Updated 2-26-2012
Here is where you want to get
started. But if you already are setup, go to DOWNLOADS only for latest versions.
UofK SCANNER ALPHA SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS
Our
software is referred to as “alpha” level rather than
“beta” because the applications are not intended to become
production applications. These are research applications that our group use all the time and being research apps, they have
hundreds of controls and many configurations. Never the less, for the patient
and persistent, they can be used to get some really nice 3D
scans.
We
use the same directory structure for all our scanner applications. You can
store your data anywhere but our applications need to be in specific folders in
the C drive. The software will run on 32 bit XP, 64 bit Vista and 64 bit
Windows 7 operating system.
STEP 1: To make it easier for you to create the directory structure, you can
download the following application
When
you run AlphaCreate… on Vista or Win7, you will need to right click and “Run as
Administrator” so it can create the directory structure in the C: root
directory. You can also manually create the structure and as an alpha tester,
you should be familiar with this structure. The base directory is
C:/Scanner_Settings
STEP 2: Once you have the C:/Scanner_Settings directory you can unzip all the
contents of the following zip file into that directory. If unzipped correctly,
you should the contents of the following directories as described. The zip file
is not updated as often as the individual exe files so you should download and
replace the ones in C:/Scanner_Settings/bin with the
most recent executables. See next section for individual applications.
OVERVIEW OF DIRECTORY and INDIVIDUAL EXECUTABLES
The
/bin directory (below left) contains the
applications and the /licenses
directory (below right).
The
applications and their licenses are
Logitech Webcam with MS XP operating system
(limited to 480x640 resolution): UofKScannerLT.exe (Logitech
scanner app) and license.
This will not work in Vista, it only works with XP. You can verify that your
camera will work by downloading the websecurity.exe
webcam security application in 2-D software. Use the View button to see
if your camera works. If you don’t see an image than
UofKScannerLT.exe probably will not work. We have tried the Logitech
4000 and 420 webcams and they seem to work.
Logitech Webcam with MS XP OS (will run at
maximum resolution): UofKScanner_LT9000_32.exe
(Logitech scanner app) and LT9000_Settings_32.exe
(allows you to adjust Logtech settings while UofKscanner is in preview mode). We have not tested the 32
bit version on Vista or Win7 but it should run since
the 64 bit version works on those systems. However, we noticed that it runs
about 3X slower on Vista or Win7
(in 64 bit mode) than XP (We have no idea why but suspect the Vista and XP
drivers favor the video stream rather than single snap shot mode???). The LT9000_Settings application allows you to set up the camera
parameters while in Preview Mode in UofKScanner. You
can save the results as defaults. The present version only runs in maximum
resolution mode but we hope to correct this in the future. We will also put out
the 64 bit Vista and Win7 version soon.
Matrix Vision Blue Fox MS
XP OS (coming soon but will be limited to 480x640 for
licensing reasons).
You
can create a shortcut for any of these applications and put the shortcuts
anywhere you want.
The
/Help directory contains the help files
which will be occasionally updated from the web. You can also update these
files with notes of your own but beware, if you
download from the web, your notes will be overwritten. We also store tutorial
videos for the applications in the Help directory (not shown in snapshot
below).
The
/soundfiles
directory contains all the sound prompt files.
/UofKScannerX where X is the number of the scanner. You can set up scanner files via
the applications but we start you with UofKScanner7.
Within UofKScannerX, there is another folder /Calibrate. The Calibrate
folder contains all the calibration data for scanner X.
