Sketchup compatible free or almost free 3d scanner

[getyourbone]

Sorry if this has been posted here before. Thought I would share the info. Quite interesting.

I just downloaded it so I haven't had a chance to try it. Anyone have any experience with it?

Good preview and tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUmJZx8LZY0

Download site
http://www.david-laserscanner.com/

[thomthom]

That's a cool video. That YouTube channel seems interesting as well. Nice find.
Thanks for the link.

[thomthom]

Came across another DIY 3D scanner project: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/lego_nxt_3d_scanner.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

[BTM]

Cool!
The lego one seems a bit slow though. As for the resulting shape of the laser scanner, they should use Whaat's polyreduce plugin

[MALAISE]

Hi Friends

I've done some tests using DAVID 3D scanner.It works pretty well, but you need quite a long time before getting
some affordable results. The most important as said in Systm sequence, is to have a really 90°angle "screen".
Then, learning MeshLab and DAVID Scanner is not time saver!
I get still difficulties for the "obj" files alignement and spend time to clean the scans

Here are some files I made :
I use an old laser red (IR Spectrometry) and a PHILIPS webcam (1.3 Mpx)

MALAISE

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[l.frisken]

wow, that looks really awesome. I'm hooked now! I like projects like this. I also did one on making a whiteboard screen using a wii remote and that was also fun!
just wondering what kinds of things you can scan with this.

I would love it if sketchup joined with videotrace! because that is so similar to scanning and yet you can have so much more control over the final model