07-03-2017, 10:30 AM
(07-02-2017, 10:35 PM)Hawkeye Wrote: A 3D scanner, eh? Or is that 'huh'?
Hawkeye,
Here's the site for a commercial scanning company that gives a good overview of the process. https://www.laserdesign.com/3d-scanning-parts-objects
The equipment can cost from just over $200.00 for a small kit to multi thousands for a big honking industrial version.
If one needs/wants to replicate an item it is virtually 100% necessary. On the other hand if one is designing from scratch it would tend to sit in the corner and gather dust.
When physicians/surgeons are planning a complex procedure such as separating twins who are conjoined at the head they will use MRI data to print skulls on which to practice. I have a skull with a severely deformed jaw that was made to plan out the surgical procedure to bring the patient's skull into a more average shape.
Stan