3d Scanning?

[Andy_con]

Anyone do any 3d scanning for work or fun?

Been looking at this, it's £400 to buy

 

[Louis]

There is actually a 3D app you can get on your phone. Money comes in the software required to utilise said data, but you can always get the software for free....
Scann3d is what it's called used alongside 3Ds maxx. Depends what you're needing it for though...

 

[Andy_con]

I want to be able to scan car pedals and get the perfect shape.

Then import into autocad to then draw a pedal cover to fit it

 

[Louis]

I personally don't think it's worth the investment when you can easily do that with a set of vernier calipers and a pad of paper

 

[Andy_con]

I personally don't think it's worth the investment when you can easily do that with a set of vernier calipers and a pad of paper

Which is what I currently do, but you can never get the perfect shape and size

 

[botfch]

I work with the professional stuff.
Don't waste your money on those scanners a decent slr camera and some software like Agisoft or Capturing reality would be better for general stuff.

For car pedals you need the proper kit anyway so your talking £££££, photogrammetry on the whole hates anything metal/mechanical.

 

[Feirny]

A friend used to share his unit with a laser scanning company, they did my Lotus for a laugh. Was awesome seeing it all rendered and modelled.

Their kit was properly serious though, they got sent stuff from all over Europe to scan, including train parts on pallets. Mental, really.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Seems like alot of faffing about to me . I just made a carboard template from the old pedals , cut some some new ones out from some 2.5mm aluminium sheet , drilled the holes and pop rivetted them on . Cost me a couple of quid :smile:

 

[BoatNonce]

I remember many years back seeing something called 'DAVID' which was a 3d scanning package, using a background template, webcam and a laser level.

 

[Andy_con]

thanks for the replies.

I'm not talking about making like one set of pedals here, I currently do pedals for Coris & Astra VXR's, Impreza's, Clio's, Megane's, TT's, ford RS & ST. I have plans to add another 10 models very shortly.

my current method works, as its how I got all my current designs. but its not perfect.

all I'm after is a way of capturing outline/shape, accurate to say 1mm.