Hexagon Handheld 3D Scanners

Beginning with the 2024.2 version of SA, there is a direct file exchange between SA and the HHScan software. This interface supports the following scanners:

 

Interface directly imports:

 

For more information on these devices please visit this site:

https://hexagon.com/products/product-groups/measurement-inspection-hardware/handheld-3d-scanners

 

 

Starting the Interface

  1. Select Instrument > Add and choose the Hexagon Handheld 3D Scanner from the Instrument List.

  1. Start the instrument interface using Connect button on the ribbon or Instrument > Run Interface Module and Connect . You can also pick the Hexagon Handheld 3D Scanner interface from the list of interfaces.

 

Hexagon 3D Scanner Interface

SA’s interface to the Hexagon Handheld 3D Scanners works through coordination with the HHScan application. All scanner control and mesh development is performed within HHScan and when the scan is complete it can be sent to SA. For this reason the interface is only used to control naming for the imported elements of the scan. This includes :

Save As Controls

The instrument model used for the Hexagon 3D Handheld scanner is a simple frame. This frame represents the base reference frame for the HHScan coordinates and is used to define where the data will import. If you want the coordinates to directly align with SA the instrument should be added at the Working Frame location by editing the Add Instrument Options and entering 0 for the Increment Value. The instrument's transform can also be directly accessed from the instrument properties at any point, if needed.

 

Data Import Process

The interface works by monitoring a common directory that is hard coded as follows:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hexagon\ZGSensor

The SA interface application takes a snapshot of the files that are already in this directory when it is opened and monitors it for new additions. As soon as new files are exported from HHScan they are detected by SA’s HHScan interface and automatically imported using the settings from the interface.

Import supports the following 3 data formats:

The Delete files after import provides a means to automatically remove these temporary transfer files if desired.

 

Analysis and Alignment Operations

SA offers several tools are extra helpful for HHScan data analysis. These include:

An option to click on the cloud to extract features: Extract Geometry from Clouds

Options to match Nominal Features and extracted features: Detect Nominals

And a selection of helpful alignments such as: Nominal Geometry Relationships

 

 

Hexagon 3D Scanner Software and Hardware Configuration:

The majority of the setup as well as the live scanning process is performed within the HHScan software. Here are the Quickstart Guides:

ATLASCANMax

MARVELSCAN