Site Scan (Shift Scanning)

The dialog is a part of the Site Scan wizard.

This dialog opens if the Full Dome (Shift Scan) scan type is selected in the Site Scan configuration dialog and guides you through the steps of shift scanning.

Note: The Full Dome (Shift Scan) scanning method allows you to move the instrument from one location to another without having to go through Backsight Setup each time. All of the scans (point cloud files) can be then post-processed in the specialized software (MAGNET Collage is recommended).

After performing the site scan at your current occupation point, you need to take the following steps before starting the scanning at the next occupation point:

  1. Turn the instrument in the direction of the next occupation. The field Angle displays the chosen direction. Click Next.
  2. Move the instrument to the occupation point. Click Next.
  3. Turn the instrument the direction of the previous occupation.

Note: If Traverse Adjustment was performed in MAGNET Field for a job with site scanning in shift mode the scan stations coordinates recorded on the SD card of scanning device remained unadjusted. Open the Replace Station dialog to update scan stations coordinates on scanning device SD card (to open, click > > > ). To restore original unadjusted scan station coordinates recorded on SD card, open the Restore Station dialog (to open, click > > > ).