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How do Structured Light 3D Scanners Work?

If you’ve ever wondered how structured light 3D scanners work, congratulations, you’ve got a curious mind and thirst for knowledge that’ll get you far in life. As you may already know, structured light scanning is one of the main methods of 3D scanning, along with photogrammetry and laser scanning. What you might not know is…

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How to 3D Scan a Person

What drives someone to 3D scan a person? Lust for gold? Power? Or does it just save them a ton of time? It’s probably the third one, but you never can honestly know. The popularity of 3D scanning people is rapidly growing as it allows the creation of customized health solutions, hyper-realistic characters in video games…

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How to 3D Scan Fruit

Like waking up on time without an alarm, scanning fruit is sometimes easy and sometimes just plain hard. So why 3D scan fruit? Perhaps, you’re making a video game and want some assets, or you’ve decided that adding bananas would significantly enhance your next playthrough of Skyrim, or you want to 3D print some cute…

How to 3D Scan Small Objects

We have noticed many of our users want to 3D scan small objects. Things that are so small that they are smaller than the recommended minimum scan volume for our scanners. While not impossible to do, it can be tricky to pull off. But don’t fear. We’ve created this handy guide to help you achieve…

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How to 3D Scan Rocks

I love rocks ‘n’ scanning, so put another rock on the turntable, baby. Alright, let’s put those shoddily reappropriated Joan Jet lyrics aside and get down to the bedrock with this one. 3D scanning rocks, boulders, or minerals can be straightforward or a little complicated, depending on the shape and size of the rock. And…

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How to 3D Scan a Car Door

Getting a good 3D scan of a car door can often be tricky due to its featureless and shiny surfaces. So, we thought we might help some of you guys out by making a step-by-step guide explaining how to get the perfect car door scan. So, let’s get into it, and like just nearly any…