Artec Leo: Getting Started with Scanning

Default scanning range is from 0.35 to 1.2 meters from the scanner to the target object

Optimal scanning distance for most objects is about 0.5 – 0.7 meters

It is recommended to place the scanned object in a position that allows 360 degree access

Tap the New Project button on the touch screen to start a new project

Tap on an existing project tile to resume a project

The colors of the preview window provide information about the relative proximity of the scanner to the object

No color: The object is out of the scanner working range

Red: The scanner is too close to the object

Orange: The scanner is at the almost optimal distance

Green: The scanner is at the optimal distance from the object

Blue: The scanner is too far away from the object

Tap the scan button on the screen

Move the scanner slowly to scan the object from different angles

Try to get a 360 degree scan of the subject

Unlike Artec Spider, Leo has a build in gyroscope to track its location → As long as you don’t move the scanner too fast, the scanner will not lose alignment

If the scanner loses alignment, follow these steps to restart it successfully:

Point the scanner at the scanned area to align the new scan with the old scan

When both scans are aligned, the scan can be restarted by push the scan button on the screen

The color of the scanned surface determine the scan quality

Red: Insufficiently scanned area, distant object, fast movements

Orange: Satisfactory scanned area

Green: Well-scanned area

Holes and thin edges may remain red and orange even if thoroughly scanned because these regions are likely to have smaller resolution than the other parts of the subject

Tap the stop button on the screen to end the scanning

Rotate the scan result to inspect all sides of the scan data

Tap the show texture option to show the color texture of the subject

The Artec Leo has an option to automatically identify and remove the base

Tap Remove base for automatic base removal

The base will be identified as the rectangular mesh in the screen

The base removal option will automatically remove the indicated surface during the scanning

Often, objects require scans from multiple orientations to capture all surfaces. In this example, previous scans missed the bottom of the statue.

Open a prior scan and point the scanner at the scanned area to align the new scan with the old scan

When both scans are aligned (You will see green color part instead of red color), the scan can be restarted by push the scan button on the screen

Continue scanning the object

When desired areas have been scanned, the scan will combine into one set of scan data

For post-processing, the scan result needs to be imported to Artec Studio

Insert the SD card to the lower section of the scanner

Tap Select to select which projects need to be copied to the SD card

Tap Copy to SD to copy the selected projects to the SD card

For processing Artec Leo scan result, Artec studio 13 or newer is needed

Go to: File > Import > Leo project

Select the file you want to import from the SD card

Once imported, right click on the scan results and select Load scan

To make the scan results viewable, select the eyes symbol next to the scan results

Scan results can be viewed in Artec Studio and further analyzed

See the guide Post-Processing in Artec Studio for an introduction to post processing the scan and extracting a usable mesh