What Computer Specs Do I Need to 3D Scan? CPU, RAM, GPU, etc.

[@santiagoblandon3022]

I'm glad Cole is back! Rob and Cole make such a great team!

[@benjamingrice4063]

Can you collect scan data on a laptop then do the processing on a different desktop

[@NischGTM]

I bought an i9, RTX 3090, 64GB rig when I got my HX, but I also use it as a secondary gaming/VR computer at home

[@FawkesHD]

Thanks for the tips, just built a computer with a Threadripper cpu, RTX 4090 and 256gb DDR5 RAM with full watercooling. Hopefully this meets the recommended specs requirement for VXElements.

[@justinhill9915]

This was great and made me laugh! “We get it, you have a cool computer!” 😂 Great info, thanks.

[@handersonbarros7203]

hi, can i use a very wold lapttop to conect the scaner with usb and use a powerful virtual machine to run the program??

[@user-dr2pg8fk2i]

Right, but can I do the job with something like a 7900 XTX?

[@VisionMiner]

No, you cannot -- the Shining3D Scanner software specifically uses the CUDA cores in nVidia chip architecture, and so it does not work on AMD GPUs

[@jackmadi2765]

This video topic sounds soo familiar…lol thanks for all your support guys!

[@gerardobulacio4169]

Hello, I would like to buy this used laptop for my Einscan SE (ASUS ROG STIX SCAR 15.6"R9 5900H / 32GB RAM / 1024GB SSD M2 / RTX3080) my question is if it is compatible with AMD Ryzen R9 5900 microprocessors???

[@VisionMiner]

Hey Gerardo! That laptop should be fine for an Einscan SE. Really the two things to look out for with compatibility is the OS and the GPU since EXScan only works on Windows and requires an NVIDIA GPU :)

[@poodlescone9700]

You can use an Einscan SE on a Phenom 1045t with 16gb and a 1050ti. It will peg the cpu during mesh generation but only use 25% of gpu resources and 9gb of the RAM for scans with 4m points and triangles. Even an FX6300 with 32gb and a quadro M4000 works just fine, too.

[@volksbugly]

I like you too Cole! :P Great video. Hey Rob, Your monitor alignment isn't perfect, it drives me nuts! Hmm only if you had a hmmmm I don't know 3d scanner and printer so you could print some plastic clip things to go over the top and bottom to keep them aligned. Like a U channel with a slight angle to match. Just a fun thing to do. :D

[@daveb1870]

Quadro P4200 mobile in a zbook, 64 gig ram i7 8850?

[@MissMotocross11]

Hello would an rtx2060, i7 9th gen with 64gb VRAM b ok?

[@VisionMiner]

Yes!

[@MissMotocross11]

@@VisionMiner thank you for responding, I tried to scan an entire engine but made the foolish mistake of scanning 12mil data points in one go with 16gb of RAM. Your videos really help! Can my scan give me the dimensions of what I scan? I’m using the ein scan HX Any advice would be much appreciated! Thank you

[@domagojlipusic3937]

Hi, I will only need to scan interiors of vans with Einscan HD.. Will I be able to do it with an i9 12th gen and gtx 3070ti laptop? 32gb of ram also

[@VisionMiner]

That's plenty of power. The main thing to really look for which isn't a problem in your case is making sure you have an NVIDIA card instead of AMD

[@StanEby1]

As brilliant as always. Thanks.

[@blevintastic]

I'm using a HD pro, alot of HD and larger rapid models at high res. absolutely agree with whats been said. My laptop has 64gb Ram which i agree you should have as a minimum, 2070 super, intel 8 core, everything runs at 50% or below to generate the point cloud. so plenty of headroom, producing 5 million poly models without breaking a sweat.

[@VisionMiner]

Rockin!

[@guruautowerks]

You said you do have people running AMD CPU setups but Einscan says AMD isnt supported. Is this just whats recommend and AMD setups have been confirmed to work despite that?

[@VisionMiner]

AMD CPU's (like the Ryzen) do work, but the AMD Graphics cards do not -- you need the nVidia CUDA architecture for the graphics

[@guruautowerks]

@@VisionMiner appreciate you confirming that information! Bought an Intel/Nvidia laptop but nice to know I can use my AMD setup if I swap the GPU. Keep up the great content, extremely helpful!!!

[@FragBenitez]

Haha that guy really didn't wanted to be there making this vid

[@matteoparenti741]

It's a bit of an inconclusive video. You you just throw models and big assumptions without explanation. And in doing so, you contradict yourselves. If you have an i5, it's a 9600k . If you have an i7, it's 9700k/f/ . The i7 9600k doesn't exist. And 9th gen is more than 2 years old. Which would go against your initial recommendations. I get it, it's intended to explain the topic to non-pc persons and guide them in the purchase phase. Except you just lay down some non-sense rules, just to break them with your own examples.

[@Grimmwoldds]

It's also a bit ignorant. You could get away with anything from Skylake(6000 series Intel CPUs) assuming they have were high enough up the SKU stack, and deducting points if it's a mobile processor(many of the thin/mini computers). Everything up til 11th gen was Skylake+, Skylake++, etc. Within 2 years? Sorry. Tiger lake and Alder lake won't do you any favors. I think you MIGHT have some issues if you're on Zen, but Zen 2 should be fine. Guy should have said "workstation"(as in actual design workstation, not a thin client for the receptionist) Gaming rigs from BB always suck ass and lie about the RAM and CPU.

[@TheeAbstractHero]

@@Grimmwoldds I definitely agree with the arrogant part, this video was not much help for me at all. I'm on a budget, looking to see if I can get by with my OLD rig. You think my 4.6Ghz i7-3770k and 16gb of DDR3 would get by if I reduced the poly count of the mesh data? I quit gaming years ago and still have a 2GB 6 series GPU, So I have completely come to terms with replacing that by necessity. It's been fine for parametric modelling but this is a new level of complexity.

[@SaifBinAdhed]

after this video you need to make a video about how to scan PC components :D

[@hermes8258]

3d scanning from any company's device (yours or Artec for example), need maximum portability (has to be a laptop to do most of the projects), tight budget. What is the least I can get away with (plus recommended and ideal) for 3-D scanning of life-size human form and large archaeological items. *on the road*? Perhaps getting an office computer to do some of the application, but ideally totally mobile. Think sex dolls and museums - NOT industrial and NOT architectural work. Starting as a hobby (because the market might not exist)

[@VisionMiner]

We have scanned with a lenovo legion gaming laptop from 2018 but often run into problems when scanning large parts or any part with high detail.

[@3dtechnologies153]

The computer is not the problem. The prices on these scanners is.

[@VisionMiner]

For what, hobbyists? People are using these in business to make more money :)

[@Davor_3D_ZrAM]

Just love cut to the chase attitude, reminded me of my ten line essays from college.

[@davidfarmer2049]

why doesnt he just tell us

[@gabbermaikel]

so i just spend 10k on a pc with dual processors, and now you guys said i need a dual 3090 in it. You guys can recommend me a scanner for the 200$ i have left after spending this much on a pc? 🤣

[@PeterAcrat]

🙄 When Mac?!

[@VisionMiner]

No plans :/

[@amiga2091]

Cole can't say Nvidia. Nahvidia? LOL