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I read about this a week ago. This is very cool indeed. Wouldn't scanning an object also play a part though in its printed resolution somehow? As in, if the scanning is done at a lower resolution your part will print with a lesser quality to it? Very cool tech though.

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I read about this a week ago. This is very cool indeed. Wouldn't scanning an object also play a part though in its printed resolution somehow? As in, if the scanning is done at a lower resolution your part will print with a lesser quality to it? Very cool tech though.

Sort of like taking a photo of a photo... The resulting photo is not quite as sharp or good. The term for that is "generational loss."

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On 8/31/2013 at 3:41 PM, Chief Joseph said:

Sort of like taking a photo of a photo... The resulting photo is not quite as sharp or good. The term for that is "generational loss."

Good analogy. Another would be when you copy a VHS movie to a blank VHS tape.

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