| Z Corporation, Burlington, MA, has introduced the ZScanner
700, a
handheld, self-positioning 3D scanner that can digitize 3D surfaces in
real time. The scanner is part-referenced, orienting itself to the
target object, rather than to an external device. This eliminates the
need for fixed-position tripods, mechanical arms, or other positioning
devices that must be within the line of sight of the target surface. The
user also can move the target object during scanning, and displays a
real-time, on-screen image of the surface being scanned. To scan, the
user holds the scanner and "paints" the object with a projected laser
crosshair. The surface is recorded by the scanner's dual cameras, and
ZScan
software, included with the scanner, generates a polygon mesh
of the surface on the computer screen in real time. The scanner captures
data in one continuous scan. The software automatically produces an .stl
file for import into a 3D CAD package, or output to a 3D printer. The
system is accurate to within ±0.05 mm, and detects changes in surface
height down to 0.1 mm.
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