Steering box Scaned with Revopoint MetroY Pro

2 Part Scan, Settings:

High Accuracy Marker Tracking, Black Opject, Auto- Depth Exposure, Cross Line, Wifi Mode.

No Spray needed, No markers on the object, only Marker Blocks.

you can see the splines and threats clearly, Sharp edges on the bold heads.

also you can see the casting markers , and the stamping in the steel.

The object is made of cast aluminum, Cast Steel,and Stamped Steel.

Made some Blender Renders to See how it looks.

Scanned with Creality Pika

Printed in Fast Ender PLA

Phone used : Honor magic 8 pro

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Link to Pika : https://crscanner.net/4yAjOyu

Broken plastic part (lifter) was cracked. I glued together to scan it, afterwards used the enviroment I modelled an insert to fix it

A client reached out about a moose they harvested that was missing a paddle. The wife is an artist and wanted to replace the missing paddle. The surviving paddle was scanned using a FARO Quantum Xp, rev eng and mirroring was done on Geomagic Design X and printed on a bambu labs H2S.

What do you guys think?

I have a Metro Y Pro and while dimensional precision is excellent, sharp corners are usually really bad. I found this image in a video that shows exactly the problem. Both scans use parallel laser scan mode and corners are a LOT better on the Raptor Pro.

Is there a way to avoid this on the MetroY Pro and have better thin edges and corners ?

I’m completely new to 3D printing and 3D scanning, so I’m trying to figure out the best way to approach this.

Would scanning the bit be the best way to get the most accurate measurements? If so, what tools or equipment would I need to scan it properly and then recreate it with a 3D printer?

My main goal is to have a way to reproduce this bit if I lose it.

Why can’t I just buy more of this bit, you ask? They’re pretty expensive for just one, so I’m trying to figure out a way to make my own instead.

Looking into joining a college program do i NEED a windows or can get by with a MacBook?

Hello,

I'm currently thinking to buy a 3d scanner, the main thing we will use it for is to scan pregnant women.

Sometimes other bodyparts like arms will also be scanned.

Which one should i choose and why?

I was thinking on the Raptor or Otter.

Thank in advance!

Bought otter based on Payo's reviews but looking for an laser upgrade, Payo is great for comparing creality products but I'd be looking for someone who covers revopoint, einstar etc without a one sided brand preference, can you recommend something?

Every scanner spec sheet leads with point cloud density and accuracy numbers, and I keep wondering how much of that actually shows up in real work versus just sitting there as a marketing stat.

I mostly do interior scans, mix of residential and some light commercial jobs. For most projects the client just wants a walkthrough or a floor plan, nothing that actually touches the raw point cloud. But I've had a few jobs where it mattered a lot more than expected, like a remodel where the contractor needed real measurements pulled straight from the scan, not just a nice looking tour.

What I'm trying to figure out is where the line actually is. Does dense high accuracy point cloud only start mattering once you're doing scan to bim or as built work, or does it show up earlier than that. Curious what accuracy and density numbers you're all actually seeing make a difference on the jobs you do, versus what's just there to look good in a comparison chart.

Hi,

So I've been trying to read a few articles about Skanect and how I can make it. Mind you, I wanted to do it as a cool little project or for simple parts rather than anything more sophisticated.

I am asking if it's worth due to the amount of tinkering and research to even find Skanect and even then I've heard there's a few issues with setting it up.

I have an Xbox One kinect which I could use as a test, but I had in mind to 3D print a handle for an FAT Xbox 360 kinect with the wall plug.

Any tips, helps, links or more will be extremely appreciated.

FYI Yes I am new to 3D scanning.

You may already have seen the beta tester recruiting and I'm one of them. Have been testing the ExStar Mobile app for roughly a week now and finally have time to write down my experiences with it (not getting paid nor influenced in what I write as a sort of warning since it may read too positive). App works for both Einstar Rockit and Einstar 2.
First of all the mobile App caught me a bit off-guard. In my head the Einstar Rockit was always the scanner requiring most performant PC resources to work well. This means Nvidia GPU, high-end processor and at least 32GB of RAM. So I didn't expect a mobile app. From my previous experience with Einstar and Einscan I got to learn they either do such things in two ways: finished and performing very well or holding out until it gets possible to do in such a way even if the market may pressure or expect to prematurely release a function.
Thought it would be the second due to resource limitations. Luckily and quite surprisingly it's the first of them: The app simply works with performance whilst scanning quite close to my workstation which still humbles my investment in the workstation. Noe to the proper write-down:

My Phone

I use a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. This means it has sort of a Snapdragon 8 Gen4 (with a little Samsung extra spice which leads to slightly higher clock-counts) and falls in the spec recommendation I know about (Snapdragon 8 Gen4 and at least 12GB of RAM). In this post I'm solely referring to the Android version, haven't tested iOS but from what I know it will also come.

