How do you know that it isn't just an iron inclusion in the material? You don't. So don't get too excited there. More likely terrestrial from the embedded material.

nice

startups aren't made to last they're made to be bought out. that's how it works these days. send that machine to someone who will open source it for the world.

cool they have 2 models one sells for 2k

Where are you located? Which state? Looks beautiful

are reflective metals a problem ? do you need to spray something on reflective surfaces ?

seems there are other companies that make SLS printers, but they also are not for hobbyists cheapest i could find is 17k usd

Seems a lot of hassle.

What model of scanning electron microscope is this?

THis looks great - I loved that project too!

Did you try to get access to a CT scanner? Maybe a veterinarian facility has one. Would be interesting to scan the iPhone shell.

Man please take care of your body.

I worked in a metrology lab so I’m experienced in using blue light scanners (structured light scanners). Anything that is reflective and or shinny will result in poor resolution and or error in the point cloud. What we do to mitigate this is to use a talc based spray. This is a very fine white powder that gets sprayed onto the part and gives it a Matte white finish. It’s specifically made for 3d scanning and the spray thickness is thinner than the uncertainty of the device you are using. Thus not an issue. This will allow you to achieve a better result in your blue light scan.

Wow. Never have the customer perform engineering, they should just have shipped a new unit they tested themselves. What were they thinking!

Imagine if you have scanners on all sides, and you're able to run them simultaneously

Get a small rotating table and maybe a stand for the scanner.

you should try the HEXAGON Absolute Arm 7-Axis!

Try one of the real metrological 3D scanner. Keyence has a new family just out. the Lj-S8000 series. In my experience these are tons better.

Ita been 2 years.. when are tou going to build something

you should try a rotating table and the camera on a tripod

Isnt the whole point of scanning a 3d object, I dont know, maybe scanning it in 3 dimensions, ie have it rotating around whilst scanning ?

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Have you considered placing your object on a rotating platform and then mounting the scanner on a track that circles around and up and down and over? Make sense?

Tip: Try it with Sublimation Spray Also I would really like to now how it compares to the RevoPoint MetroX. (0.01mm precision, about the same price) Apparently there software is WAY better.

Shout out to fellow vim lovers :D I use Emacs these days but I use vim almost daily for one reason or another. I've always fancied being able to do 3d printing & scanning, its amazing how far scanning technologies have come in the past 10 years. I am still in awe at my robot vacuum cleaner's lidar sensor, and that's more or less old news these days!

Wow, almost thought that Stranger Parts was dead...

I remember interviewing with a company who did this about 20+ years ago and it's insane to think that today you can just buy this for home use. Back then it was state of the art technology.

great video! that's so cool that you can get a scan of a pet :)

Just thought I'd let you know; I almost unsubscribed from your channel due to this video, rather one specific moment within. At one point you finished scanning Ambrose and the image cuts to the laptop screen and in the background, a treat was cast aside that had been earned and no longer belonged to you. Meanwhile off-screen, I could all but hear the heartbreaking howl of a good boy in anguish. If my hands had not been preoccupied with my pizza rolls and Mountain Dew I might have reached the button Before you managed to award your handsome assistant! Good vid btw, the Raptor is a hell of a lot more impressive than my Creality Scan Ferret. I was pretty disappointed with that thing. Maybe I'll save up the money in hopes of dropping out of the self-taught CAD degree I have been begrudgingly pursuing. My teacher is the real problem there though, he doesn't know shit all about CAD OR teaching. He also talks to himself...

Never expected an ad from you… Disappointed.

Use a motorized turntable, and a wad of blue tack under the subject to raise it up a bit. I was able to scan my in ear hearing aids and make custom hearing protection for in the shop.

Reflective surfaces don't play nice with scanners

Good to see you back! Do you have any 3d scanning spray powder? Sometimes that can help with reflective surfaces like the phone.

You should take a look at AliceVision Meshroom. It can translate a bunch of images into a mech, much like the Creality Scanner. Meshroom is free, but it requires a Nvidia GPU running Windows or Linux. Not sure if it has the resolution for small things like a iPhone case, but with a good camera and a well lit object it might work :)

Hi! I work as a surface modeler in the aerospace and automotive industries for the last 15 years, and do a ton of RE work with laser scanned data. In fact, at this very moment, I'm taking a break from surfacing a full airframe from laser scanned data. I've done everything from little tiny stuff the size of an iPhone, custom car bodies, all the way up to a Boeing 777. At one point I even owned some Creaform gear, but realized that my time was better spent doing the modeling vs doing the scanning. I can tell you that the issues you're having with the iPhone body scan are endemic to these lower end scanners. This scanner is basically on par with a Creaform scanner from ~15 years ago, at 10% the cost. So while the cost of entry in 2024 is great, a ~15 year old Creaform unit is nothing to write home about in 2024. While it's SUPER fun to play with these things, what I've found is that at the very low end of the market, your money is always better spent hiring a qualified scanning vendor. I work with a vendor in LA on all my projects, and in 15 years they've done nothing but deliver utterly flawless results. Having them scan the iPhone case is something that's likely in the low 100's of dollars. If you're interested, I could ping them and see if they would be willing to scan the iPhone case. It might be an interesting video subject - low end scanner vs state of the art. Cost of ownership vs. cost of hiring out the job. Holler if you're interested!

Scotty, this was incredible timing! I've been looking into the Creality Otter 3D scanner (which makes the same accuracy claims???) based on a series of videos from channel 3D Revolution (great channel, btw). From this video, though, I'm beginning to wonder if I should hold off on buying it. I saw your conversation in the comments with Makers Muse and saw the price of conversion software was ridiculous. I'd love to see your process with this tech in the future.

The new clone a willy

I feel like a dog would be easier to scan with a ring of cameras shooting simultaneously, that way movement is not even a factor.

At 15:18, I spy some Giant Ai robots. Let me know if you need help getting them working, I bought one at auction as well

oh sweet we finally got a cheap chineese laser scanner *$1,200* oh...

yeah, scan enough of your dog's head to 3D print it full scale and mount it to the wall... just to fk with his head. (lame pun intended)

Not that I believe the end result are consistently as good, but the app realityscan have proven to be reliable in quality to me. Free processing of a sane amount of images and a pretty nice UX.

get a lazy susan and put a motor on it and gearing to make it turn really slow, then tripod mount the scanner, you now have a badass scanner easy to use, thank me later do eet nauw

is there a difference between Raptor and RaptorX with regard to scan quality and capabilities?

How in the world did i become unsubscribed

hey thats still using lasers even if they are low power, maybe just dont scan living things because you might damage their vision if they look the wrong way for too long.

Always nice to see a new Scotty video! 🎉

there's that 3d scanning spray that creates a matt finish, it evaporates after a short time.

one thing that can be seen pretty well in your video is that in areas, where your scan ends, creality scan adds edges everywhere (where there are none). no idea why it does it. these edges appear after optimization and are now present in the raw point cloud. this makes merging different scan sides moe work than it has to be because all the edges, that the software created out of thin air, need to be removed before merging. not sure if you have done that.

If I understand correctly there are also temporary coatings coatings that can be applied to objects to help cut down on the reflections? Not sure if that helps in the blue light mode, or if it's just for IR 🤔 I know it from LTT and their 3d scanner