Scan Modes

Outputs profiles and performs profile measurements.

Video images are processed internally to produce laser profiles and cross-sectional measurements.

Outputs 3D point clouds and performs surface measurements. The sensor uses various methods to generate a surface (see Surface Generation). Part detection can be enabled on a surface to identify discrete parts (Part Detection).

When this option is enabled, data points are resampled to a uniform spacing (Uniform Data and Point Cloud Data for more information). Set the size of the spacing in the Spacing tab (see Spacing Interval).

When the option is disabled, the sensor outputs unprocessed range data. The sensor reports data points in (x, z) coordinate pairs. Post-processing is disabled. Only a subset of the measurement tools is available.

Disable this option to extract ranges from the sensor at the highest possible rate.

The Y offset, X angle, and Z angle transformations cannot be non-zero when Uniform Spacing is unchecked. Therefore, when aligning a sensor using a bar alignment target with Uniform Spacing unchecked, set the Degrees of Freedom setting to X, Z, Y Angle, which prevents these transformations from being non-zero.

If you are using a layout in which sensors are angled around the Y axis in order to capture "side" data, you must uncheck Uniform Spacing. However, currently, only a limited set of built-in measurement tools are able to perform measurements on the resulting data. If more complex measurements are required, data can be processed using an SDK-based application instead.