Stylus for three-dimensional scanning system

Abstract

A stylus for a manual probing three-dimensional scanning system and viewing system, the stylus including a probe, and a locator comprising a plurality of markers, each marker of the plurality of markers having a normal orientation and a code different from one another, wherein the plurality of markers are of a number, a position, and an orientation such that at least two visible markers of the plurality of markers can be read by a camera of the viewing system from any viewpoint under probing conditions

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