3d scanners under $1000 worth the money?

[Hugues]

Hello,

I'm new in the 3d printer world.... I know nothing regarding 3d scanner but your post is very interesting.

I would like to use a 3d scanner for job. I work in a mechanical company and I need to scan some parts in order to save time, compared to draw them.

did you scanned some parts of your motorcycle? what kind of file do you get by scanning? it's a .step file? I will to manage them with solidworks 2015

Hi Andrea,

You cannot get directly a traditional volumetric CAD file with this scanner (and most scanners i guess).

You can get a mesh file, extension is .stl, or also .obj.

I did scan many parts of my motorbike. What I do is build other parts in CAD (I use AUtodesk Fusion 360) around the scan. ADF 360 has a function where you can "pull" your CAD design to stick to the scanned mesh for example, can be very useful.