Faro Focus Premium 3D

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Introduction

Moussa Youssak

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604-314-2060

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History of Focus 3D

• Focus 3D 2010

• Focus 3D X 2013

• Focus 3D S 2016

• Focus 3D M 2017

• Focus 3D S Plus 2020

• Focus Premium Laser Scanner 2022

• 2020 7
The FARO Focus

Premium

+5̊C to
+40̊C

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The FARO Focus
Premium

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The FARO Focus
Premium

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The FARO Focus
Premium
• Multi-Sensor: GPS/GLONASS,
Compass, Height Sensor, Dual
Axis, On site compensation

• Rescanning of distant targets

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Know the Scanner
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How it works
• Distance
The distance is measured in millimeter
accuracy by the phase shift between the
ending and receiving beam.

• Vertical Angle
The Vertical angle is encoded
simultaneously with the distance
measurement. (300°)

• Horizontal Rotation
The horizontal angle is encoded
simultaneously with the distance
measurement. (360°)

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Case contents
1. Scanner transport case
2. External power supply unit with cable
3. Battery (4-5 hours)
4. Battery charger dock
5. USB memory card reader
6. SD memory card and case
7. Cleaning kit
8. Quick release

And you’ll probably also need:

2nd x2
targets tripod

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Scanner Overview
1. 3/8” screw thread
2. M5 screw thread
3. Cover (automation)
4. S/N label
5. Cooling Fan opening

6. Battery compartment
cover release
[Link]-C port/ Maintenance
@onsite3d port

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Scanner Overview
Quick release

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Scanner Overview

1. On/Off Power button

2. Integrated touch screen display
3. Extension Slot 1
4. Extension Slot 2

1. Cover
2. External power socket
3. LED showing battery status
4. SD card slot

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Scanner Overview

Preparing an SD Card
The FARO Focus Premium exports recorded scans
on a removable SD card. This memory card can
also be used to create backups of the scanner
settings, to import scanner settings, and to install
firmware updates. SDHC or SDXC cards are highly
recommended. Memory cards with a size up to
512 GB have been verified to operate with the
scanner. The speed of the card must be Class
10/V30 or better

NOTE: The SD card must be formatted in the exFAT file

system. When using an SD card other than one supplied with
the scanner, format it with the scanner format function first.

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Scanner Overview
1. Open the battery compartment cover. The SD
card slot is in the lower right corner.

2. Insert the formatted SD card with the notched edge

in the direction as illustrated until it clicks.

NOTICE: Confirm the direction of the memory card

before inserting. Using force to insert the memory
card in a wrong direction can damage the SD card,
card slot, or data on the card.

3. Close the cover.

Ejecting the SD Card

To remove an SD card from the scanner, open the SD card slot cover and lightly push the
memory card until it slightly springs out.
NOTICE: Do not eject the memory card while in-use. Do not let the memory card release from
the slot and fall.

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Charging

1. Clamps – push back to insert battery

2. Connectors
3. Power Socket
4. LED

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Maintenance and care

Cleaning the Mirror

When cleaning the scanner mirror, wear non-powdered gloves. Only clean the
mirror when necessary. Do not touch the mirror’s surface. Turn the scanner off
before cleaning. Use oil-free compressed air, alcohol-free and acetone-free
cleaning fluids, tweezers, and lens tissues.

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On / Off

• On: the top ON/OFF button for 3 sec

• Off: the top ON/OFF button for 3 sec + Yes to dialogue
box on the screen
– 1 sec press will turn off the screen / repeat to bring back
– 20 sec press: Forced shut down

• DO NOT force shut down the Focus3D using On/Off button because…
– Focus3D has a PC with an integrated hard drive
• The PC must be power down before turning off the power supply
• It may damage the internal PC and might lead to a loss of data

– Forced Shut down only if the Focus3D does not power down or malfunction (expect
longer booting time)

