3D-Measurement of the Pipe Geometry with Geo-Sensors
Version: 1.3.8
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The option Show button for hydrostatic measurement is only used in case you are asked to provide accurate measurements of the manhole altitudes (i.e. altitude above sea level of the manhole groundbottom).
Finally confirm all settings and restart WinCanVX.
Equipment from iPEK
Configuration of an equipment from Rausch:
Run the command Home > Settings, go to the category OSD and select the device Visatec-WKI DCX/VisionControl as well as the corresponding COM-port:
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Next switch to the category 3D-Measurement and reselect the same device. The equipment from Rausch iPEK works without activation of any additional option (1).
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A built-in compass gadget allows the user to get the camera crawler precisely orientated to the north.
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Finally confirm all settings and restart WinCanVX.
Software configuration
Once the configurations are set correctly and the geo-sensor is properly recognized, WinCanVX automatically runs the 3D measurement module after opening or creating a project. If this is not the case, check the configuration again:
In case the OSD device only has got one counter to show the values for main and lateral distance, you will have to add a specific function via the configuration mode of the OSD panel (1):
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The dialogue that follows provides all functionalities which are available for the currently connected OSD-device. Grab for the function button Don’t change dist. counter and move it to the OSD-panel via drag & drop (2):
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Save this new setting (3) and quit the Configuration mode (4) hitting the corresponding context menu commands. The function is ready for use now and toggling is done via mouse clicks:
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Equipment from Rausch:
Run the command Home > Settings, go to the category OSD and select the device Visatec-WKI as well as the corresponding COM-port:
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Next switch to the category 3D-Measurement and reselect the same device. The equipment from Rausch works without activation of any additional option (1).
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A built-in compass gadget allows the user to get the camera crawler precisely orientated to the north.
Finally confirm all settings and restart WinCanVX.
User profile settings
Once text generator and geosensor have been properly configured and recognized by the system, WinCan VX automatically launches the 3D measurement wizard in a separate panel.
You may select and modify the pre-configured user profile under Views > Profile > Measurement 3D and save it under a new name:
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If either the hardware configuration or the the hardware itself is faulty the measurement wizard will return a corresponding feed-back.
Check again the program settings, restart the equipment and hit the refresh button (1) in the wizard.
Data entry settings
The software WinCanVX also provides some settings which need to be checked before you run any 3D-measurement.
Go to Home > Settings > General > General Settings and make sure the option highlighted below is unchecked:
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Next go to Home > Settings > General > Auto-naming (Section/Lateral) and make sure the option highlighted below is activated.
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Next go to Home > Settings > PlugIns, select the PlugIn AutoCreateConnections and activate the options highlighted below (1 to 4):
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WinCanVX thus will automatically create records for the laterals and name them accordingly as soon as you have finished the inspection of the main pipe.
Creation of laterals is based on observations with specific OP-Codes that refer to laterals.
Settings in Map
The module Map allows to display the 3D measurement process in real time. The software therefore requires that the user checks and adjusts the settings described in this chapter.
Go to File > Settings > General and activate the option highlighted below (2). You may also hit the button Change and set the default projection system which is valid for your country or your region (1):
Go to File > Settings > NodeTemplates and select one or more predefined templates that will have a dialog popped up showing you the most important country-specific data entry fields as soon as you draw a new object in the manhole layer:
Make sure you have activated the tab 3D Measurement which provides a limited set of commands you can call up easily and quickly in case you use them for preparing or controlling the 3D recording process in Map:
Preparing measurement
The geo-sensor always provides relative coordinate values, which are based on a point zero (0/0/0).
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Check the distance counter for the satellite camera and set it to 0 m if necessary.
Prior to the 3D measurement you will first have to adjust the view direction of the satellite camera to the main pipe axis. The camera head must not be pushed yet into the lateral pipe.
Move to the position where the lateral is connected to the main pipe and set the view direction of the camera (1) as illustrated below:
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