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Build a Rotisserie Scanner With Legos

Posted by michael on from the yes,-the-plural-is-legos dept.

WalkingBear writes "All you 3d geeks out there should take a look at this. This guy has built a 3d scanner (scans 3d objects resulting in a 2d cylindrical image map) out of a flat bed scanner and Lego. Also has a turntable style for use with digital cameras."

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  1. Okay Okay by msgmonkey · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well I know there will be people out there who will moan about things like this, but you got to say this i pretty f'ing cool.

    This touches two vital "geek nerves" - Hack value and use of Lego.

  2. Not a 3D scanner by woodhouse · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I was genuinely interested in this story, as I'm an indie game programmer, and any easy way to generate 3D art is welcome. However, what this guy has created is not a 3D scanner. It's a 2D cylindrical scanner. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I can't see any way to convert the resulting image into a 3D mesh, at least not without some very clever software which the inventor has neglected to write.