I’m pretty disappointed that iGUIDE currently does not support live marking or masking of windows or mirrors during scan capture like Matterport.
My scans are crap, not aligning, etc…It really seems like this feature is a key one to prevent misalignments. Why is this not standard?
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What camera are you using? I have several IMS-5’s, Planix Pros and 1 R1… I haven’t really had any alignment issues with the Pro and R1… had to manually algin the ims-5 scans… Never had any issues with windows or mirrors however. I wouldn’t say its the key at all… the real key to preventing misalignments is more scan points, especially making sure you’re capturing line of sight.
I would offer that marking/masking isn’t a think in iGUIDES ecosystem because there’s no dollhouse. Marking/Masking is for the sole benefit of having a clean dollhouse in Matterport’s ecosystem.
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The iGUIDE system doesn’t have the same limitations of Windows/Mirrors like the MP system does. It’s more of a matter of getting familiar with the camera and HOW to scan rather than worrying about “reflective surfaces”.
Making sure the camera is level, oriented correctly, and you have a direct line-of-sight to the next & previous scan will go a LONG way. After a few scans you’ll get more of a feel for it and the alignments happen automatically.
I’ve never had a problem. Take the time to check and (if necessary, which is rare) correct alignments as you scan the property.
Not sure what your scanning process is but after scanning over 1800 properties Ive never really had any issues. Sometimes bathrooms with a ton of mirrors causes some alignment issues. I would recommend just post processing your projects on the computer, as i find aligning scans on the app or web app time consuming and more interrupting the scan process than it needs to me.