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 EX (1): Know your scanner

• Charge the scanner battery

• Setup the scanner over the tripod
• Insert the SD card + battery into the scanner
• Turn on scanner
• Turn off scanner
• Take out the battery and the SD card
• Put the scanner, battery, and the SD card back to the FARO case

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Time for more details
Lets work on FARO
 Initial Scanner Settings
Setting the Interface Language Setting the Date and Time
From the Home Screen, tap NOTE: If the scanner is not
Manage > General Settings > switched on for circa 60 days, the
Language to change the language system date and time will be lost
of the controller software. and must be reset before
scanning to ensure that the time
and date of all project files and
scans is correct.
To change the date and time
settings, from the Home Screen,
tap Manage > General Settings >
Date & Time.
 Initial Scanner Settings
Setting the Unit of Length and Scanner Details
the Temperature Scale
Home Screen > Manage > Manage > General Settings >
General Settings > Units Scanner Details
 Initial Scanner Settings
Setting the Scanning Parameters

Selected Profile - Shows the name of the selected

scan profile. Tap to select a scan profile. If the
scanning parameters differ from the selected
profile, altered is appended to its name.

NOTE: Selecting a predefined scan profile

overwrites all current scanning parameters with
the settings of the selected scan profile.
 Initial Scanner Settings
Setting the Scanning Parameters

Resolution and Quality

Horizontal and Vertical Scan Range Select

Sensors

Scan with Color

 Initial Scanner Settings
Setting the Scanning Parameters
Color Settings

Advanced Settings

Scan Size [Pt]

Scan Duration, Scan File Size

Resolution
Considering the Step Size of 0,0009° on both horizontal and vertical plan
ɵ

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Resolution

• What’s the tiniest

details you want to
measure from the
pointcloud?

• How far from the scan

stations will it be?

• 1/1 or 1/2 – Window areas + HD

• 1/4 or 1/5 – details + outdoor + targets
• 1/8 and … - quick indoor + 2D floorplan

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 Quality

• 2x – 3x: Fast / optimal condition

• 4x : Conservative, Outdoors
• 4+… - Dark/Shiny objects

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Color settings (Metering)

Parameters > Color Settings

There are two option to capture and colorize scans:
• The integrated camera
• The PanoCam (an additional accessory available from FARO).

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Color settings (Metering)

Even
Weighted

Horizon
Weighted

Zenith
Weighted

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Color settings (Metering)
High Resolution- With high resolution enabled, the full 13 MPx
resolution of internal camera is used.
Night Mode Select night mode to improve the
quality of color photos under relatively dark
lighting conditions.

Speed Mode Select Speed Mode to reduce the

scan duration. This happens at the cost of color
picture quality. This mode is fastest and should
be used in bright environments

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Color settings (HDR)

HDR: High Dynamic Range

Achieving overall better exposure by combining photos with different lighting
NOTE: The HDR, Night, and Speed modes are mutually exclusive

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Color settings (HDR and Night mode)
Original color 3X HDR

Original color Night mode

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Environmental conditions effects

Light – daylight reduces range and increases noise in scan.

Solutions: scan on overcast or evening conditions;
reduce range to target

Surface Qualities – shiny, highly reflective surfaces are

difficult to scan.
Solution: decrease range, increase angle to object

Color – darker objects reflect less light.

Solution: decrease range, add powder coating,

Movement – Scanner and target object must both be

stationary. Avoid vibration / adapt tripod position!

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Sensors settings
Use Inclinometer - Enable or disable the
automatic use of the inclination measurement of
the built-in dual-axis compensator (inclinometer)
for the scan registration in SCENE or Sphere
Use Compass - /Use Altimeter -Use GPS -
Enable or disable the automatic use of the built-in
compass' / Altimeter / GPS data for the scan
registration

Recommended Settings - Enable all sensors. Remember that the use

of the inclinometer will increase the scan time.

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Advanced settings

Advanced Settings:
Clear Contour: Scanner filters incorrect
measurements at the edges of objects.

Clear Sky: Scanner filters points resulting from

hitting no objects at all which happens when
scanning in open skies.

