3d scanners under $1000 worth the money?

[dklassen]

With a little work and research you can get a David system close to a grand. $500 for the software, $350 for the projector, 3D print the mounts, us a v-slot rail, cheap tri-pod and you are almost there. For the camera you can up the ante and go with an industrial cam similar to what David supplies only a lot cheaper or modify a webcam for evan a cheaper solution. I have basically the equivalency of their SLS-2 system that I specked myself and all in I was at $2100 but that included a band new dedicated laptop to run it all. For the money, nothing can touch the SLS-2 system...if you put in a little effort. IMHO.