CADScan3D desktop scanner generates accurate full-color virtual models
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The CADScan3D scanner is a desktop-sized device that can digitize real objects in minutes
Objects are rotated on a tray as two scanning heads image the object from above and the size in 360 degrees
The object data is full color and accurate to within 0.2 mm
Object data generated by the CADScan3D scanner can be output to any 3D software including 3D printers
The CADScan3D scanner is a desktop-sized device that can digitize real objects in minutes
Any object that can fit within 250 mm x 250 mm x 250 mm can be scanned
Object data could be used in a variety of applications, from reverse engineering to creating libraries of digital props
CADScan3D co-founder Alastair Buchanan shows off his desktop 3D scanner
The CADScan3D scanner is small enough to fit on your desktop
Article Summary
Computer models are typically created by specialists using dedicated CAD software or animation packages. The more detailed the object, the more time and experience it takes to make it. One shortcut would be to scan a real life version of the desired object (if it exists), but 3D scanners are generally expensive, bulky machines that aren't practical for the average person. The advent of affordable, desktop-sized 3D scanners like the CADScan3D could change all that – and presents troubling legal issues for the growing maker movement.
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