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component printing and assembly – 1 – Renzo Mischianti

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I built the Ciclop 3D scanner, and I encountered some problems, such as the disappearance of the documentation from the web, now it is more difficult to find materials and components and more, I hope to allow others to overcome the problems I have had in this series of articles.

Ciclop 3D scanner 3D printed structure assembly

In this article I enter all the steps for 3D printing and assembling the structure, I have made some corrections to simplify the process.

Printing and Assembly Parts

The original documentation has disappeared from the internet, so I retrieve some documents in exotic languages and take the photos to write this assembly tutorial.

  • 1 x Ball bearing 16014
  • 1 x Black methacrylate disc Ø200 x 8 mm
  • 3 x Bearing anchor printed part
  • 1 x Non-slip surface Ø200 mm
  • 2 x Black threaded rod M8 x 400 mm
  • 1 x M8 x 292mm Black Threaded Rod
  • 4 x Black threaded rod M8 x 170 mm
  • 1 x Printed part of motor bracket
  • 1 x Camera Bracket Printed Part
  • 2 x Printed laser holder part
  • 1 x Printed part of motor-disc socket
  • 1 x Nema bipolar stepper motor (1. 7A 1.8 deg / step) with connector *
  • 7 x Screw M3 x 10 mm – DIN-912 class 8.8 black
  • 3 x Screw M8 x 30 mm – DIN 931 class 8 black
  • 3 x M3 nut – DIN 934 class 8 black
  • 28 x M8 nut – DIN 934 class 8 black
  • 18 x Washer M8 – DIN-125 class 6 black
  • 6 x Non-slip silicone drops
  • 1 x Allen key

Disk mounting

I created a simple STL to allow you to print the disc with the 3D printer to replace the methacrylate one, refer to “3D Printed base for Ciclop 3D Scanner“.

Ciclop 3D Scanner round base semi assembled

Disk holder 

Bearing clip 

Here the list of material.

You can find here Aliexpress Ball Bearing 16014

Ciclop 3D scanner disk mount parts
  1. Disc holder printed part
  2. Bearing anchor clip
  3. M8 x 30 mm screw
  4. Ball bearing 16014
  5. Methacrylate disc Ø200 mm
  6. Non-slip surface Ø200 mm

Hold the disc (5), on its bracket (1) and bearing anchor clips (2) together when tightening each screw.
To tighten the screws use a 13 mm spanner.

Ciclop 3D scanner disk mount assembly

Assembly of the structure: preparation of the rods

Ciclop 3D scanner rod mount parts
  1. Newly assembled elements
  2. Nut M8
  3. Camera support printed part
  4. Printed motor support part

Insert the screw and nut like the image.

Ciclop 3D scanner rod mount assembly

Assembly of the structure: thread central rods

Camera holder 

Motor holder 

Ciclop 3D scanner thread central rod mount parts
  1. Threaded rod just assembly
  2. Nut M8
  3. Camera bracket printed part
  4. Printed motor support part

First insert the central and shorter rod into the motor mount, then fit the two longer rods at each end. The nuts must snap into the holes underneath each piece. If not, file the gap a bit.

Ciclop 3D scanner thread central rod mount assembly

Assembly of the structure: preparation of the lasers support rods

Ciclop 3D scanner laser support rod parts
  1. Black threaded rod M8 x 170 mm
  2. Nut M8
  3. Washer M8
Ciclop 3D scanner laser support rod assembly

Assembly of the structure: thread lasers rods

Ciclop 3D scanner threaded rods parts
  1. Assembled structure
  2. Threaded rods just assembled
  3. Nut M8
  4. Allen wrench

Insert the Allen key (3) to retain the nut, put it in place and screw the rod into the nut.

Ciclop 3D scanner thread laser rods assembly

Assembly of the structure: prepare lasers part

Another problem is that you can probably find a low cost laser that don’t fit on orginal holder.

The common laser is 12mm laser.

You can find laser here AliExpress - eBay

So you must use this 3D printed variant.

Another problem is to stop the rotating part, I think the better solution is to use a rubber band, as you can see in the pictures.

