3D scanner

[phil darcy]

any body using the Nextengine 3D scanner with the std software?

would like to here how its working for you.

 

 

Thanks, Phil

[ERIC14779]

yep... Have RapidWorks too....

 

Scanning large and small parts... It is so cool..

 

for $3,000.00 you can not beat it...

 

It takes a little bit to learn how to use it. But after that you will wonder how you ever got along without it !!!!

 

I have scanned duct covers for the harrier jet, Wing tip nav light lenses and Glare shields (cockpit dashboards) for Beachcraft King air

 

Pitot covers for Marine Harriers (fiberglass to Plastic) they seal against the fuselage.

 

EZ-GO golfcar add on parts...

 

the list goes on and on...

 

makes it so easy to reverse engineer...

[Hardmill]

Weve been looking into a few also.

How do you get around a full 360 of a part ??

 

 

PEACE

[Hardmill]

Well we sat and took a good look at their site

and were gonna order it up on Tues.

Looks like great software.

 

 

PEACE

[35K chipper]

Hardmill,

let us know how well it works? i need one that has 0.0001 in or 0.001mm to profile IC's up to 50mm x 50mm x 3mm. 0.005 in won't cut it for us. if you know of one with this resolution let me know.

 

thanks

35k

[Hardmill]

Did you look at their website.

Pretty cool stuff.

 

We are gonna find out if they got a larger

platform as well

 

 

PEACE

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

quote:

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i need one that has 0.0001 in or 0.001mm to profile

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Do your homework, but I do not think they are made for that. Something that close is hard to check on a CMM much less a laser. I am not saying there are not systems out there, but something that tight will be very costly.

 

Next part is having something to make CAD with. Take a look at Verisurf we have some very good reversing tools.

[Hardmill]

Ron give me a call today sometime.

Id be interested to see what you guys got.

 

 

PEACE

[35K chipper]

Hardmill and Ron,

here are a few links i found on high precision laser scanners. $$$ ???

 

http://www.nvision3d.com/products.html

 

http://gks.com/products/scanners_and_softw...ners/dm-series/

 

http://www.qubic.com.au/minolta_range7.htm

 

http://www.qubic.com.au/products.htm

 

now it's time for cost,and ROI

 

35k

[35K chipper]

found 1 more. maybe colin knows something about these people.

 

http://www.metronsys.com/3d-laser-scanner.html

 

35k

[BBOwen]

We use the Creaform RevScan and Rapidform.

The RxScan is pretty cool.

I have had some major long cutting programs running lately so I have had a lot of time to play with the scanner and software.

This setup is going to save me so much time and gray hairs.

[Hardmill]

We ordered it up yesterday, ill keep you all informed.

 

 

PEACE

[bet338]

Bump:

 

Any updates on how the NextEngine scanner is working out?

[Colin Gilchrist]

Hey, good old Metron!

 

I worked on the prototypes for that scanner a looong time ago. Very cool technology. The main advantage to the Metron system is that it can scan highly reflective parts without the need to treat the surface.

 

If anyone is looking at one of their systems, tell Kyle I said Hi...