3d scanning

[juberafab]

3d scanning seems to be a common practice now of days. It has always been something that I have been interested in and would like to get into. The days of reverse engineering seems to be a thing of the past with modern technology. I will be building two similar truck in the near future and would love to design them completely in CAD. I would prefer to invest the money into a scanner rather than pay someone and not learn. I have other smaller project that I plan to test with first. Is anyone on here currently using a 3d scanner or have any advice i am all ears.

Thanks,
Ryan

 

[Cleandezert]

my company does... but in way bigger scale than you need. lol But if you want to measure a building... let me know.

 

[NODNARB]

https://store.creality.com/collections/scanners

This one was recommended to me by a guy I’ve used for solid modeling help. He said it’s a really good bang for the buck. The raptor/raptor pro ones.
They’ve gotten so much cheaper in the last few years.

 

[the bodj]

I have the shining Einstar and it with well. It’s really helpful for designing plate to tubes that are off axis

 

[the bodj]

You’ll need a computer that’s really up to snuff. It takes. A lot of processing even for small files