MakerBot Digitizer manual

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WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 3 1 WELC OME Saf ety and C ompliance About y our MakerBot Digitiz er 2 SETUP Ac cessory Che cklist Unpacking the Mak erBot Digitizer Mak erBot Digitizer Pl acement Install Mak erW are for Digitizer Calibra tion Se t Pre ferenc es 3 SC ANNING Sc anning 101 S canning an Object P ost-S can St eps 4 TROUBLE SHOOTING AND[...]

1 W el c ome t o the Leading Edg e of the Ne x t Industrial R e v ol ution! Le t’ s Get S tart ed.[...]

Hi there, When we st arted Mak erBot in 2009 , one of the bigg est hurdl es to 3D printing was finding gr eat 3D model s. No w you hol d one of the ke ys t o crossing this hurdl e, the Mak erBot Digitizer Deskt op 3D Sc anner . The engineers her e at Mak erBot had a big task: buil d a machine that scans ph ysical obje cts quickl y and alw ay s del[...]

6 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE FCC DE CLARA TION This equipment has been t ested and f ound to c omply with the limits f or a Class B digit al device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FC C rules. The se limits are designed t o provide re asonabl e protec tion against harmful interf erence in a r esidential installa tion. This equipment gener ates, uses and c[...]

WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 7 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED This safe ty al ert symbol prec edes each saf ety messag e in this manual. This symbol indicat es a potential s afe ty hazard tha t coul d harm you or others or c ause product or property damag e. W arning: If the MakerBot Digitiz er get s wet, immediatel y [...]

8 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE The MakerBot Digitiz er Deskt op 3D Scanner use s two (2) Cl ass 1 lasers when it is sc anning. The Digitizer is report ed certifie d as a Cla ss 1 laser pr oduct under the requir ements of 21 CFR (J) 1040 .10 and IE C 60825- 1 as per Laser Notic e 50. Cl ass 1 l asers are s afe under all c onditions of normal use. This m[...]

WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 9 S AFETY AND C OMPLIANCE Caution: Do not open the Mak erBot Digitizer’s la ser modules or a ttempt t o repair them. Servic e on your Mak erBot Digitizer’s la sers may onl y be performed by authoriz ed, f actory trained t echnicians. T o report a probl em with your MakerBot Digitiz er or to arr ange f or service[...]

10 SÉCURITÉ ET RESPE CT DE S NORMES DÉCLARA TION DE CONFORMITÉ FC C Cet appar eil a été contrôlé et décl aré conf orme aux limites r elativ es aux appareils numériques de catég orie B, conf ormément à la sec tion 15 des directiv es FCC . Ces limit es sont conçues pour a ssurer une prote ction raisonnabl e contre l es interférences n[...]

WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 11 SÉCURITÉ ET RESPE CT DE S NORMES Ce symbol e d’av ertissement de sécurité précède t out message de sécurité de c e manuel. Ce s ymbole indique un risque pot entiel pour la sécurité, qui pourrait v ous blesser , blesser un tiers, ou c auser des av aries ou des dommage s matériels. A vertissement: Si l[...]

12 SÉCURITÉ ET RESPE CT DE S NORMES Le sc anner de bureau 3D Mak erBot Digitizer utilise deux (2) laser s de Classe 1 pour l ’opéra tion de numérisation. L es l asers de Cl asse 1 sont sans danger dans t outes les c onditions d’utilisation normal e. Cel a signifie que la limite d’e xposition admissibl e n’ est pas dépa ssée si vous r[...]

WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 13 SÉCURITÉ ET RESPE CT DE S NORMES At tention: Ne pa s ouvrir les modul es laser de la Mak erBot Digitizer ou d’essa yer de l es réparer . Le s services après vent e sur les l asers de v otre Mak erBot Digitizer doivent être réalisés ex clusivement par des t echniciens agréés f ormés dans nos usines. En[...]

14 SICHERHEIT UND EINHAL TUNG DER RICHTLINIEN ERKLÄRUNG GEMÄSS DER US- ZULAS SUNGSBEHÖRDE FÜR K OMMUNIKA TIONSGERÄTE FC C Die Prüfung dieses Geräts ha t ergeben, dass die Gr enzwert e für ein digitale s Gerät der Klasse B g emäß T eil 15 der FCC-Bestimmung en eingehal ten wer den. Diese Grenz werte dienen dem ang emessenen Schutz geg en [...]

WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 15 SICHERHEIT UND EINHAL TUNG DER RICHTLINIEN WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED Dieses W arnhinweis- Symbol s teht v or jedem Sicherheitshinw eis in dieser Bedienungsanl eitung. Dieses S ymbol weist auf ein potentiell es Sicherheitsrisiko hin, da ss Ihnen und anderen Scha den zufügen oder Pr odukt - und Sachschaden [...]

