Hi guys, I’m looking into buying a 3D scanner. Something that makes it easier to model things that I want to print on my Ultimaker (or Shapeways). Currently I found these that look interesting (and that I can afford) :
Have you guys used any of these? What was your experience? I’ve seen models that came from some of the cheaper scanners and they looked really low resolution. Any recommendations?
Edit: I found that the renders shown on the gallery are also heavily post-processed/smoothed/etc. to get them to look that way. I had gotten some native scan data from them and the scans definitely didn’t look as good. But…if their software is capable enough to clean up images to that degree, it might be worth it in the end.
I did look at that one but haven’t seen a convincing scan result yet. Everything I saw looked a little blobby. Maybe too early days since it just came out?
Not really. It’s a smaller market with an expensive technology. The one I use at work is $30,000 and still is decent. It’s meant more for large scale things. Smaller objects have a hard time with detail.
Yeah, I get it. It makes sense that very expensive scanners produce outstanding results. But it’s for my hobby, which means I don’t get my money back from providing a service. I was kinda hoping the technology had become affordable enough to be viable for the DIY market and our discretionary income.
Hey xeno, thanks for the examples. However, I’m not sure if those are great results. I mean you can clearly see what the object is but a lot of the small detail is lost. Eg the text of the lincoln memorial is completely gone. So is all the detail in the hair, no fingers etc. Can’t quite tell how large the figurines are but shouldn’t a 0.1mm resolution resolve those features?
Hi Jack, I know I’m late to the conversation but I’ve only just seen this! If you’re looking for something affordable, the SCANIFY scanner by Fuel3D is definitely worth a look at. It’s well under US $2,000 and produces really good results. This is a scan from their Sketchfab page:
I think this was produced on the old version of their software, which they’ve now improved and updated so resolution and quality is probably now higher than this model shows. Their website is www.fuel-3d.com
