NextEngine 3D Scanner - Accurately scan objects that can be difficult or impossible to replace! (Video is a couple three years old - new version even better now!)

LisaSelk · April 21, 2015, 3:39am

I posted a link on a separate thread a few minutes ago to a video of a much higher (read: much more expensive; but, much higher quality - like what I’m guessing Robert was hoping for…) 3D Scanner that was shown on Jay Leno’s show a while back… (Faro ScanArm 3D Laser Scanner - Scan Entire Vehicles with this scanner!)

Here is another video from another show Jay Leno did. This is actually an older version of the scanner that 3D Fab has been looking to get. The version I had requested on this month’s board meeting has been improved; plus they now offer upgrades that make it MUCH better than it was almost three years ago when this video was uploaded!

Check out the video and SEE how great the old version was; and, just imagine how much better the new version is!!! (Yes! I can hardly wait until we have a quality scanner like this at Dallas Makerspace!!!)

Continuing the discussion from 3D Scanner for the space:

3D Scanner for the space

UPDATE:

As previously mentioned, I did add a request for a 3D Scanner on this month’s Board Meeting agenda. It was tabled for now. Below is my response on a thread regarding the board meeting.

Prior to the board meeting, Robert, one of the board members, had expressed his concern that the Next Engine may not be as high quality as he would like to see for Dallas Makerspace. After the board meeting, at least one member suggested we consider asking for an industrial quality scanner - basically thinking forward to get the best Dallas Makerspace can afford!

With that feedback, I have added acquiring an High Quality, High Definition 3D Scanner to next month’s board meeting: (https://dallasmakerspace.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors_Meeting_20150517#Acquire_a_High_Definition_3D_Scanner_.28Lisa_Selk.29). As the first solution to consider, I suggested an industrial quality scanner (at a cost of $20,000 or more) for the board to consider; and, also added the top of the line “Under 10,000 range scanner” (that I had suggested during this month’s meeting) as the second solution to consider.

Over the next couple weeks, I will be doing some research into the industrial quality scanners ($10,000 - $50,000 range). I will start with the information found at this review site: http://3d-scanners.ireviews.com/2015-best-3d-scanners-under-50000-review.

Please feel free to add suggestions. It would be most awesome if we could acquire a super high quality scanner that could be used to scan vehicles as well as small objects!!! (and, we will have the top of the line “mid-to-pretty-darn-great” range 3D Scanner that I had on the agenda for this month ~ which I would still be more than excited to have at the 'Space!!!)