
What is the EinScan HX?
The EinScan HX is a hybrid blue laser and LED light source handheld scanner.
The hybrid laser and LED light sources make the EinScan HX compatible with a wide range of object sizes. Laser scanning, is less sensitive to ambient light and gives better performance to reflective and dark coloured surface. At uCreate, the EinScan HX is mainly used in blue laser mode.
This scanner does not support coloured (textured) scans.

What could I use the EinScan HX for?
The EinScan HX is best for scanning larger objects with complex geometry. Any objects above 10cm^3 can be captured using the EinScan HX. Try using the EinScan-SP for smaller objects.
As it has a blue laser mode, it is able to scan reflective or dark objects.
It cannot scan transparent objects. Try adding chalk powder or painting the surface of the object. It is difficult to scan objects with a hollow pattern, like a tube.
Object must be stable when scanning, secure with blue tac if needed.
Where can I access the EinScan HX?
The EinScan HX is available in our Digital Transformation Suite (uCreate Main Library, First floor, room 1.15) only. It is not available on our loans service to take outside of the makerspace.

Top Tips for scanning with the EinScan HX.
The EinScan HX (in blue laser mode) uses targets to track your object for scanning.
The scanner must be able to see multiple targets at a time for successful tracking.
Use our targets set-up.
The EinScan HX has an optimum scanning distance.
Use the light to stay in the green.
How to use the EinScan HX.
The software for the EinScan HX is very user friendly as walks you through the process of calibration and scanning.
For a written step-by-step of how to scan, see below.
Setting up for your scan and Calibration.
1. Start EXScan HX Application, with the scanner plugged in and turned on.
2. Create project with the date in the folder ‘Training’ on the user desktop. Users to save data in the folder ‘User Scans’, with their name and student number. Select texture. Texture is colour data.
3. Click on calibration at top of screen. Remove calibration board from velvet case. Place board on stand and place on turntable.
4. Follow onscreen instructions for calibration. Ensure orientation of board matches graphic. Calibrate white balance, using opposite side of board.
Setting up and taking a first scan.
5. When using the EinScan HX, you will most likely be using laser scan mode. Select laser scan mode.
6. Select the resolution.
7. Set the object type and select auto exposure.
8. Click start scan. Point the scanner at the object and hold it still, which it does the auto exposure. Slowly move over the object to scan and use the coloured light to maintain the correct distance.
Cleaning up, taking multiple scans and aligning.
When using the EinScan HX, the scanner will capture both the object and space around it (for example the table the object is placed on), you will want to clean up this data before continuing.
It is likely you will need to take multiple scans in order to get a successful final model.
9. To delete points, select 'cutting plane', 'creating straight line' and click the left mouse button by holding shift, and draw a straight line. Create plane, position and click apply.
10. Rotate the physical object ready to scan again. Before starting another scan, go to the 'project group' tab and start a new project. Take your new scan within this project. There is no limit to the number of scans you can do, if your point cloud has gaps, take another scan.
11. Take your second scan. Then click the puzzle piece to align your scans together.
12. Drag 2 scans into the 2 windows and with both scans orientated the same way, hold shift, click the same 3 spots in both scans. Spread out over the whole scan. You will see the alignment results in the bottom window. Click next and then complete to save the alignment.
Meshing your model.
13. Click generate point clouds.
14. Click mesh model.
15. Select watertight or unwatertight (watertight for 3D printing), your quality level and set the maximum number of triangles to 300,000.
16. Click apply to preview the result. The software will now generate your model, this may take a few minutes. If you are not happy with the result, you can go backwards and adjust your parameters. Click confirm when you are happy with your mesh.
Post-processing of your mesh and saving your scans.
17. Simplification – show the difference in quality when simplifying. Maximum size to import to TinkerCAD is 25MB (roughly 300,000 triangles). Explain what TinkerCAD is. After simplification, do texture remapping.
18. Hole filling – will be greyed out but can be used to fill holes in unwatertight mesh.
19. Click the save icon and scale your scan.
20. Click save and the file format stl.