3d Scanning Services

3D Scanning Allows for Real Time Model Making

Konica Minolta Vivid 9i guitar 3D ScanningIf you’re thinking about the possibilities of model making, you need to familiarize yourself with 3D scanning. This technology can make a wide variety of things possible that otherwise wouldn’t be. You can literally scan anything in the world and get a three-dimensional digital model as a result. It only takes minutes and it’s the perfect way to create digital models for a wide variety of purposes.

What can this technology accomplish? Just about anything. Here are a few examples.

You can scan in parts of a product to compare it to the manufacturer parts as described in a CAD model. You can reverse engineer items by scanning them in, making a digital model, then manufacturing them. You can scan buildings to create 3D models from them. You can even make CAD models of objects to make changes to designs or updates to products.

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RapidForm XOR Uses 3D Scanning for Aerodynamic Design

RapidForm XOR Uses 3D Scanning-1When it comes to improving aerodynamic design, one of the choice methods has always been the use of a wind tunnel. However, designers can now utilize something brand-new to build aerodynamic aircraft digitally. By employing 3D scanning, designers can create aerodynamic designs for a variety of design devices. This technique is called computational fluid dynamics for CFD. It’s currently being used by the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Their latest tests combine wind tunnels, field tests, and CFD for a more accurate and innovative approach.

Accuracy, as you can imagine, it is very important for success here, which is why they are using Rapidform XOR for their 3D scanning needs. The system allows the engineers to build on current designs and improve them using a CFD simulation and then building on top of that with the Rapidform XOR mesh data accumulated from the scanning process. It actually has something called a Mesh Buildup Wizard that allows you to create a water tight mesh in an instant by using several different scans that can be merged together. The results are high-quality, accurate, and highly useful.

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3D Scanning Now Possible at Home Thanks to Lynx A Camera

If you’re interested in technological innovations, you’ll be pleased to hear about the Lynx A Camera. This device is a 3D camera that will make it so anyone with a 3D printer can scan and create objects at home without any other special equipment. Pretty cool, right? There’s just one thing: the Lynx A is … Read more

Go!MODEL Reverse Engineering Tool Announced for Creaform Go!SCAN

3D Systems just announced the launch of their Go!MODEL device. This tool is designed to make it fast and simple to reverse engineer 3D objects. This launch is in partnership with Creaform for their Go!SCAN 3D scanner. This portable device makes it simple to conduct 3D scanning anywhere and everywhere without complicated setups and restrictions. … Read more

When is 3D Scanning Most Useful?

3D technology has gained a lot of notoriety lately. It’s been featured on all sorts of television programs and is actively used by many companies to produce real, practical objects. However, most people think of 3D printing in this regard. So, what about 3D scanning? How does it come into play? What purpose does it … Read more