Recap of the Lansing 3D Hubs & Sketchfab 3D Scanner Party

[JoeCarr]

Earlier this month the 3DHubs team was kind enough to share multiple 3D scanners with our Lansing community so we could try our hands at digitizing our world. We featured the Structure Sensor for iPad, Fuel3D’s Scanify, 3D Systems Sense, Makerbot Digitizer and even a Roland CMM.

I gave a short presentation on 3D scanning basics. I was really excited to host this event as scanning is something I am actively interested in.

Attendees were eager to get started as many brought objects to see how they would fare in the digitization process.

The Structure sensor was quite popular with it’s easy to use interface and the freedom to roam.

One of our community members brought his Kinect and was excited to get started scanning on his own.

We’re very fortunate to have such an active and engaged community here in Lansing. Combined with this new technology and 3D Hubs it will be exciting to see what new things are made here.

Joe Carr
3D Hubs Mayor Lansing
www.3dhubs.com

[gabriela3d]

So nice you got to experiment with so many scanners - those are some lucky attendees Thanks for sharing it with us, @JoeCarr!

[3Dscaleworks]

Joe,

Which 3D scanner was the most popular ,or had the best results?

[JoeCarr]

I think the Structure was probably the most popular. You can see your results in real time and being truly wireless is a benefit for most of the attendees. It’s great for medium sized objects but anything smaller can be challenging. I’d love to see more apps available for it as well.

As far as results it depends on what piece you’re scanning. The Digitizer has good resolution but is limited in size. The Roland is great for capturing surfaces and has great resolution and consistency but it is very slow. The Scanify was a challenge to use but I think with more time it could produce good results. And of course photogrammetry is the most affordable with 123D Catch.

[3Dscaleworks]

thxks Joe