Sorry the SCANIFY 3D SCANNER is a great product, but will not do the work I need it for, talked to them at the 3D print show and its sadly not suitable for my needs…
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If I remember correctly @Arnoldas made a post about the experience of the 3d Hubs team with different 3d scanners. Maybe he can dig the thread out for you, I sadly don’t have the Internet connection and time to do so. Cheers, Marius Breuer
Interesting application. I’d like to talk with you a bit more about what you’re doing and see if I can either help you directly or point you in the right direction (if you aren’t in the US). I always enjoy being a resource for others in the community. Send me an email at hartigs@into3dllc.com and we can talk about what your needs are. Thanks, Steve Hartig
Agreed, the HandyScan 700 looks good but it is a little expensive. There are a lot of 3D Scanner companies that charge a lot extra to add the software to be able to use the machine. Considering the 700 comes bundled with the software, it makes the price a little easier to handle, depending on how much you plan to use it and what your budget is. One of the biggest selling points to me is the fact it is a handheld unit and doesn’t require a tripod and rotating base to do the scans.
Well, guys, that was an interesting read. About the only name that didn’t come up was the Einscan-S…
…but, as some people have already said, scanners tend to be optimised for specific tasks and scanning volumes. If you want to scan everything from the size of your fist to a whole body, it’s a big ask for any technology. The Einscan looks to be the best bang for the buck while covering the widest range of scan volumes. There’s bound to be a down-side and it’ll probably be resolution but at that price it’s definitely worth a look.
Another option worth considering would be photogrammetry as it’s size-agnostic. A couple of grand for great software ( Don’t take 123D Catch as a good example ), a gaming PC and a good DSLR. Take a look on Sketchfab to see what can be done…
Check this ( Decimated!! ) photogrammetry scan
If that’s peaked your interest, here’s a link to a discussion about the various software packages…
Oh! And Fuel3D Scanify!
Cheers,
AndyL
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Thanks for that Andy…
I have looked into this before, and played with the technology (3D product images for a website)
I think photogrammetry makes 3D look amazing and I think for web site product images its probably going to be the future, but have you ever looked at the 3D file without the lovely texture image? I don’t know if its the software I used, but raw 3D image is quite rough & basic in comparison to how good it looks when rendered out…
For example with that beautiful jet engine, which is truly amazing. If you select the wire frame or metcap view you can see the 3D file is less impressive…
You could also try the new Microsoft app Mobile Fusion. Looks promising.
Take a look at http://www.faro.com 14 we have some differen kind of scanning products.
100% agree. While the rendered picture looks good, the wireframe tends to be very rough. For instance, if you go to the downloadable items on the Artec site, you’ll see a nice looking picture of a PCB with Ethernet port. Doesn’t look too bad in the rendered view, but when I opened it in SolidWorks, the .STL image looked very rough in comparison. Granted, it did capture the exposed pins decently, but the Ethernet port isn’t shown very well for internal features or the depth of the plug socket.