Guides for PatternScan Pro

PatternScan Pro's key features step by step: Learn how to photograph your patterns optimally, create a calibration profile, and use the reference correctly.

Guide: How to Photograph Your Pattern

High-quality photos are the foundation for precise digital patterns. This guide shows you how to avoid common mistakes and photograph your pattern optimally so PatternScan Pro can detect the contours perfectly. You'll need your cut-out pattern (white or cream), a dark flat surface, good lighting, and your reference.

Guide: Printing and Using the Reference Sheet

Scale-accurate pattern digitization requires a precise reference. The checkerboard reference serves as a scale so PatternScan Pro can calculate your pattern's exact measurements. You'll need a printer, white A4 paper (ideally slightly thicker), a ruler for verification, and optionally a vector program for scaling correction. With the right printing technique, you achieve millimeter-accurate results.

Guide: Creating a Calibration Profile

By creating a calibration profile, PatternScan Pro corrects your camera's specific lens distortion and delivers millimeter-accurate measurements. You photograph a checkerboard pattern (25 mm squares) from different angles, the app analyzes the images and calculates a precise calibration profile. You'll need the printed checkerboard pattern, good lighting, and 10-20 photos from different perspectives.