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Hi guys, what would be your suggestions for a 3D scanner that I need. I need to be able to scan medium sized body parts like hands, feet, arms, etc. I don't want to spend a ton of money but I need something that is pretty good quality. What would you suggest?
Is detail and resolution important to you? If not you can get any of 3d system scanner right now as they are basically about the same resolution and stuff.
But if detail and resolution is important then you need to look at industrial scanners.
With a good SLR camera it is possible to get amazing results with software like 123Catch, Agisoft, Acute3d, Photomodeler, GIGAmacro
A Kinect with third party software like Skanect can make decent results too.
3D Sense hand held scanner does really well and is quite affordable.
As with anything, success depends on acquired skills
define 'affordable'.
When i asked the price of an 'affordable' hand held scanner at tct last year, I was told £20,000
It's all relative :-)
I think the Sense is the best affordable one out there today. You could always use the XBox Kinnect as well.
Affordable, I mean under $4,000. Hope that clarifies things :)
Well, the Sense is $399, so that's pleasantly under your budget. ;)
I've been using a Kinect for a while, though the quality is pretty lacking, at least with the laptop I have.
I've also had some success with Autodesk 123D Catch, which is a free app for the iPhone/Android. But you (and your model) have to have a boatload of patience to get a good scan. And the time it takes the scan to process into a model is... Well, let's just say I've never been able to see just how long it takes, since it has always taken long enough to go overnight.
I haven't heard anything good about the Sense.
Cheap - but is it any good ?
From what I've seen it's decently good, you probably won't be doing professional-grade reverse-engineering with it, but the scans I've seen from it look quite a lot better than ones from Kinect-based setups. I haven't used it myself to see how fast it is (I'm on a pretty tight budget myself. If I had the money, I'd probably get one.)
bought itQuote:
Originally Posted by curious aardvark
used it
sold it
It's not precise enough to do any decent mechanical/construction work. Unless you have a beefed up PC or Mac, it's gonna be a pain to scan your model ( i tried to use Skanect).
Patiently waiting for the market to do its magic.
What are you actually looking to do with your body part scans?
You won't be doing any detailed work with a sense scanner. It's good for demonstrations/classrooms/wedding cake figurines? and that's about it. You can't trust it's accuracy.
The only thing that I would recommended within your budget is a David SLS-2 but it's the rep-rap of the 3d scanning world and will take a lot of tinkering to get your ideal results.
Your main problem you'll find with whichever system you use is the software. Geomagic/Rapidform/Polyworks are £10k's but they are so far ahead of the included/free/cheaper software in the usability and what results you are able to achieve with them.
I'd strongly recommend you take some data (I can probably provide if there's something specific you need,) download the software you're hoping to use and see if you can actually get out the results you require.
If the David doesn't work for you then I would probably be looking at Photogrammetry. There aren't too many scanning options available in your price range currently.
If you want one of the most accurate scanner look into NextEngine Scan studio.
I use to have one of these babies at my previous job and it works great.
The scanner is $3000 though and it's a bit steep but the results are well worth it.
I have not come to anything close at that budget.
Very interesting, looks very precise.Quote:
Originally Posted by OVersliders
The only drawback is that you need to be able to place your object on a turntable :(
I wish for the same price we could get a hand-held scanner.
I just can't put my motorbike on a turntable.
No, No! don't be fooled, you do not have to place the object anywhere specific.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugues
The scanner has a threaded mount underneath which can be mounted onto a tripod.
We used the scanner to scan body panels back into solidworks for the motorcycle we were building.
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I'm torn between Sense or Kinect. Any advise which one is better and worth the price.
Sense is plug and play and with a little patience and practice does a good job
Turn over a few rocks and a used kinect can be found for low cost
New they are in the $100 range
trial software for kinect is free
both will benefit from some form of third party software (Blender) to clean and detail the scan
A couple pieces of interesting software to try
http://www.vi3dim.com/
http://www.trnio.com/
With the Sense, all you need is a laptop; it gets its power through the USB connection and the software's included in the price. With the Kinect, you're tethered to a power cord. Skanect can be used as scanning software for the Kinect, but the pro version that actually works costs some money.
Andrew Werby
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