3d Scanning in perth

[Bodie Hartley]

Hi everyone, i've been googling it on and off for a few days now without any promising results so i thought i'd ask pigmi.

Is there some sort of 3d scanning available in perth? For 3d modelling, i'm interested to see how much it would cost to get something scanned.




I found these videos which i found really interesting, not sure if anyone else is interested in this.

This one is a how to make your own cheap 3d scanner guide
http://revision3.com/systm/laserscan/


This one astonished me, they scan in a broken engine part using a 3d scanner called NextEngine 3d scanner and then a machine prints the part out in 3d, in plastic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc



I think this stuff is really amazing, it'd be good if anyone could let me know about any facilities in perth that will let me do this, or also just if anyone has had any experience with these sort of machines and processes.

Thanks :)




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[Nick Lowe]

It's pretty rewarding scanning stuff, and you can get good results
using a laser liner.

I worked with a few people at my previous employer (ViSLAB) to make a
laser scanner a few years ago (2005) using a laser liner and a lazy
susan (turntable); mixing the two together, we called the project
LazyScan.

Here's an old (out-of-date, partially complete wiki page):

- http://wiki.vislab.usyd.edu.au/moin.cgi/LazyScan

At demos we usually scanned Mr Potato-head and the monkey shown in the
image on the wiki page, but I couldn't find many images of results
online. Only this one of a (boring) box:

- http://www.vislab.usyd.edu.au/?q=node/8

The software was written in C under Linux. I've often thought about
revisiting it with a simpler design (a handheld device), and releasing
the software as Open Source. Not too much impetus given that David 3D
Scanner is available cheaply though.

Although it would be neat to see what results you could get with one
of those new "pocket projector" which could scan a large area at once!
Hmmm...

- Nick



On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:54 AM, Bodie Hartley <bodieh@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone, i've been googling it on and off for a few days now without any
> promising results so i thought i'd ask pigmi.
>
> Is there some sort of 3d scanning available in perth? For 3d modelling, i'm
> interested to see how much it would cost to get something scanned.
>
>
>
>
> I found these videos which i found really interesting, not sure if anyone
> else is interested in this.
>
> This one is a how to make your own cheap 3d scanner guide
> http://revision3.com/systm/laserscan/
>
>
> This one astonished me, they scan in a broken engine part using a 3d scanner
> called NextEngine 3d scanner and then a machine prints the part out in 3d,
> in plastic.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc
>
>
>
> I think this stuff is really amazing, it'd be good if anyone could let me
> know about any facilities in perth that will let me do this, or also just if
> anyone has had any experience with these sort of machines and processes.
>
> Thanks :)
>
>
>
>
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> My latest work, and news
> http://www.bobostuff.com/
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[Crispin Wellington-2]

Also on the DIY front there's this:

http://homebiss.blogspot.com/2009/02/diy-3d-laser-scanner.html
http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/22/david-software-turns-your-webcam-into-a-3d-laser-scanner/

Regards

Crispin

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:54 AM, Bodie Hartley <bodieh@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone, i've been googling it on and off for a few days now without any
> promising results so i thought i'd ask pigmi.
>
> Is there some sort of 3d scanning available in perth? For 3d modelling, i'm
> interested to see how much it would cost to get something scanned.
>
>
>
>
> I found these videos which i found really interesting, not sure if anyone
> else is interested in this.
>
> This one is a how to make your own cheap 3d scanner guide
> http://revision3.com/systm/laserscan/
>
>
> This one astonished me, they scan in a broken engine part using a 3d scanner
> called NextEngine 3d scanner and then a machine prints the part out in 3d,
> in plastic.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc
>
>
>
> I think this stuff is really amazing, it'd be good if anyone could let me
> know about any facilities in perth that will let me do this, or also just if
> anyone has had any experience with these sort of machines and processes.
>
> Thanks :)
>
>
>
>
> --
> ______________________________
> My latest work, and news
> http://www.bobostuff.com/
>

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[Will Dowling]

> This one is a how to make your own cheap 3d scanner guide
> http://revision3.com/systm/laserscan/

That's pretty nifty. Poking around on the forums at DAVID Laserscanner,
it looks like you can get some pretty decent results with a very dark
room and a projector.

This means that if you've got a decently focusable camera that takes
movies and a projector - there's no cost to start playing with this.

I'll give it a go this week and let you guys know how I go! :)


Will Dowling

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[Chris McCormick]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 02:54:09AM +0900, Bodie Hartley wrote:
>
> This one astonished me, they scan in a broken engine part using a 3d scanner
> called NextEngine 3d scanner and then a machine prints the part out in 3d,
> in plastic.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc

Slightly off topic, but 3d priting excites me enormously: here are a couple of
projects I've been tracking:

http://shapeways.com/ <- do your own 3d printing
http://reprap.org/ <- self-printing 3d printer

It would be so cool if an indie game also produced indie game character toys.
Might be an interesting way to fund development.

Best,

Chris.

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[Christopher Phillips-2]

On 11/03/2009, at 02:54 , Bodie Hartley wrote:

> Is there some sort of 3d scanning available in perth? For 3d  
> modelling, i'm interested to see how much it would cost to get  
> something scanned.

There's that place in one of the covered malls off Hay St that does  
those 'bubbles in crystal' sculptures; they've told me in the past  
they'd be happy for me to come in with a USB key or blank CD if I  
wanted to get the data from doing a face scan of myself (I never got  
around to it, so I can't say anything about how useful the data is).


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[Christopher Phillips-2]

On 12/03/2009, at 01:01 , Chris McCormick wrote:

> http://reprap.org/ <- self-printing 3d printer

There are a few people in Perth building those at the moment.

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[jezza-b]

pros in the hills.

http://www.headus.com/au/

[Joel Blackwell]

They have an office in Perth, but I don't know if they do the scanning here.

Also, UVLayout rocks.  That is all ;)

-Joel


jezza-istpika wrote:
> pros in the hills.
>
> http://www.headus.com/au/
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[jezza-b]

> They have an office in Perth, but I don't know if they do the scanning here.

Yes, they do scanning here.

Joel Blackwell wrote:

They have an office in Perth, but I don't know if they do the scanning here.

Also, UVLayout rocks.  That is all ;)

-Joel


jezza-istpika wrote:
> pros in the hills.
>
> http://www.headus.com/au/
>

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[Joel Blackwell]

Thanks jezza, that's good to know.

-Joel


jezza-istpika wrote:

>> They have an office in Perth, but I don't know if they do the scanning
> here.
>
> Yes, they do scanning here.
>
>
> Joel Blackwell wrote:
>> They have an office in Perth, but I don't know if they do the scanning
>> here.
>>
>> Also, UVLayout rocks.  That is all ;)
>>
>> -Joel
>>
>>
>> jezza-istpika wrote:
>>> pros in the hills.
>>>
>>> http://www.headus.com/au/
>>>
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