Kinect & Skanect
This is a step by step manual how to scan your preferred object using a XBOX Kinect and the Skanect software. Special thanks for the amazing instructables community for sharing their knowledge.
Step 1 – Download & set up
Download the latest version of Skanect. Please make sure, that no other versions of Skanect are running on your computer.
Additional, you will need:
- Computer
preferably a desktop as files are large
- Microsoft Kinect
This device reads color with its camera and reads depth with the infrared sensor.
- Lights
Lighting is very important in order to get an even colored scan
Step 2 – Setup
Open Skanect
Go to NEW
Make sure your settings match those in the picture. Of course, the settings depend on the object you want to scan. For a child f.e. you may want to make the bounding box a bit smaller.
Press START
Step 3 – Workspace
A screen will come up showing the bounding box in the middle. The infrared and video images are on the right.
Step 4 – Record
Hold your Kinect up level with the subject's waist a few steps feet back from the platform. Press RECORD. The Kinect will begin recorded the depth (red) and the color (green).
Try to avoid changing the distance from the Kinect to the scan object.