Original laser holder (For the laser I posted use previous file) 

Ciclop 3D scanner prepare laser parts
  1. Printed part of laser holder
  2. M3 x 10 mm screw
  3. M3 nut
  4. Allen wrench

Insert the nuts into the side holes. They must enter very fair. If not, file the gaps a bit.

Ciclop 3D scanner prepare laser parts assembly

Structure assembly: adjust lasers parts

Ciclop 3D scanner adjust laser parts
  1. Basic structure assembled
  2. Laser holder just assembled
  3. Washer M8
  4. Nut M8
Ciclop 3D scanner adjust laser parts assembly

Assembly of the structure: prepare socket piece

Shaft coupling 

Ciclop 3D scanner prepare socket piece parts
  1. Printed part of motor-disc socket
  2. M3 X 10 mm screw
  3. M3 nut
  4. Allen wrench
Ciclop 3D scanner prepare socket piece parts assembly

Frame assembly: prepare Nema motor

Ciclop 3D scanner prepare nema motor parts
  1. Nema motor (1. 7A 1.8 deg / step)
  2. Structure already assembled
  3. M3 x 10 mm screw
  4. Allen wrench
Ciclop 3D scanner prepare nema motor parts assembly

Assembly of the structure: join the socket and the disc

Ciclop 3D scanner join the socket and the disc parts
  1. Socket assembled
  2. Main structure
  3. Disk structure
  4. Allen key
Ciclop 3D scanner join the socket and the disc parts assembly

Assembly video

There are a lot of video also, the official one is this.

Documentation

Thanks

  1. Ciclop 3D scanner: component printing and assembly
  2. Ciclop 3D scanner: production and assembly of the control PCB
  3. Ciclop 3D scanner: assembling electronic and wiring
  4. Ciclop 3D scanner: componens testing and calibration

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Home > Download > Ciclop desktop laser 3D scanner user manual in English

This is Ciclop desktop laser 3D scanner user manual in English, it contain: 3D Scanner installation, Operate software, Control, Calibration, Scanning workbench, Horus Guide to post processing of the point cloud, Assembly of the Electronics, Horus Guide for Optimum Scanning.

 

Contents in this user manual:

1. Ciclop Desktop Laser 3D Scanner installation

2. Operate software: Horus

3. Control, Calibration, Scanning workbench

4. Horus Guide to post processing of the point cloud

5. Assembly of the Electronics

6. Horus Guide for Optimum Scanning

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    Greetings to all. Today is a small review of the Ciclop desktop scanner.

    Once again, the store offered to take something for review. Since I have long been interested in the question of using this thing for the needs of decorative 3d printing, I chose a scanner.

    So, the scanner itself was developed by the Spanish company BQ, which has now ceased its support (supposedly due to Chinese fakes, but it is doubtful. Now the American CowTech also sells this scanner. The source codes for 3d printing of parts of the scanner are freely available at Thingiverse (there are also links to software and electronics).0003

    Links to complete documentation kits:
    www. cowtechengineering.com/downloads
    www.bq.com/ru/support/ciclop/support-sheet

    In the kit we have such a “loose”:

    The assembly is simple, however there are several points:
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    2. In my stand, the camera “dangled” a little, by a fraction of a millimeter - but that was enough to skew the picture. Eliminated by laying foam material.
    4. The turntable was transparent and uncoated (as in the original) - I painted it with plastidip.
    5. Check the calibration checkerboard patterns. I don’t know how they printed the one from my kit - but the proportions of the squares were violated. I took it from the Internet and reprinted it myself.
    6. The focus of the camera is not adjusted to the distance to the platform. He removed the cover and twisted the focus in place.






    88. The economy is managed by the "native" Horus software from BQ.

    After assembly, the scanner went through calibration procedures in the native Horus software.

    Since by this point I already knew that the quality of scanning is very much dependent on the quality of lighting (stability, diffuseness, color temperature), I took care of having a small lightbox in advance in order to at least provide more or less comparable conditions for samples.

    Having selected the "candidates" for the samples, I got ready.

