Case 1: Quickly performing a continuous grab in Scanner mode

You can set Zebra 3S to perform a continuous grab in Scanner mode to scan a static scene. To do so:

Open Aurora Imaging Capture Works and allocate your Zebra 3S sensor.

Allocating Zebra S3 in Aurora Capture Works — Allocating Zebra 3S in Aurora Imaging Capture Works

Navigate to the Capture Settings - Camera category and set Operation Mode to Scanner.

Navigate to the Capture Settings - Scanner category and set Texture Source to Laser.

Press the continuous grab toolbar button at the top of the window and a point cloud of your captured scene will appear in the Acquisition window.

Single grab scanner mode — Grab in Scanner mode

At this point, if necessary, adjust the exposure of the main camera using the Single Pattern Exposure feature in the Capture Settings - Scanner category. Adjust it such that you minimize the number of missing points given your lighting environment. When doing a continuous grab, you will see the changes to your exposure in the live acquisition and can update this value accordingly.

Note that you can also set the exposure of the main camera using the Exposure Time feature in the Acquisition Control category. The value will match the exposure feature corresponding to the current operation mode (Scanner or Camera mode).