Scanning tips

ScanMyCube finds the cube itself, anywhere in the picture, whatever is behind it. These tips make each face read first time.

Light

• Face a window or a lamp. Light should fall on the cube from in front or from the side, not from behind you or behind the cube.
• Avoid harsh glare. Stickers are shiny: a bright reflection washes a sticker towards white. ScanMyCube reads each sticker at five points and ignores washed-out ones, but a sticker that's entirely glare can't be read. Tilt the cube slightly to move the reflection off it.
• Daylight helps red and orange. Warm indoor bulbs push them together.

Holding the cube

• Hold one face flat to the camera, filling roughly the guide square. It can be off-centre or slightly tilted.
• Keep your fingers on the edges of the cube, not over stickers.
• Hold still for about a second. With Capture automatically on, the outline fills up and the face is taken when the reading is steady.
• Follow the arrows. They show which way to turn the cube for the next face. The cube preview turns with you.

If something reads wrong

On the Check step:

• Pick a colour and click a sticker to fix it.
• Or click a face letter to rescan just that face.

Common mistakes

• Scanning against a bright window. The camera darkens the whole image and the colours go muddy. Turn round so the window lights the cube instead.