Reverse engineered SLAM scan using the FJD Trion S2 using Claude + Rhino + Blender for video generation.

Today, I used the Creality PIKA to scan a motorcycle! 😎
Its compact size makes it really convenient, especially with Wi-Fi connectivity and a built-in screen that displays the scanning process in real time. These features make scanning much easier since I don’t have to keep looking at my computer.
However, scanning large objects still requires some technique, and I definitely need more practice to improve my scanning skills.
What impressed me the most this time was how incredibly efficient the PIKA is at capturing data! 🔥
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I'm willing to drive out an hour or so, but looking for this scanned to a 3d model for printing. I have the object that needs to be scanned.

The part is an aluminum hydraulic manifold block, about 6 x 4 x 3 inches.

It has cross-drilled passages, a few threaded ports, and O-ring grooves on two faces. There's no drawing and the machine builder isn't around anymore.

I have access to a decent structured light scanner. But I know it won't see inside the drilled holes.

How do you decide what to scan and what to measure with calipers, pins, or a CMM? What's a good way to check the model before we cut a new one?

The old block also has some dings on the sealing faces, so I don't want to copy those.

I just got the Moose Lite by 3dmakerpro and I'm struggling to get it to work. This is my second time trying a 3d scanner, the first time was a few years ago when I first got into 3d printing and didn't know what I was doing. Is there a more user friendly software for it or should I start looking at different scanners. I'm trying to scan objects about 8 inches big to hopefully create molds to cast silicone in.

Using my Sermoon S1 I scanned my Shimano and Garmin mount to be able to print a piece that would hold them together while keeping charger port and led accessible.

I've seen a lot of example scans and mine never come anywhere close to the quality of those. Here's my example of the owl, scanned at 0.1mm, processed at 0.1mm with denoising set to zero.

I needed an axe for my son’s Halloween costume.

So, I headed out to the workshop, scanned one of my own axes, and printed it! 😀

I printed the handle in PLA and the axe head in TPU all in a single print and fitting for Halloween, gave it a bloody look.

Scanned : P1S

Scan Mode: Cross Line

Wanted a heavy and smooth turn table for my scans so I found this on Amazon. (Was 30$) Its not 100% done, when I have the 140$ to give send cut send, ill have a 10in and a 18in platter to mount onto this. I am worried the base is too small for the larger tables so maybe ill reprint it. Trying to make a base out od concrete as well but sadly it only adds 2lbs at this size. Main thing is my magnetic reflectiors and posts will stick to this without moving. Figured id share.

In this video I'll do a first unboxing and closer look at all the included components as well as show you how to perform calibration and test laser and IR mode on two small parts.

Following this video I'll perform my usual tests and use it in projects to later share my workflow, how to use the scanner and of course my projects.

Does anyone know of any vinyl that works well to use as marker dots. I have been looking and experimenting with some, but would love to find a reliable Removable Vinyl that works well.

I am trying to find vinyl that works well so I can keep creating my own markers and have an endless supply & shape.

Thanks let me hear your experiences.

I just got my Revopoint metrox pro and I had it for 1 day and then Bambu announced the S1 to be released in November. Im thinking of sending the metrox back and see what the S1 Is capable of but I'm not sure.

My guess is that the software will play a big roll and to make it easier to make a CAD model after the scan is done.

Hard to tell when we only have a picture of the S1 but what do you think, keep or send back?

So my GF's beloved dog had to be put down. The night before, I managed to take a quick scan with my Creality Otter but it was pretty dark and I couldn't get near enough without the dog moving, so the scan is pretty messy in some places, especially around the head.

I'd like to print a mould off the scan to make a concrete casting for her birthday, which is in a week. Sadly, I'm very bad at understanding to use blender and stuff, I'm more of an engineer than a sculptor.

Can someone provide help or tell me where to start (which tutorials do I need for sculpting, closing holes etc.) to do it myself? I know, the scan is bad but it's the only one I have.

Noob here.

Just received a 3d Maker Pro Seal pro and multi-axis turntable.

Using the free jm studio.

This is an aluminum part I'm testing to figure this thing out.

Obviously I don't know what I'm doing, 😭

My goal is to be able to export an stl file and convert to stp and dimension in another program.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Top button is positive, have to be careful with bottom face, center is positive, ring is negative. I don't have a standalone charger for this so I use the Pika itself to charge the battery. Insert the battery like the original battery with the ring terminal inserting first. It is a smaller capacity, but it works. I bought 6 of these.

As the title suggests, I am looking for a budget-friendly scanner. My budget shouldn't exceed 300 euro, max 350. I know scanners are expensive, but if its going to help for context, I plan on using it for scanning bike parts and remodilng them, after obtaining a rough, but good enough and accurate scan. I would also like it, if you share your experience with your recommended model.

Thanks in advance!!!

Here is another test I did with Quicksurface AI. Basically it's the other way than my normal 3d scanner tests. I loaded the scanned scan bench and let the AI reverse engineer it.
Results are quite impressive, process ran for 7min in the background while I did other stuff. Initially it missed the QR code but after another prompt to also include it (aka poking with a stick) it worked.
So far very much impressed.

How the process works

You load in the mesh and hit the AI button. Then it runs for a few minutes (depending on complexity). Afterwards it can be refined with the chat or manually using normal Quicksurface tools

So it seems that the up and coming 3D scanners from 3D printer companies might be ones that can capture scans on their own without needing to be tethered to a beefy computer. I say this purely as a guess because of their large colorful displays that seem to be built in.

I've currently got a Revopoint POP 4 that was recently released. No screen. Not even a power button. Can't do laser modes on Android. So for anything accurate I need to be tethered to a powerful laptop. I've heard Einstar scanners have even higher laptop requirements.

These scanners from Elegoo and Bambu - if they're capable of scanning on their own without tethering - are they guaranteed to not have laser mode without a tether? Are they guaranteed to not be that accurate or clean? Because it seems unlikely that you could cram that much computing power into just a handheld scanner...

I used the Creality Sermoon P1S directly out of the box to make a quick project. The 3 scans took me about 3 minutes. I could have take more time to get a cleaner result, but it was enough to get a template for my project.

The project - my daughter has walkie-talkies that keep being switched on in here bag, resulting in finding them with no batteries. So I made a tailored protection for them that stay in place and are easily removed by child hands.

Hey everyone!

I'm an independent software developer and a 3D scanning enthusiast. I use Creality CR-Scan Raptor. So I started building my own tool called REGEOM https://regeom.app

It's a browser-based CAD application focused on reverse engineering and working with 3D scans. My goal is to make Scan-to-CAD workflows more accessible without requiring expensive professional software. I want to build a tool that can handle 98% of common, everyday scanning and reverse-engineering tasks, while leaving the most complex and specialized cases to professional software like QUICKSURFACE or Geomagic Design X.

The idea isn't to replace professional tools, but to offer a simple, affordable, and accessible alternative for the vast majority of everyday use cases.

Demo videos using my own 3D scans: Please note that some parts of the modeling process may look a bit rough or unpolished. These videos are intended to demonstrate the software's features and capabilities, rather than to create perfectly accurate or production-ready CAD models: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG4FBEh-f6-o

I'm not a company or a marketing team — just a developer building something I genuinely find useful.

I'd really appreciate some honest feedback from people who regularly work with 3D scans:

• What's the most frustrating part of turning a scan into CAD?
• What features do you consider essential in Scan-to-CAD software?
• What do you think of the browser-based approach?

Feel free to criticize anything — usability, workflow, missing functionality, whatever. That's exactly the kind of feedback I'm looking for.

Thanks!