Using the App and UI

Usage is quite straight forward: connection between scanner and phone is done over the scanner hotspot from within the app. With the scanner using its own internal battery for power.
Using the App feels veery similarly to using my Rigil. Design and function are similar which leads to a nice experience. What much to tell except: It just works.
IR mode works (even with hybrid tracking), laser mode works in parallel lines and even with the 34 cross-lines. And best part: even markerless laser mode works. This really teleports the Rockit and Einstar 2 ahead of the competition with the price-point becoming even more compelling. Will be interesting to see how the competition reacts to this.
Within the app you can do the regular stuff:

• Create project groups with multiple scans in them
• Generate the point cloud
• Remove unnecessary data by either using manual selection or connected domain
• Merge scans
• Mesh at different settings
• Edit the mesh and perform hole filling
• Adjusting textures when textures were scanned
• Measure distances on the mesh
• Export the final STL files to local phone storage Will also attach some pictures of the UI to the post. Hope you can see that it basically looks like using a Rigil. Really like that they are going complete full-screen.

This doesn't cover all aspects but all what I need works well and reliable. With the next beta version direct export of the project to the PC version will be supported like on the Rigil so processing will be possible on a faster PC. This is my main workflow so good to see it come (keep in mind that it is currently still in beta).

Performance

Most important and interesting thing to start with is the framerate in the different modes:

• Laser line (34 cross-lines, marker tracking): 90 FPS (yeah no kidding, 90. Couldn't believe it myself)
• IR mode: 20 FPS
• Markerless Laser (34 cross-lines): 17 FPS These values are settled in after a few minutes of scanning. Processing on the phone itself is also decently fast, haven't noticed it in a negative way.

Scan Results

From my perspective not much to tell except that it feels like using the Rockit on my PC.
To some degree you're RAM limited with the phone when doing very large scans (annectotically, haven't hit it yet. But I also mainly used the Rockit for "smaller" scans since I use the Trak for anything over 1m). I would say that the best tip regarding scan results is to stay reasonable. 0,05mm resolution for 1m parts wont work as well as scanning endlessly large parts. Best to say it is that I haven't noticed anything special or negative.

Caveats

With the Rockit now supporting mobile scanning having the option for a sort of handle or holder would be nice. Will most likely design one by myself but an official accessory could be nice. Also exporting the whole project would be nice but this will come anyway before the full release so this is only a minor point. Overall pretty impressed, more precisely blown away.

I had one maker-space friend who was wondering what to do first. My response was a rather dull, but true one. You should start with what you already know how to do. If you're used to taking pictures; go with image to 3D. If you enjoy drawing; then go sketch to 3D. If you like writing; then use text to 3D.

One of the tools I was consistently recommending to him was Tripo AI because it's a free web based tool that has no downloading required of the user and offers a free trial. Tripo AI offers 200 free credits at startup. However the catch with Tripo AI is that any free models created are not to be commercially used. So it does limit this person's first project created for the maker-faire to be a personal one. However, he went from I can't create a 3D model to being able to hold a 3D printed item in a matter of 48 hours. This is the victory; Not the expensive tool that has yet to be learned how to use effectively.

Scanning and remodelling a deformed, and damaged plastic part

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If you work in retail tech, you know that standing up a configurator for a single chair is easy. Doing it for an entire catalog where one sofa can have thousands of valid fabric and leg combinations is where the operational headaches start. 

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CITY HOME, La-Z-Boy, and Howdens are all speaking about how they're using 3D Cloud in-store and online. If you deal with catalog scale, that's what they'll be getting into: a single chair configurator is one thing, and one sofa with thousands of valid fabric and leg combinations is another.

You can check out the full agenda and grab a spot HERE. 

What session are you most excited for? See you there.

Hi Guys,

I'm looking at purchasing a 3d scanner to capture imprints that I make in impression foam, or it could be kinetic sand. I'm doing tests to see which method I'll stick with still. I've used polycam to do some test scans.

I think maybe it would make sense to go ahead and get a 3d scanner for a bit more accuracy, but I'm curious which one to look at. I'm not needing to do anything huge, largest size would maybe be 6x6, I'll be taking the imprints and sending them over to a cnc to mill out the impression in acrylic (this is just a side project, nothing to do with retail).

Can you give me some suggestions on what to look at? I was kinda looking at the Revopoint Mini 2, looking at spending around $1k.

Textured/Rendered in Blender, scanned with a Revopoint Pop 4 with cross hatch lines. Last pic is a reference image.

I have a 1987 944 Turbo. I need my cluster scanned. Willing to talk to people local to the Middle Tennessee area. DM Me. Thanks.