16 SICHERHEIT UND EINHAL TUNG DER RICHTLINIEN Der MakerBot Digitiz er Deskt op 3D Scanner v erwende t zwei ( 2) Laser der Kla sse 1 im Scan- Pro zess. L aser der Kla sse 1 sind unter Beding ungen des normal en Gebrauchs sicher . Da s bedeute t, solang e die maximal zulässig e Bestrahl ung (MZB) nicht überschritt en wird, w enn man das bl oße ode[...]

WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 17 SICHERHEIT UND EINHAL TUNG DER RICHTLINIEN V orsicht: Önen Sie den Mak erBot Digitalisierer -Laser -Module nicht und v ersuchen Sie nicht, ihnen zu reparier en. Servic e an Ihrem Mak erBot Digitalisierer-L aser-Modul e darf nur von aut orisierten, im W erk ausgebil det en T echnikern ausg eführt wer den. Dar[...]

18 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT DIGITIZER The MakerBot Digitiz er Deskt op 3D Scanner c an scan a re al worl d object and produc e a ready -to-print 3D model in as littl e as 12 minutes, with no post -processing or cle anup require d. All MakerBot Digitiz er scans are cr eat ed using Mak erBot’s ea sy-t o-use MakerW are for Digitizer sowar e. Mak erW ar[...]

WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 19 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT DIGITIZER FRONT VIEW BA CK VIEW 1 5 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 3[...]

20 ABOUT THE MAKERBOT DIGITIZER The MakerBot Digitiz er Deskt op 3D Scanner cr eat es a digital 3D model of a phy sical object by taking a r apid sequence of pic tures as the objec t rotat es on the Mak erBot Digitizer turntabl e. Here is ho w it happens: 1. T wo la sers, mount ed on the l e and right corners of the Mak erBot Digitizer , cre ate[...]

WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED 21 Some object s will produce be tter sc ans than others. Here ar e a fe w guidelines to help y ou determine wha t will produce a g ood scan. GREA T TO SC AN • Objects that ar e larg er than a 50 x 50 mm (2 x 2 in) cylinder • Objects that ar e smaller than a 203 x 203 mm (8 x 8 in) c ylinder • Objects w eighin[...]

S e t ting Up Y our Mak erBot Digitizer 2[...]

In this chapt er you will be g uided thr ough ev erything y ou need t o do t o set up y our new Mak erBot Digitizer Desk top 3D S canner , from unpa cking it t o producing y our first 3D sc an.[...]

24 A C CESS ORY CHECKLIS T USB-A T O USB-B C ABLE T15 TORX DRIVER RUBBER TRA CTION FEET 1 4 1 1 1 POWER SUPPL Y POWER CABLE CALIBR A TION TOOL 1[...]

25 2 Open Ac cessory Bo x SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T DIGITIZER UNP ACKING Y OUR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER 1 Open the Bo x Plac e the MakerBot Digitiz er bo x on a stable surfac e. C ut the tape on both sides of the box a s well as the t amperproof stick er loc ate d on the front secur e tab. R emove and open the a cc essory bo x. Check the cont ents of th[...]

26 3 Li MakerBot Digitiz er out of Box UNP ACKING Y OUR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER Grasp the pr otec tive f oam packaging at both sides and li the MakerBot Digitiz er out of the box. Separ ate both f oam packaging pie ces from the MakerBot Digitiz er and remov e the clear plas tic bag. 4 Remo ve P ackaging[...]

27 SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T DIGITIZER UNP ACKING Y OUR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER Loc ate the f our rubber tra ction fee t from the acc essory bo x. Car efully turn the Mak erBot Digitizer upside do wn and insert one rubber trac tion foot int o each of the f our holes on the underside of the Mak erBot Digitizer . 5 A ttach Rubber T raction Fee t[...]

28 PLA CEMENT OF THE MAKERBOT DIGITIZER Finding the right loc ation f or your Mak erBot Digitizer is important. Follo w these guidelines t o ensure the best qualit y scans: • Set up y our MakerBot Digitiz er in an indoor area with ampl e incandescent or fluor escent light. A void natural light sour ces. • Av oid pointing the Mak erBot Digitize[...]

29 UNP ACKING Y OUR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER ( C ONTINUED ) Loc ate the U SB cabl e from the ac cessory box and us e it to conne ct the MakerBot Digitizer t o your c omputer . SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T DIGITIZER Ensure that the po wer of the Mak erBot Digitizer’s pow er switch is set t o O. Loc ate the po wer suppl y and power cabl e from the ac ce[...]

