Re: The best 3D scanner

[morphmet]

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Subject: Re: The best 3D scanner
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:08:06 GMT
From: Murat Maga <m...@u.washington.edu>
To: morphmet@morphometrics.org
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I don' know if it is the best or not, but if the cost is not an issue
you can look into Konica-Minolta's vivid scanners.

http://www.konicaminolta.com/sensingusa/products/3d/non-contact/vivid9i/specifications.html

They might not be best option  for your lower end of specimens, but they
report 50 micron X,Y and 8 micron Z resolutions, which I think is fairly
high for a surface scanner. On the other hand, if you do decide to work
on elephant or whale skulls, they will work.

M

A. Murat Maga, PhD
Senior Fellow
University of Washington
Dept. Pediatrics, Division of Craniofacial Medicine
1959 NE Pacific St. HSB RR234
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 616-9703



morphmet wrote:

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Subject: Re: The best 3D scanner
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 20:08:07 GMT
From: Andy Grass <adgr...@gmail.com>
To: morphmet@morphometrics.org
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Ryosuke Motani's lab at U.C. Davis has a laser scanner that they use
for small objects.  You can see examples at http://3dmuseum.org
They'd probably be some of the best people to point you in the right
direction for hardware and software.


On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM, morphmet
<morphmet_modera...@morphometrics.org> wrote:

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Subject: The best 3D scanner
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:49 -0500
From: jar...@bu.edu
To: morphmet <morphmet_modera...@morphometrics.org>
References: <4b156939.8060...@morphometrics.org>

Dear friends,

Which is the best 3D laser scanner for small structures such as frog,
rodent and bat skulls? These are objects with complex surfaces and a
length range between 20-50 mm.

Let's say that cost is not a factor to be considered.

There are currently three options that I am considering:

1) David Laser Scanner

http://www.david-laserscanner.com/

2) NextEngine 3d Scanner

https://www.nextengine.com/

3) Immersion RSI 3D Laser for Microscribe MX digitizer (6 df)

http://www.microscan-3d.com/
http://www.3d-microscribe.com/MicroScan%20Page.htm

All models report their maximum resolution at standard conditions, but
I would like to know if anyone in the forum has experience working with
these contraptions on small-sized skulls for geometric morphometric
applications, or even smaller objects such as insects or other
invertebrates.

Thanks for the advice

Pablo

Pablo Jarrin
Ph. D. candidate
Dept. of Biology / Boston University
M. A. Ecology Behavior and Evolution
Boston Univ.
Director
Yasuni Research Station
Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas
Pont. Univ. Católica del Ecuador.






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