Aligning Sensors

Alignment is the process you use to automatically calculate transformations (rotations and translations / offsets) that are applied to a sensor's scan data while it is scanning targets. If you do not correct for these rotations, scan data may be too distorted for your application, and your measurements may therefore be inaccurate. Alignment is often required for various reasons:

• To compensate for sensor mounting inaccuracies relative to the intended scanning surface.
• To set a Z (height) reference plane, using a flat surface or an alignment target.
• To accommodate intentional rotation of sensors.

Once you click the Align Sensors button, an alignment "wizard" goes through the steps required.

Sensors are pre-calibrated and ready to deliver data in engineering units (mm) out of the box. Alignment procedures do not affect sensor calibration.