30 INS T ALLING MAKERW ARE FOR DIGITIZER MakerW are for Digitiz er is the soware that driv es your MakerBot Digitiz er . The MakerW are for Digitiz er packag e also includes the mos t current v ersion of MakerW are, MakerBot’ s 3D printing soware. If Mak erW are is alre ady install ed on your c omputer , the soware will a utomatic ally u[...]

31 Y ou are almost ready t o begin your firs t scan, but firs t you ha ve to t o calibrat e your new MakerBot Digitiz er . The calibra tion routine ensures that the po sition of the turntable and las ers are rec orded accur atel y so your MakerBot Digitiz er can produc e the best scan po ssible. R ecalibra te the turntabl e and lasers about onc e[...]

32 C ALIBR A TE Y OUR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER Loc ate the c alibration t ool from the acc essory bo x and plac e it on the turntabl e with the let ter A pointing up, a s shown on the scr een. Insert the tab on the l ower e dge of the calibr ation tool int o the hole a t the cent er of the turntabl e. Ensure tha t the calibra tion tool is positioned a s [...]

33 C ALIBR A TE Y OUR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T DIGITIZER 6 Calibr ation Compl ete Befor e you start s canning, l et’ s name your Mak erBot Digitizer and set y our sharing options. Click Continue ag ain to begin. Y ou can change y our pref erenc es at any point b y choosing Set tings from the Fi le menu. On a Mac, the same opt[...]

34 SET BA SIC PREFERENCES NAME Y OUR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER By defaul t the name of your Mak erBot Digitizer is “My MakerBot Digitiz er ” . T o crea te a unique name for y our MakerBot Digitiz er , click within the Name your Mak erBot Digitizer te xt fiel d and type the new name. HELP IMPRO VE MAKERBOT DIGITIZER Help us help you. By che cking the [...]

35 Start S canning 3 SET BA SIC PREFERENCES SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T DIGITIZER 3 Start S canning SET -UP 1 CONNECT 2 SCAN 3 The setup proc ess is compl ete. P roce ed to the ne xt chapter t o start scanning with your MakerBot Digitiz er .[...]

S canning with Y our Mak erBot Digitizer 3[...]

Onc e you’r e finished calibr ating y our MakerBot Digitizer and se tting y our sharing pref erence s, y ou will be tak en t o the New S can scre en. This is y our Mak erW are f or Digitizer home s creen. Bef ore you s tart sc anning with your Mak erBot Digitizer , l et’ s go o ver some ba sics and best pr actic es. Note: Y ou can return t o N[...]

38 SC ANNING 101 Object Plac ement The first st ep of the scanning proc ess is pla cing your object on the turnt able . The guiding principl e of object pl acement is that a s much of the object as possibl e should be in the line of sight of both the camer a and laser s during as much of the scan as possibl e. T o choose how to pl ace your objec t[...]

39 SC ANNING 101 SC ANNING WITH YO UR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER If your objec t does hav e fea tures that o verl ap other parts of it, pl ace the obje ct so that the hardest part t o see is as visibl e as possibl e to both the l asers and the c amera. For e xampl e, a bowl might be pl aced on it s side with the inside facing the c enter of the turntabl e.[...]

40 SC ANNING 101 T o get the best sc an possible , choose the scan pr eset that be st matches the obje ct you want t o scan. S can prese ts are based on an obje ct’s sha de value , and each pr eset c ov ers a rang e of shades. An object’ s shade val ue is described as “light, ” “medium” or “ dark” based on ho w clos e it is to white[...]

41 SC ANNING 101 LIGHT Choose this for light er color ed objects. MEDIUM Choose this for object s which are neither light nor dark. DARK/ DIFFICUL T TO SCAN Choose this for moder atel y dark objects. Not e that extr emely dark objects may s till cause probl ems. Note: W e lo ve gnomes! If y ou hav e any , ple ase digitize them and upl oad them t o [...]

42 SC ANNING 101 Sometimes one s can isn’t enough t o capture all of an objec t’s important f eatur es. For those times, there ’s Mak erBot MultiS can ™ T echnolog y , which allo ws y ou to combine mul tiple scans of the same objec t. Here’ s how it w orks: 1. First sc an your object. Scan it in its tall est position first, so tha t any [...]

SC ANNING WITH YO UR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER 43 SC ANNING 101 Crop MakerW are for Digitiz er will make sure y our scan is compl etel y watertight, but a dic ult to sc an object or a bad lighting situation c an crea te unw anted artif acts in y our 3D mesh. For those situations, or f or occ asions when you ne ed to giv e your sc an a flat t op or bot[...]

