Overview
This section is focused on making sure you are set up for success for your shooting sessions by providing our best practices for taking shots on the site.
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What are Scanning Best Practices?
Scanning Best Practices are guidelines to ensure that your iGUIDE shooting session goes quickly and efficiently, as well as makes sure the rest of the iGUIDE experience goes as smooth as possible. Below is a list of best practices to keep in mind for your next iGUIDE shooting session:
Maintain Line of Sight
Make sure every shot is within eye sight of a previous shot. This will help with alignment issues.
Start at the Front Door
Try to start your first shot at the front door. This is idea for a smooth transition from interior shots to exterior shots.
Closet Doors
Make sure to take a shot of a closet with the door closed, and then open. The open closet shot can always be hidden in the iGUIDE after uploading, and this will help drafting the closet area.
Remove Clutter
In order to make sure you have all the wall data you need to have a iGUIDE published you can always remove clutter from the area you are scanning, so that scans of the wall are clear and easy to access.
Tripod Height
Suggested height is approximately 4.5 feet (130-140 cm) from the floor.
When you come into situations where there is difficulty in scanning the area due to the height of the camera, you can always adjust the tripod height for those shots to make sure walls are hit correctly by the lidar. After taking those shots we suggest bringing the tripod back to its original height.
Shooting Larger Spaces
We recommend when taking shots of larger open spaces to make sure to plan a route, and to make sure that route is a predictable pattern. An example of this would be to follow the interior perimeter of the room first, then fill in the space in the middle in a circular motion, or a zig-zag pattern.
Exterior Shots
Since exterior shots typically have less data for the lidar to use due to less walls to hit it is important to take closer shots, and make sure to stay near the exterior wall when possible.
Important notes
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For the iGUIDE Instant
- AI Will not override user-set room names, so ensure room names are set as desired.
- AI detects and masks mirrors, ensuring they don't cover more than 1/3 of the camera's horizontal field of view.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Should I move clothes in a closet before taking a shot inside?
A: You definitely should move the clothes around to make sure the lidar can hit all the walls to ensure accuracy in measurements.
Q: What should be the normal height for the tripod?
A: Suggested height is approximately 4.5 feet (130-140 cm) from the floor.
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