Blender3D homemade 3D scanner

[m. allen west]

This is just something I thought looked like fun...
This will show you how with almost no money you can make a basic 3D scanner
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http://www.youtube.com/v/w2uH1Ag2cAY&hl=en_US&fs=1&
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You will need
david-laserscanner (http://www.david-laserscanner.com/)
blender (http://www.blender.org/)

good examples >> Gallery (http://www.david-laserscanner.com/?section=Gallery)

enjoy...:D

[Scottae]

Wow.......if that really works, that would be cool.

[niq]

the technique (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structured_light) works and is actually relatively simple. here (http://www.volunteerlabrat.com/default.html?goto=scanner.html) is an example for a full 3d version that will not only cover a surface per scan.
i searched for that kind of stuff recently myself because i need something to measure the volume of pretty fragile objects.

[FlashMove]

Good fine niq. I think it's certainly possible. In fact, there are already 3d model printers that can output your 3d into the real world!