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Makerbot Desktop 3D Scanner Goes On Sale
dryriver writes with this excerpt from the BBC about the latest device from Makerbot: "A desktop device that can quickly scan objects so they can be replicated using a 3D printer has gone on sale. The Makerbot Digitizer, which costs $1,400 (£900), will be shipped to the first buyers in October. Demand for the machine appeared to overload the company's store when it went on sale on Thursday evening. The Digitizer is the latest product looking to bring 3D printing to mainstream technology users — but experts are sceptical. The machine is designed to allow the replication of objects without any need for the user to learn any 3D modelling software or have any other special expertise. The time it takes to scan an object varies, but one demonstration involving a small gnome was said to take around 12 minutes. "The MakerBot Digitizer is for early adopters, experimenters, and visionaries who want to be pioneers in Desktop 3D Scanning," the company says. "This includes, but is not limited to, architects, designers, creative hobbyists, educators, and artists.""
Seems kind of expensive to me for a rotating plate, two LED lasers and a camera.
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Now with the scanning and printing technologies ready, who is going to make the 3D xerox machine?
It seems to be like it's only a 2.5D scanner. Trying to scan a bowl would result in a half-sphere model.
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This product market has such a big potential as there are so many applications that it can be used for. I am very excited to see how the product progresses as time goes on. I hope that their funding will stay on track and that those who are able to purchase the item will to support further research and development. I can't wait until it eventually trickles down for purchase to the masses so that I can get one myself!
i'm going to wait for the scanner from Matterform. http://www.matterform.net/ Looks very promising at half the price.
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Didn't MarkerBot switch to a closed model for both hardware and software last year? If so, let's stop giving them free PR, they're no different than any of the other systems at this point.
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Can't you do this almost for free with the David Laser Scanner software?
When they combine a scanner and printer in one It would be like a Star Trek replicator!
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Because unlike Clone-a-Willy you can scale up your scanned model before you print it!
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I don't think people realize the economic Tsunami that personal 3D printing technology is going to be. Right now it is equivalent to the point in a tsunami where the ocean goes out and the people run around picking up fish and marveling at the other bobbles exposed. Then the water rushes in and everything changes in a flash.
At first 3D printing is going to be a novelty where we geeks will bounce up and down in our seats every time we hit the print button. Building showerheads and whatnot for all our families.
To give a simple example of how this will end up looking when 3D manufacturing is mature take the case of Samoa. This tiny island country is damn isolated. Basically the way they earn foreign currency is coconut exports (not very efficient due to the distance), foreign aid, remittances from family abroad, tourism, and oddly enough wiring harnesses. This means that for every car part that is needed (including the whole car) Samoa has to export the equivalent value in coconuts and whatnot. Needless to say in order to live a modern life in Samoa they need to produce a huge amount which is hard when you are producing low value goods and desiring high value ones. Compare this to Germany which produces a huge surplus of very high value goods and thus has little problem importing the cheaper things (like coconuts) that they desire. But what happens when Samoa can fully produce all but the most advanced goods such as micro processors. This would massively reduce the imports of many many high value goods while not reducing the world's demand for their coconuts.
Somoa is a simple example but there are many countries around the world that are presently producing little the rest of the world wants and others that produce too much. Greece would be an example. Many African countries would also be in this situation.
This is where the economic Tsunami will end up. Countries that produce the raw materials that are required by others will either be fine or thrive. While countries that have traditionally produced high value goods but have few resources are going to find that they have a major change coming.
So in the end there will be two groups who do well. Those who produce extreme high value items such as CPUs, Touch screens, etc. And those who produce commodities that the rest of the world wants.
This is going to result in a tsunami of money moving to and from places that aren't the traditional norms.
"Expectations should be realistic," the machine's FAQ page reads. "You will not be able to, for example, scan a hamburger and then eat the digital design."
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I don't know what, but I'm pretty sure someone will figure out how to use this to do something dirty.
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I think I'd rather capitalize on the control embodied in an existing 3D printer by adding a read head to scan an object.
Various forms of 3D scanners, using either light or physical probes, have been around for decades. It was a natural and simple extension of CNC technology, replacing the cutting head with a touch sensor. This product might be cheaper, or more user-friendly, or faster, but its capability is not revolutionary.
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According to the company, the scanner is designed to be able to create a 3D model without the user having any knowledge of 3D modeling. The target audience includes ... architects, designers, creative hobbyists. Aren't these the type of people you'd expect DO have actual knowledge of 3D modeling? In fact, I'd expect this audience to, well, design something new - instead of scan-and-replicate something already existing.
Given the absolute shitfight I've had getting two of their replicator2s to work reliably straight from the box I've got no interest in this 3D scanner. I think they are in clear breach of Australia's 'fit for purpose' consumer rights laws and get away with just because of their maker inclined market thinks its OK tinker with something for hours...
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