3D scanner available

Hi friends,

I dropped off a 3D scanner in the studio. It’s in the cabinet under the printers by the window. Please check it out and play around! I found it really pretty fun, but it does take some time to get the workflow down - be patient!

It works best with complex geometry with distinct landmarks, like a human face! It does struggle with flat, symmetric and shiny objects. So for example scanning an unfired pot would work well, but it would be difficult after glazing :slight_smile: There are some little reflective dots in the case. If you are having trouble processing the scan, just slap a few on the surface of the object.

I found if you are scanning a human, I found it works well to just put the device on a tripod and spin them around in a chair. There’s a tripod in that same drawer.

Maybe we can make some fun halloween themed things hehe

Here is the software, you will need a fairly beefy nvidia GPU to process the scan data: Einstar Software Download : Einstar Support

Here is an example of somebody we scanned and printed for a model when we were planning some facility layout changes :smiley:

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Thank you, that is a fun and helpful donation! Love the example photo you included of where you used it for a redesign. @Chris or @paul , either of you worked with this model scanner before?

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No but I’ve seen one demoed before. I can’t wait to use it… next week. :disappointed_face:

It seems to work fine with an Apple silicon MacBook as well. Was able to grab some of my left hand holding the scanner with my right hand.

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