manual Stitching: KaplaVision provides an advanced Stitching Tool for
manually stitching together various MPC files and/or segments of the 3D point
cloud (that could not be stitched automatically by KaplaVision).
Why Stitch Together Multiple MPC Files?
Each time the F5-B Scanner is stopped, a new video file is created. These files are
viewable in the KaplaVision application and can later be stitched together using
the Stitching tool, as described in this chapter. For example, you may want to
stitch together multiple MPC files, if you pressed the Stop Recording button while
scanning when you took a break or moved around the object.
Why Stitch Together Multiple Point Cloud
Segments?
During the Automatic Stitching process, KaplaVision aligns each frame to the
frame preceding it. A separate Segment (grouping) of your 3D point cloud is
created each time KaplaVision recognizes a possible misalignment between
frames. After decoding, this may result in multiple video Segments.
