3d scanner to go with your 3d printer

[dmk]

I want one of these!

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/makerbot-digitize/

Forget about bubbles in your resin, pressure pots, rainy days ruining your castings. Just scan and print.

[MAGNUM4342]

DROOL!

[Harry P.]

Stuff like this will be mainstream very soon. Just you watch.

[shucky]

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.

[Chief Joseph]

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."

[charlie8575]

When the $30,000 hand-held units that will scan to within 1/10,000" accuracy get into this price range, then we'll truly have reason to celebrate.

Charlie Larkin

[Kenmojr]

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.