MOLE USER GUIDE

Product Profile

Mole is a standard format scanner designed for the consumer-grade market, with an accuracy of up to 0.05mm and massively improved resolution of 0.1mm. It has strong adaptability to different materials, and can easily handle black objects. With our self-developed multi-spectral optical projection device, Mole can keep away the visible light and scan in strong light.

Unboxing

Packing List

The packing lists are as follows.

①scanner body ②changeover plugs ③power adapter ④manual ⑤data transmission cable ⑥tripod ⑦Turntable Surface ⑧turntable ⑨turntable cable

Appearance

Connect the Cables

Plug one side of the data transmission cable (as it’s showing Device Cable) into the scanner, another into the computer USB2.0 port and power adapter; 

The turntable cable is for powering up the turntable：

＊ Device Cable 

Plug the device cable into the port of the scanner, make sure the red dot is lined up with the groove on the port； 

To unplug the cable, move backwards the bushing (as marked with the red triangles) and pull out the cable directly.

＊ Turntable Cable 

The turntable can be powered up by connecting it to the computer or the power adapter with the turntable cable.

Software Installation

Operating System Requirement

Recommended Computer Configurations 

Intel Core i7 8th, 16GB RAM, NVDIA1060 GPU with 4GB VRAM

Minimum Computer Configurations 

Intel Core i5 8th, 16GB RAM, MX250 GPU with 2GB VRAM

How to Install

You can acquire the application file from the attached USB drive

Follow the steps below to install the software.

For macOS

①Double-click the application file and drag it to the Applications folder.

②When this erro occurs, please go into your Security & Privacy，check the App Store and Identified Developers radio button, and click Open Anyway.

③Allow JMStudio to access files in your Desktop folder.

④Run JMStudio, allow it to access the camera, now the installation is completed.

For Windows

①Click on the application file, follow the intallation wizard and click Next to install the software.

User Interface

The user interface consists of the following parts:

①Title Bar ②Tool Bar ③Work Mode ④3D Viewer ⑤Work Panel ⑥Data Panel ⑦Status Bar

Scanning Workflow

Preparation

Preparation for special objects 

Mole has a standard format of 200mm and an accuracy of 0.05mm, which can capture more target features and is suitable for fine scanning of small objects. 

Please choose the right scan mode according to the size of the object, for more information

Objects needing special treatment 

In order to get a better scanning result, please use spray, dry shampoo, powder, etc. on the following types of objects before scanning:

Preview and Adjustment

Click “Start Scanning” in the splash screen and will go into scanning preview. In the preview, the Work Panel will switch into “Adjust” panel.

In order to get a best scanning result, please carefully read through the following instructions.

Scan Mode

In Easy Scan, you can operate the scanner flexibly to scan large sized objects in irregular shapes; In Table Scan, the scanner works with tripod and turntable to scan small sized objects and free your hands. 

Please choose the right scan mode accordingly, and keep a proper working distance as follows.

Choose “Easy Scan” or “Table Scan” in the Work Mode.

SLAM Mode

Choose “Geometry Mode” if the scanned object is bumpy and has great geometic features; while choose “Texture Mode” when scanning objects with vivid colors, patterns and textures. 

Please choose the right SLAM mode for your target objects.

Working Distance

The distance indicator on the left side of the 3D viewer can help you find the optimal woking distance.

Set the depth range of data aquisition in the Work panel_Adjust_Depth of Field.

Locate the Object

The preview window on the top right of the 3D viewer helps you locate the object. Make sure it fully exposed in the preview window.

Brightness

Use the slider to adjust the brightness to a proper level in the Work panel_Adjust_Brightness.

Sensitivity 

Use the slider to adjust the Sensitivity to a proper level in the Work panel_Adjust_Brightness. Sensitivity is a parameter to control how sensitive the scanner is to light, affecting the quality of the scan data. Normally set high sensitivity wUse the slider to adjust the Sensitivity to a proper level in the Work panel_Adjust_Brightness. Sensitivity is a parameter to control how sensitive the scanner is to light, affecting the quality of the scan data. Normally set high sensitivity when scanning dark objects, as it allows the scanner to pick up more details while also making the scan data noiser; it’s often the opposite at low sensitivity. We can adjust this parameter to balance the data quality and noise reduction according to the type and color of the target object.

