Sunday 17 November 2013

Cheap Domestic 3D Scanner






This is the Rubicon 3D scanner which is available for about £200 on Kickstarter here.

"Webcam is not included. We suggest using Logitech C920 because of its good quality, but any other webcam would work, too. With current setup you can scan objects up to 160mm in diameter and about 250mm in height, but since the camera is movable, even bigger objects might fit in."









I would be astonished if this yields acceptable quality for most objects but.....

My first laserprinter cost £2,000. My current one cost £50 and is more effective.

6 comments:

  1. Scanning an object is one thing; knowing what to do with the data is another matter entirely. Do not believe the hype with regards rapid prototyping. It is always generated to make good copy for magazines, newspapers etc and the same old stuff is trotted out every few years...

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    1. Sure but the software tends to improve to match the technology. For example, photo-edit software was once professional use only but now I use it.

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  2. 50 pounds for a laser printer? Really? Where???? May be worth paying the shipping to the US!

    can you scale the stuff up and down using the scanner? Reason I ask is I see a great deal of 20mm and 1/72 stuff out there for my French, depending if investing in a scanner and printer for my hobby for several projects it would be great to scan a smaller scale vehicle and scale it up if so....I think it would pay for itself hand over fist....

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    1. Yeah, laser printers are now as cheap as chips. Mine is wi fi, which is useful when you have lots of computers in the house. Could be issues attaching European gear to American kit.

      I don't know enough about this equipment to know what its limitations are. I would imagine capability is limited at the moment.

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  3. OK, I can see the novelty of scanning a 3D image into your computer,,, but how much would you have to invest to then "print" out the scanned image as a figure?

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    1. Probably too much right now but see my comments re laser printers.

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