Distance Range: The Distance Range setting

configures the scanner to increase the quality
of the points captured at specified distances.

Recommended Settings - Enables the Clear Contour and Clear

Sky filters. Disables Far Distance Optimization.

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General Elements

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General Elements

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Connect to scanner

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Simple Test (data collection)
Plan

ASK before start scanning!

• Objective of the scan

• The scope of scan (Coverage)
• Smallest object of Interest

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EX (2): Start a project

Create Project: Test

File base name: ROOM_

Set Parameters (select/create a profile):

- Res:1/4 Q:2X
- Color ON
Set operator (select/create an operator)

Check scan time (adjust parameters if needed)

Collect scans for the room (select object of interest)

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DATA Import / Export

Import scans from the scanner SD

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Registration thinking in the field
What is Registration?

 Technical term for correction is “transformation”

 In scanning, transformation is done by matching similar points pair rather
than parameters

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Types of registration

 Target Based: matching Artificial objects (spheres, etc) Connect

scans
 Cloud Based: Comparing Point Clouds (cloud to cloud) together

 Relative Registration: Scans’ positions relative to each

other
Place the
 Local / Coordinated Registration: Scans’ positions are unified
true: to “Control Points”, to local coordinates.. << project
in space
 Georeferenced Registration: Scans’ positions true to:
World with coordinates from (UTM, MTM, etc.)

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Registration using matched Targets

A A
Rotation

C Translation C
B B

SCAN 1 SCAN 1 (fixed)

Before Registration After Registration

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Registration using matched Targets

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Registration using matched Targets

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Registration using matched Targets

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Basic Target placement

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Basic Target placement

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Basic Target placement

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Registration using cloud2cloud
• Key: Overlap. Look for at least 30% between each scans for easy registration et nice results.
• Prioritize visibility of common planes between scans (ceilings, walls, floors)
• Do “mid scans” in doorways / any links between rooms to maximise overlap: they are often
made without pictures and lower Resolution/Quality.
• Easier to do and verify by doing OnSite Registration (OSR) with Faro S Series and a SCENE
connected through WiFi.

mid scan

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Registration Strategy (overlap)

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Looping Registration Scheme

First Second Third

Fixed
Building
Last

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Registration Strategy (In & out)

Indoor: C2C
Outdoor: TB
In & Out: TB

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Plan a scan
Plan

ASK before start scanning!

• Objective of the scan

• The scope of scan (Coverage)
• Smallest object of Interest

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Decide if you need to…
Planning
• Sketch the plan (90% of time you do!)
• Locate scan locations and coverage
• Estimate time and schedule
• Details of Registration strategy
• Consider limitations & Contingency plans

Registration (To be covered in SCENE)

• No registration
• Local registration
• Global registration
• Target based
• Cloud to Cloud

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Plan (field note)

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Target placement

• Targets can be found automatically in SCENE

• Targets are used for Auto-registration
• 3 targets should be visible in adjacent scans
• Distinctive geometry/constellation
• Not further than 20-30 m from scanner For sphere
• Not further than 10-15 m from scanner For
Checkerboard

Different distances & Angles

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Target placement

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Bad Practice!

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Good practices

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Good practices

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Good practices

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Considerations (induced resolution)

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Shadows

Be aware of shadows!
WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get!
Think of painting by a spray!

Obstacle: 0.5 x 0.5 m

at 2 m from scanner

shadow: 12.5 x 12.5 m

at 50 m from scanner

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Bisecting

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Practical Exercise

• Instructor describes tasks

• Setup scanner and conduct a practical scanning
exercise (6 or 7 scans)
• Including several window scans
The students are to get no assistance
• Debrief on completion
• Keep data for the software training phase

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Materials checklist
• FARO Laser Scanner
– 1 Focus 3D
– 1 Tripod
– 1 Quick Release Mount

• Fully charged battery or power

supply or

• SD Card with enough free space

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De-Brief & Q A