Easy Scan

Scan 

Adjust the scanner’s position and angle to centre the target object in the preview window; check if they’re kept in a proper distance by focusing on the distance indicator. For more information: Working Distance , Locate the Object , Brightness

Click “Scan” on the work panel, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop button on the scanner to start scanning.

Scan

Stop 

Click the red counter, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop button on the scanner to stop scanning.

600F

Append 

If you want to scan at a different angle and add a new scan, click “Append”, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop botton on the scanner.

Append

Process

Click “Process”, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop botton on the scanner to go into the Edit Mode and process the scan data. You can also hit right or left arrow keys to the next or last step.

Process

Table Scan

Initial 

Adjust the scanner’s position and angle to centre the target object in the preview window; check if they’re kept in a proper distance by focusing on the distance indicator. For more information: Working Distance , Locate the Object , Brightness

Remove the object from the turntable when scanner is well positioned.Click “Initial”, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop botton on the scanner to scan the empty turntable until it turns red.

Initial

Stop initializing 

Click the red counter, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop button on the scanner to stop initializing.

60F

Scan 

Leave the turntable there and place the target object in the centre of it. Click “Scan”, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop button on the scanner to start scanning.

Scan

If you find the initialization result unsatisfactory, can also hit right or left arrow keys to the next or last step. Click the button “1”, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop button on the scanner to re-initialize.

1

Stop 

Click the red counter, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop button on the scanner to stop scanning.

600F

Append 

If you want to scan at a different angle and add a new scan, click “Append”, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop botton on the scanner.

Append

Process 

Click “Process”, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop botton on the scanner to go into the Edit Mode and process the scan data. Or hit right or left arrow keys to the next or last step.

Process

Reset

Click “Reset”, hit the spacebar or press the start/stop botton on the scanner to initialize again. Or hit right or left arrow keys to the next or last step.

Reset

Editing

Align

Go into “Align” in the work panel and select the align mode.

Auto Align 

Select the scans that need to be aligned to in the “Work Panel”. Drag one in the above highlighted box as the reference, another in the box below as the floating scan. Click “Align” to merge them togerther.

Algin

Manual Align 

Select the scans that need to be aligned to in the “Work Panel”. Drag one in the above highlighted box as the reference, another in the box below as the floating scan. Click ”Align”:

With three pairs of mark points created on the 3D Viewer, right-click to pick up the points then reposition them, and drag each pair to the place you want until they are matched.

Click “OK” to apply the alignment.

OK

Click “Return” to repostion the mark points and align the two scans.

Return

Process

Check the processing steps you need for your point cloud data in the Work Panel_Process; click “Process” on the 3D Viewer. 

Note:Here “Texture Mapping” refers to the texture capturing by the scanner itself. If you need to do “External Texture Mapping”, please uncheck this step.

Process

Select the scans in this pop-up window and click “Apply” to start the data processing.

Reorientate

Reorientate your 3D model by going into the Work Panel_Reorientate. Three mark points will be automatically created to generate a plane; right-click to reposition them but not make them in a line; flip directions of the normal line in the Work Panel_Reorientate; click “Reorientate”to execute it.

Reorientate

In the Work Panel_Reorientate, there are other settings such as changing the view types, moving the plane, rotating the model and deleting the highlighted excess data below the plane.

Drag four anchor points to reposition the plane, and drag the arrow in the middle to move the plane vertically; click “Apply” if you are satisfied.

Export the Model

Click “Export” in the Title Bar_File or the export icon in the data panel to export the model.

Click “Yes” in the pop-up, will go to reorientate the model if checking “Reorientate Axis”. For more information: Reorientate

JMStudio now supports model exported in obj, stl and ply format, stay tuned for more available formats. Thank you for your time!