Like many people, I have been preparing files for 3D printing using 3D modeling programs or downloading them from 3D model ...

Capture real objects for 3D modeling, 3D printing, AR&VR with the top 3D scanners of 2023. (Photo : Hispanolistic / iStock) It requires significant effort to create 3D models from scratch.

3D Scanners Output Meshes, Not CAD Models. I’ve explained before how meshes are fundamentally different from what one is usually working with in a CAD program when designing physical parts.

Teachers are using 3D scanning technology, combined with 3D printers, to make learning fun and hands-on. Instead of students learning by checking pictures in textbooks or videos, teachers can scan ...

If you can 3D-scan it, you can 3D-print it – and Matter and Form has announced a super-versatile new way to do so. The Three system creates photorealistic, high-detail, full-color 3D scans of ...

Beyond just scanning a room, the implications for a 3D scanner can be quite cool. You could scan any object of your choosing and send the model to a 3D printer to get a 3D replica of virtually ...

The Photon 3D scanner – which scans objects using a high definition camera and dual laser lines – is relatively small, so it can only handle objects up to 190 x 190 x 250 mm (7.5-inch diameter ...

You can 3D print almost anything. But having a scanner helps foster even more creativity. Here are eight things to know about digital scanners for 3D printers.

In 2020, Ford said it was using laser scanners to develop "3D models of various elements of the station" that no longer exist, helping craftspeople re-create or repair items such as "large, ...

With newly introduced dental intraoral and impression scanners, 3D Systems believes its stereolithography technology is becoming the industry standard for digital dental model production, having ...