#3d scannerz portable

It offers itself in pre-assembled and do-it-yourself kit forms the latter for a significant saving as well as an educational experience to do or share.īecause this machine is built with the open source world in mind, there's also Linux software, as well as Mac or PC on hand.

The 3D printing community is one backed by a wave of enthusiasm, and so it’s only fitting that this scanner has made itself thoroughly at home with that customer base. The wired design makes the system reliable, but doesn’t help with what’s already not as comfortable as the design could be, if it were a bit more forgiving of use angle. On the other hand, at less than 1/10th of other handheld 3D scanners, and capable of scanning around a person (if they stand very still), this could be a useful tool. The on-screen warnings (like “Too Close” or “Too Far”) are useful, but it would be useful to have more and clearly labelled buttons on the device itself.ĭon’t be surprised if you have to do a lot of post-production work with 3D scans from this device, but the XYZ software does include handy repair tools including a measure. It is pretty easy to grip and manipulate, though the process – perhaps inevitably – still takes a little longer than anyone would want.

#3d scannerz portable

This makes it a good deal more flexible and portable than others on this list. The XYZscan Handy is – according to the chosen mode – able to scan objects, whole human bodies, heads or (presumably for the film memorabilia community), masks.