    Requirements for the object are stated as follows:
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    2. The object must be opaque and still
    3. The object must weigh no more than 3 kg

    Difficult to scan:
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    2. Too dark objects
    3. Objects with a blurred surface (eg soft toys)

    The result of the scan is a cloud of points in PLY format (which must then be converted to a surface). Here is a guide for post-processing the cloud and preparing the STL file.

    After reading the scan optimization guide, I decided to try with a simple cylindrical object.
    After several attempts, I was convinced that I had a common problem - mismatches in the point clouds from the right and left lasers, and the issue with proportions.


    Nothing worthwhile about this except for trying to calibrate the webcam settings (they are not calibrated when the calibration wizard is running) could not be found (a dude named Jesus from BQ support has not answered questions for a long time). To do this, you need to take several shots with different positions of the calibration table. Done. The situation has improved, but not completely.
    I had to manually edit the calibration file (calibration.json in the Horus-a folder) and by trial and error, scanning a cylindrical object, to achieve the coincidence of the clouds.
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    But no - on complex objects, cloud fragments still sometimes do not coincide, moreover, many "blind" zones are formed:


    impossible, at least with regular lasers.

    You can, of course, continue experimenting with scanning with individual lasers and trying to combine all this economy in third-party software, and then try to bring it into a viable form for STL.

    All this is reminiscent of a joke about boats in bottles.

    -How do you make boats in bottles?
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    It turns out all sorts of shit, and sometimes boats.

    In general, I realized that I am not an adept of such creativity, and I have a suspicion that it is easier to model objects from scratch that are easier for a scanner.

    And complex ones - the scanner cannot cope with complex ones in normal mode, two lasers are not enough for it - blind spots remain. To fix this problem, you need to scan in other positions and then again suffer with the combination of clouds. No thanks.

    As a result - the thing will fit only for learning the basics of laser scanning, for something more - absolutely useless. No, of course, you can get something with outlines similar to the original model, but on this (and this, taking into account all the tambourines with cloud processing), that's it. No wonder the Spaniards abandoned this case.
    The store made sure - in the description it is honestly stated that the result depends on the position of the planets and the mood of Aunt Sonya from the third floor. Open source and all that, let's dance together. No thanks.

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    Ciclop 3D scanner. With my own hands.

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    http://diwo.bq.com/en/ciclop-released-2/
    Firmware code https ://github.com/bq/horus-fw
    Firmware HEX http://diwo.bq.com/en/horus-fw-released/
    Firmware Hex Upload http://russemotto.com/xloader/

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    Discussion of my research on TriDeshnik http://3deshnik.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15

    Now you need to smartly split the part camera-holder.stl

    Cleaned it from supports. You can download a blank part. While I will cut into three parts for twisting with screws.

    Cut into three parts for twisting with M3x10 screws. Download archive with stl models.

    General connection diagram of the stepper motor driver

    Connection to Arduino Nano

    Lasers connect D2+GND, D3+GND

    General assembly scheme

    Table assembly

    3 - M3x10 screw 5 pieces
    4 pieces - M3 nut 1 piece 6 - M380. Screwed into the disc (10). You can take the M8 screw "in the secret" and screw it in from top to bottom, tightening it with a nut at the bottom.

    Installation and fixation of lasers

    2 - M3x10 laser housing fixing screw, 2 pcs
    3 - M3 nut 2 pcs
    4 - Laser 2 pcs

    Studding

    1 - M8x400 threaded stud 2 pieces
    2 - M8 nut 28 pieces
    3 - M8 washer 18 pieces. Laid between the nut and the plastic part
    4 - Cable duct. Can be replaced with electrical tape
    5 - M8x292 threaded stud 1 piece
    6 - M8x170 threaded stud 4 pieces. Hold lasers. I think it's wiser to put thinner studs here
    7 - Cable channels 3 pieces. Can be replaced with duct tape or heat shrink

    Checkerboard pattern holder assembly

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    3 - M3x10 screw 2 pieces
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    Brutal bearing



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    Soldering wiring on the driver

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    Bootloader firmware steps in Arduino UNO ( Duemilanova), via Arduino Mega:
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