What do you get when you mix a Canadian, a laser, a web camera and a penguin sitting in a corner? The perfect ingredients for a show on how to build a laser scanner for $30.
Patrick Norton of Revision3 SYSTM TV take on Ben Eadie of SolidMentor to show you step-by-step how to build and use it to scan anything from a coin to a boat hull. Yeah, he reveals it all and even get in a plug for SolidWorks. Check out the video after the break.
The stuff you need
Here are the items you’ll see Ben and Patrick using in the video below.
- The free basic version of David-laserscanner
- A laser (green is highest quality, most accurate)
- A web camera
- A 90 degree corner
- Black dots
- MeshLab (optional for stitching scans together)
Oh, and you’ll love this. There’s several resources out there about how to turn a red laser into a green laser.
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Nice choice for the screen capture!
I think it captures the moment (and ben's personality) just right, don't you?
I can't watch the video at work, but dang…. in terms of convincing the higher-ups, it sure beats the $2.5k scanners out there. The only decision now is “On which night do I construct one at the office?”
Yes. This is a perfect picture
Nice choice for the screen capture!
I think it captures the moment (and ben's personality) just right, don't you?
I can't watch the video at work, but dang…. in terms of convincing the higher-ups, it sure beats the $2.5k scanners out there. The only decision now is “On which night do I construct one at the office?”
Yes. This is a perfect picture
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