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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. This is a DMCA violation. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This user has no right to alter the use of this scanner in such a manner without a license. I will be informing the proper authorities of this illegal violation - Cmdr Taco

    1. Re:This is a DMCA violation. by kaltkalt · · Score: 5, Funny

      And I think he also needs a license from Lego to create a derivative work with their blocks.

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  2. 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.

  3. Temporary mirror by Peter+Cooper · · Score: 5, Informative

    That inner page of his is like 660KB all in, so I can see this guy's server taking a crunch real soon. His JPEGs were uber-unoptimized, so I've optimized them and put up a temporary mirror so you can all see the joy that is the rotissery scanner :-) It will disappear in a few hours or so.

    Rotissery Scanner Mirror

  4. 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.

  5. Impressive. Next project? by Call+Me+Black+Cloud · · Score: 4, Funny


    I'm impressed. He built a very cool system. I'd be more impressed if he could devise a means in which his web page displayed in the fullness of my browser, instead of being limited to a tiny window in the center. I'm telling you, once someone conquers the "fit to window" problem this World Wide Web thing is really going to take off. Mark my words, someone will make money off it.

  6. The catch... by EvilFrog · · Score: 5, Informative

    The funny thing is, if you read the article you'll see that he's gotten better results by just stitching digital photos together. The scanner has actually given him rather poor images (he's got a nasty light leak), and you need to be able to put the thing you're scanning on a spit...

  7. Re:Imagine The Possibilities. by Odin's+Raven · · Score: 4, Funny
    Imagine what this could do for game skinners. Now using an old scanner and some legos you can easily skin in your own face to UT2k3 and other games.

    Wouldn't the step where you have to sever your head and rubber-band it to the Lego rotisserie going to discourage all but the most hard-core game skinners? ;-)

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  8. Re:Got Mesh? by limekiller4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    JVert writes:
    "This is great for skinning..."

    I'll take your word for it. My cat absolutely refuses to get in it.

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