SCENE 2go App Compared to the SCENE WebShare 2Go App
Overview
The SCENE 2go App is compatible with SCENE software as follows:
- SCENE 2go 1.0 requires SCENE 7.1 or higher
- SCENE 2go 1.2 requires SCENE 2019.0.0.1457 or higher
To download the SCENE 2go App see: Download and User Documentation for the SCENE 2go App and Viewer
For earlier versions of SCENE (pre 7.1), the WebShare 2Go App can be used and provides similar functionality.
NOTE: The SCENE WebShare 2Go App is a discontinued product. FARO® will not further develop this product and future versions of SCENE will no longer support it. For version 7.1 of SCENE and later, use the SCENE 2go App instead.
The SCENE 2go App has some similarities to the SCENE WebShare 2Go App. If you are familiar with the SCENE WebShare 2Go App, then you have a head start with the SCENE 2go App. Here is a summary of the main differences between the two products.
| SCENE 2go App | WebShare 2Go App | |
|---|---|---|
| Preparing the SCENE Project |
The creation of SCENE 2go data is possible from the App menu. No user account is needed to view projects in the SCENE 2go viewer. |
WebShare Cloud Export is necessary first, before the data can be transferred to the USB stick. No user account is needed to view projects from the USB stick in a browser. |
| Environment | The project is saved together with the viewer. No browser or Internet connection is needed. |
The project is saved together with a portable version of Chrome (for Windows). Other Browsers may work but are not supported. For MacOS Safari 8.0 or later is needed. No Internet connection is needed. |
| World Map | World Map is visible without internet connection. | World Map is only visible with internet connection. |
| Linked Files | Linked files in SCENE Annotations or Measurements are automatically transferred to the USB stick. The first link can be opened directly from the radial menu. | Linked files in SCENE Annotations or Measurements must be transferred manually to the right place on the USB stick. Links can only be opened from the properties page. |
| Documentation | Complete PDF User Manual stored on the USB stick | Only link to the online manual of WebShare Cloud with separate chapter for WebShare 2Go 2.0 |
| Annotations | Annotations created in SCENE can be viewed, but new annotations can not be created in the viewer. | Annotations created in SCENE can be viewed, but new annotations can not be created. |
| Measurements |
Measurements created in SCENE can be viewed in the viewer, and temporary measurements can be created. Angles in Measurements can be displayed. |
Measurements created in SCENE can be viewed in the browser, and temporary measurements can be created. |
| 3D View | You can view only a single scan in 3D. The 3D View is instantly available; no preprocessing is required. | You can view only a single scan in 3D. The 3D View is instantly available; no preprocessing is required. |
Additional Benefits of SCENE 2go
No internet connection needed: Save your project, videos, scans to self-running Viewer on external storage medium and share without wifi-connection
3D view and panoramic view of scans: Easy to see panoramic photos, navigate through the 3D data within any web browser
Measurements: Temporary measurements possible in Panoramic View and 3D View
Intuitive file management and project organization: Automatically create project folder, copy files to that folder, have an obvious button that prompts to copy the completed project to an external drive
Annotations: Add annotations with linked files (e.g. images, video, PDF) to your project to share additional project content
Preparing the SCENE project: The creation of SCENE 2go data is possible from the App menu. No user account is needed to view projects in the SCENE 2go viewer
Environment: The project is saved together with the viewer. No browser or Internet connection is needed
World Map: World Map is visible without internet connection.
Linked Files: Linked files in SCENE Annotations or Measurements are automatically transferred to the USB stick. The first link can be opened directly from the radial menu
Documentation: Complete PDF User Manual stored on the USB drive
Annotations: Annotations created in SCENE can be viewed, but new annotations can not be created in the viewer
Measurements: Measurements created in SCENE can be viewed in the viewer, and temporary measurements can be created. Angles in Measurements can be displayed
3D View: You can view only a single scan in 3D. The 3D View is instantly available; no preprocessing is required