good scanning on a printer

[curious aardvark]

yes but where is the link ?

[awerby]

That seems to be a Renishaw-type touchprobe, which is basically a needle floated on a set of springs that makes an electrical contact when deflected. This was the first sort of 3D scanning device, originally used on CNC machines for locating a workpiece. Roland Corp of Japan devised an improvement on that technique with a piezo-electric probe that's more sensitive and faster-acting. I've made lots of scans with those devices; they're useful for other things besides keys, but are restricted to flattish sorts of objects. It's a very slow process, though, especially if you want good detail on large parts.

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com

[abowden]

yes but where is the link ?

Not sure what you mean

[abowden]

That seems to be a Renishaw-type touchprobe, which is basically a needle floated on a set of springs that makes an electrical contact when deflected. This was the first sort of 3D scanning device, originally used on CNC machines for locating a workpiece. Roland Corp of Japan devised an improvement on that technique with a piezo-electric probe that's more sensitive and faster-acting. I've made lots of scans with those devices; they're useful for other things besides keys, but are restricted to flattish sorts of objects. It's a very slow process, though, especially if you want good detail on large parts.

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com

Yeah as far as I am aware it's pretty standard stuff for CNC, it just isn't for 3d printing... because bed leveling. Still though, it is a useful thing to have, allows you take scans that are precisely as accurate as your printer is capable of printing.

[curious aardvark]

Not sure what you mean

well you posted a video showing a thing doing a scan.
No website information, no clue as to who is doing it or where on the web information can be found.
You also said it was free - suggesting someone has posted both the software and how to build the probe somewhere.
So where is it ?????????????

[abowden]

well you posted a video showing a thing doing a scan.
No website information, no clue as to who is doing it or where on the web information can be found.
You also said it was free - suggesting someone has posted both the software and how to build the probe somewhere.
So where is it ?????????????

So far as I know the guy isn't selling it yet, but it would be pretty easy to make, it is essentially just a pressure switch.

[awerby]

Or you can just buy one: http://www.nextwaveautomation.com/CN...uch_Probe.aspx

[curious aardvark]

so what about the software ?

[TerrenncceJacklis]

How its happen Ronald.