44 SC ANNING 101 During a scan, the Mak erBot Digitizer Desktop 3D S canner shines l aser beams on y our object. The camer a captures imag es of the la ser lines and MakerW are for Digitiz er transl ates thos e images int o a point cloud. Objects that ar e either too r eflec tive or not re flec tive enough will resul t in images that ar e dicu[...]

45 SC ANNING WITH YO UR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER SC ANNING AN OBJECT Ensure that the c amera fil ter is positioned ov er the camer a lens. A void touching the camer a filt er or camera l ens. T o begin a new scan, Mak erW are for Digitizer must be in the Ne w Scan st ate . Y ou will be taken t o the New Scan screen a t the end of the initial calibr ati[...]

46 SC ANNING AN OBJECT See pag e 40 for inf ormation on choosing a scan pre set. 3 Sel ect a Scan P reset If you c an see yours elf in the camer a view , step out of the c amera’ s line of sight. Before starting to g ather scan da ta, the Digitizer will c apture an imag e of your object and its background and use it t o filt er the background ou[...]

47 SC ANNING WITH YO UR MAKERBOT DIGITIZER SC ANNING AN OBJECT Note: Do not t ouch or mov e the object being scanne d while the scan is in progr ess. i Note: Did y ou ge t a mesh that doesn’t l ook like your object ? If some parts of your object look much be tter than other s, try adding an additional sc an using MultiSc an T echnolog y . If the [...]

48 Once y our scan is c omplet e, you can name your fil e and crop any un wante d data from the t op and bott om of your mesh and add additional sc ans befor e you sa ve a final 3D model fil e. NAME Y OUR SC AN Enter a name f or your sc an file in the Name your Sc an field. Y our file will be sav ed to y our Things (on a Mac comput er) or My [...]

49 SC ANNING WITH Y OUR MAKERBO T DIGITIZER SC AN COMPLETE! NO W WHA T? Share y our Scan Now that y our scan is compl ete , why not share it on Mak erBot Thingiver se? When y ou sav e your sc an, you will be pr ompted t o take a phot o and share it. Y ou will be guided through the sharing proc ess each time y ou finish a scan. 1. T AKE A PHOTO Dur[...]

50 SC AN COMPLETE! NO W WHA T? License: Sel ect the type of lic ense that you want y our scan published under fr om the dropdown menu. The license is se t to C C - At tribution - Non - Commercial b y defaul t. For descriptions of the av ailabl e Cre ative C ommons licenses, see creativ ecommons. org/lic enses If you do not w ant to be guided thr ou[...]

51 PRINT WITH MAKERW ARE MakerBot Mak erW are is the soware tha t drives Mak erBot 3D printer s. When you click P rint with MakerW are , the most rec ent scan is opened in Mak erW are. Y ou can also open the most rec ently s av ed scan in MakerW are at any time b y choosing Open in MakerW are from the File menu. EXPORT THIS SC AN This allo ws y [...]

T r oubl eshooting + Maint enanc e 4[...]

This chapt er describes ba sic troubl eshooting and maint enance t ask s for y our Mak erBot Digitizer De skt op 3D Scanner . For inf ormation on mor e advanc ed troubl eshooting and maint enance t ask s, go to mak erbot. com/ support/ digitizer[...]

54 PROBLEM SOLUTION The MakerBot Digitiz er is connec ted via USB but MakerW are for Digitiz er show s a “Mak erBot Digitizer Not Connec ted” messag e 1. Ensure that the U SB cabl e is connect ed to both y our MakerBot Digitiz er and your c omputer . 2. Choose R estart Background S ervice fr om the Servic es menu to re start Con vey or , the se[...]

55 TROUBLE SHOO TING + MAINTENANCE TRO UBLESHOOTING PROBLEM SOLUTION The camer a feed does not appear in the viewport on the New Sc an screen 1. R estart the MakerBot Digitiz er , reboot your comput er and make sur e the USB cabl e is connec ted t o both the comput er and the MakerBot Digitiz er . 2. Choose R estart Background S ervice fr om the Se[...]

56 TRO UBLESHOOTING PROBLEM SOLUTION A scannabl e object re sults in a poor scan 1. Check the Object Pl acement g uidelines on page 38 and ensur e that your objec t is well positioned on the turntabl e. S ome objects may sc an bett er in other positions. T ry placing it some where else on the turntabl e. 2. Check the Pla cement section on pag e 28 [...]

