Is anybody using 3D Scanners with Open Source workflows?

[frankharv]

I am tasked with researching 3D Scanners and I am not finding any Linux/GNU/BSD workflows.

Everything looks like it is Windows based. Einscan HX is a Windows product and I really don't want to fight Windows.

I would imagine that captured 3D file could be STL output like 3D printers use for input right?

What about Blender? Does it interface with 3D cams? Looking at the $5K+ range. Pro usage. Scanning machined parts.

Turntable or handheld models....

 

[nexox]

Last I checked into this stuff I gave up in a hurry, since almost all of the viable options required a Windows laptop with a lot of CPU, and that's $1500 I never need to spend.

What I do know is that the output from the scan needs processing to do anything with it, even just to turn it into a simple STL, though the various proprietary software options can make that easier, anything complex likely requires some manual adjustment.

 

[frankharv]

I see Mac IOS supported on some of this 3D scanning software. That might be a better option than Windows..

The problem as I see it is the various 3D scans must be processed by the scanners software that needs a fast computer.

Maybe I could scan and save on laptop and process the pointclouds on a server.
Some complex parts might require alot of scans I read with some manual mesh fixing still needed.

 

[nexox]

Depending on how much processing power the scanner itself has, the laptop CPU may be required to handle the LIDAR returns in real time just to generate the point cloud. For many of the scanners I have seen under $5k or so more processing power means faster and higher quality scans.