3D Scanners
3D Scanners
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Hi everybody. I'm looking into purchasing a 3D scanner, and I was hoping someone here might have some experience with one and could give me some expert advice.
If you have any knowledge/experience of any kind with one, if you would give me the brand name and a few of the "actual", user-confirmed specs of the machine I would be forever grateful. The specifications I'm mainly interested in are:
-Resolution
-Reliability/Reproducibility
-Speed of scan
-Ease of use
Much obliged to you all for taking the time to read all of this!!!
If you have any knowledge/experience of any kind with one, if you would give me the brand name and a few of the "actual", user-confirmed specs of the machine I would be forever grateful. The specifications I'm mainly interested in are:
-Resolution
-Reliability/Reproducibility
-Speed of scan
-Ease of use
Much obliged to you all for taking the time to read all of this!!!





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What are you trying to scan?
I may be able to help you.
JHG
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Ten hits.
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@drawoh: Fantastic!!! I am so glad to hear that. I am trying to find a reliable machine which can accurately scan parts made from opaque nylon less than 10x10x10 cm in size. The parts are complex containing only a few planar faces and mainly being composed of convex and concave surfaces and a few sharp corners and overhangs. I want for this machine to replace an older (and slower) CMM machine I currently have, and I would need it to be speedy yet "dependable" to about 40 microns - I've read that this should be within current scanner technology. I don't believe I need anything with any extra bells or whistles in the post processing department at this time, but I do want ease of use in the point cloud acquisition portion. I think that should just about cover it. Thanks a bunch for any help!
@amorrison: Yeah, I looked through those, and they helped. I was kind of hoping there had been some improvements in the technology or processing software since these topics had been written that someone could enlighten me on. Because according to most of the threads, 3D scanners do not have the resolution I require, but I've been hearing they do.
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Check out GeoMagic. It is very capable software in the right hands.
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Our 3D scanner would not work for you. We build surveying equipment. We would do your building and parking lot, not a 100mm cube.
Is there any reason why a mechanical inspection fixture would not work?
JHG
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@IRstuff: We will be using this quite often. In the next few months, we'll be using it at least five or six times a day. By early next year, we may be needing more optical scanners.
A few new questions based off of talking to some sales reps. If anyone can answer I'd be very grateful.
-Does multistripe laser triangulation vastly improve structured light digitization greatly? Is it less fussy? More accurate? etc.
-How does conoscopic holography compare with laser triangulation?
-How does laser triangulation compare with structured white light digitization?
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