57 TRO UBLESHOOTING TROUBLE SHOO TING + MAINTENANCE PROBLEM SOLUTION Y ou receive a “MultiSc an Fail ed ” messag e. MultiS can T echnolog y coul d fail t o merge y our scans if: • Y ou attempte d to c ombine scans of tw o dier ent objects • Lighting conditions chang ed betw een your first and sec ond scans • Y our object is fuzzy , re[...]

58 MAINTENANCE R ecalibra te the Mak erBot Digitizer’s turntabl e and las ers appro ximat ely onc e a week or ev ery 20 scans to maint ain optimal scan quality . T o run the calibra tion routine, g o to the Scanner menu and choos e Calibrat e T urntable & Laser s . Calibr ation When an object is t oo shiny , fuzzy or transl ucent – or just [...]

59 MAINTENANCE MakerW are for Digitiz er will correc t small changes in l aser alignment b y itself , so you will probabl y nev er need to manuall y adjust laser alignment. Ho wever , if the Mak erBot Digitizer is jarred or shak en the las ers coul d be misaligned badl y enough that they will need to be manuall y adjusted. Conta ct MakerBot S uppor[...]

60 MAINTENANCE CALIBR A TION TOOL POSITION LASER AD JUS TMENT SCREW LOC A TIONS Caution: The r ange of the angl e adjustment scre w is limited. Do not us e ex cessiv e for ce t o turn the screw . 1. Adjust the dir ection of the right l aser . T urn the inner adjustment screw [2] so that the l aser line lines up with the spine of the calibr ation to[...]

61 NOTES TROUBLE SHOO TING + MAINTENANCE[...]

R ef erenc e 5[...]

This chapt er include s hardw are and sow are specific ations f or y our Mak erBot Digitizer De skt op 3D Sc anner , a list of the menu options a vail abl e in Mak erBot Mak erW are f or Digitizer and a gl ossary t o help y ou understand t erms you ma y be unfamiliar with.[...]

64 SPECIFIC A TIONS Scan T echnol ogy Sowar e Bundle Length Scan V olume File T ypes Width Supports Height W eight Shipping Box Shipping W eight Laser Line T riangula tion MakerBot Mak erW are™ f or Digitizer 47 4.5 mm [18. 68 in] 203 x 203 mm (8 x 8 in) cyl ind er S TL, Thing 412.0 mm [16 .22 in] Window s (7+) Mac OS X (10. 7+) Ubuntu Linux ([...]

65 REFERENCE SPECIFIC A TIONS Ambient Operating T emper ature Enclosur e Material AC Input St orag e T emperature Centr al Bearing Po wer R equirements St epper Motor Connec tivity Lasers Sensor 0°–32° C [32°–90° F] PC ABS 100 – 240 V , ~2 amps, 50 – 60 Hz 0°–32° C [32°–90° F] Shielde d Chrome Ball Bearing 12 V DC @ 2.08 amps 0.[...]

66 MENU FUNCTIONS This section describes the menu options a vailable in Mak erW are for Digitizer . FILE Export: All ows y ou to sav e the currentl y open scan under the name, loc ation and fil e type of your choic e. Share: Opens the Share t o Thingivers e dialog. This option will not be a vail able if no sc an is open or if the open scan has not[...]

67 MENU FUNCTIONS SC ANNER Calibra te Camer a: Runs the camer a calibr ation portion of the Mak erBot Digitizer calibr ation routine. Calibra te Turntabl e & L asers: Runs the turntabl e and laser portions of the MakerBot Digitizer calibr ation routine . Align Lasers: T urns on both laser s for manual alignment. Update Firm ware: W alks you thr[...]

68 GLOSSARY CALIBR A TION ROUTINE: The step-b y-step proce ss MakerW are f or Digitizer uses to a ccur atel y loc ate its c ameras, turnt able and l asers. CALIBR A TION TOOL: A geometricall y specific object with a check ered surfa ce that is used f or the calibra tion of the camera of the Mak erBot Digitizer , turntable and l asers. CAMER A FIL [...]

69 GLOSSARY MESH, 3D: A c ollection of v ertices, edges and fac es used to describe the shape of a an object in three dimensional c omputer graphics and modeling. MUL TISC AN TECHNOLOG Y : A feature of MakerW are for Digitizer that all ow s you t o scan an object from mul tiple angl es and merge the scans t o creat e a better 3D model. MY THINGS FO[...]

70 C ONT A CT US Support makerbot. com/ support Our websit e has ex tensiv e documentation and troubl eshooting informa tion about your MakerBot Digitiz er Deskt op 3D Scanner . It’ s a grea t resourc e when you w ant to try t o solv e issues quickl y on your o wn. support@makerbot. com If you e ver need help r esolving an issue with your Mak erB[...]

71 NOTES REFERENCE[...]

T erms 6[...]

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