Need a good recommendation on a 3d scanner for 3d printing!

[joelfernandes]

So I’ve been asked more by my clients to make replicas of parts they have or broken ones, even some that only have pictures. So I’m looking for a good 3d scanner for making CAD files for 3d printing of these items. My question is what have you guys used that’s good and of a reasonable cost. Just starting out doing this and don’t know how many more I will be doing but I do want something good in case it’s something I do more often. Help!?!?

[curious aardvark]

best 'budget' option is the scan-in-a-box. https://www.scaninabox.com/
next one down is the einscan: https://3dprintboard.com/forumdispla...n-S-3D-scanner

You can buy far more expensive ones, but nothing cheaper is really going to do the job.
It's one area where the industry has pretty much ground to a halt on the budget side of things.

I find that it's a lot quicker and you get more precise parts, by just reverse engineering with digital calipers and openscad.

No scanner will help you replicate a part from a single 2d photo.