Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. Oct 30, 2015, 03:38pm EDT Nov 06, 2015, 05:50pm EST This article ...

The concept of a 3D scanner can seem rather simple in theory: simply point a camera at the physical object you wish to scan in, rotate around the object to capture all angles and stitch it together ...

Makers, developers and hobbyists searching for a way to create an affordable 3D scanner, that can be used to create digital imagery for 3D printing and similar. Might be interested in a new Raspberry ...

There are multiple apps that use the iPhone to perform 3D scanning of objects, but most of them require a LiDAR scanner (distance measuring sensor) and cannot be used on models that do not have a ...

HP’s Sprout all-in-one was a behemoth when it launched, and its second iteration, the Sprout Pro G2, wasn’t any different. Both PCs made 3D scanning easier by incorporating a down-facing camera atop ...

Looking for a professional 3D scanning setup for all your animation or simulation needs? With this impressive 3D scanning setup from the folks over at [Artanim], you’ll be doing Matrix limbos in no ...

Qi Pan, a 3rd Year PhD student at Cambridge University, has developed groundbreaking 3D scanning software that utilizes a standard web camera. This innovative software, named ProFORMA, can reproduce a ...

The Sony Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact cameras offer 3D scanning, a feature that prior to these two devices wasn’t something you would find in a smartphone much less something of its size. This ...

One of Microsoft’s most recent projects involves transforming the cameras installed on the backs of our smartphones into actual 3D scanners. The end goal is to be able to scan pretty much any object ...

As if smartphones can't already do enough, soon they may be able to scan three-dimensional objects and send the resultant high-resolution 3D images to a 3D printer that produces hyper-accurate ...

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Let’s say you want to 3D print a replica of an object in your home. The first step, of course, is capturing a detailed 3D scan — a process that’s currently accomplished to varying degrees of accuracy ...