Next Engine Scanner
Next Engine Scanner
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I'm considering purchasing a scanner and looking at the Next Engine scanner. I did a search of this forum
and see there was some activity on this question back in 2006. The scanner has since then gone through
some changes and would like to bring the question up again. Anyone using this scanner.. the more recent HD version?
Any comments, good, bad ... how does it work for you. Any info would be a help. Thanks
and see there was some activity on this question back in 2006. The scanner has since then gone through
some changes and would like to bring the question up again. Anyone using this scanner.. the more recent HD version?
Any comments, good, bad ... how does it work for you. Any info would be a help. Thanks






RE: Next Engine Scanner
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Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: Next Engine Scanner
Bring an object of your own to any demo, and make the demo dude go through the whole process, or lead you through it.
I have no experience with scanners, but I have gone through the tedium of touching an object to produce a point cloud, and then trying to make use of the point cloud. Even just touching a circular edge at three points to generate a circle is fraught with uncertainty. Maybe your hand is steadier than mine. I suspect that some serious hands-on time with an arm will dampen your enthusiasm.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Next Engine Scanner
Mike is right about having them test your products. That's what we did with Next Engine scanner and they done a poor job at it. The Roland scanner done a much better job, but we would have to learn another piece of software to get a usable model into Solidworks. Since the Arm allows us to create Sketch geometry, right inside of Solidworks it made it much easier to select the Arm.
Cheers,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
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