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10-09-2015, 07:56 AM #1
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Can a 3d scanner/printer duplicate this?
Hi,
Can a 3d scanner scan this and then duplicate it with the printer function? The color, texture and the intricacies of the mounting points, edges and protruding nubs?
Is there anyone local that I could test this out with near Baltimore?
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10-09-2015, 08:19 AM #2
You'll need a high end scanner to get anything halfway accurate. Best is to redesign it in a CAD program. There's no scale but unless it is truly massive printing won't be a hassle.
Last edited by Sebastian Finke; 10-09-2015 at 09:14 AM.
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10-09-2015, 08:36 AM #3
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10-09-2015, 09:16 AM #4
Then hire someone that can. Scanning is not yet able to reproduce dimensionally accurate result. Good enough for statues and buildings but not something like this.
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10-09-2015, 09:35 AM #5
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Is there a database of local designers?
Do you have a guestimate on the hours needed redesign this?
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10-09-2015, 09:38 AM #6
Don't know where you stay but a good place to start is GrabCAD and 3DHubs.
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10-09-2015, 03:42 PM #7
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Direct Dimensions could do this, and they're right outside Baltimore in Owings Mills. But it would have to be worth it to you to make it worth it to them: http://www.dirdim.com/index.htm
Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com
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10-10-2015, 07:01 AM #8
Short answers is: yes.
Nothing there a scanner wouldn't pick up.
And if the base is flat (can't really tell from the pics) then any desktop machine could print one easily. If not, you couls use supports or go for a print bureau with a powder based sls machine.
Have a look on www.3dhubs.com
You'll most likely find someone close to you who can either scan and design and print it.
A quick look (though it came up with 4 baltimores in different states) shows 10 pages of hubbers in baltimore, md.
Some of these will also have desktop scanners.
These services aren't cheap. A 3d hubs enthusiast will be cheaper than a full size print bureau - but still not as cheap as ebay :-)
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