Pablo, In our lab we use a Next Engine 3D laser scanner that makes decent models (although it takes a while to "stitch" together multiple scans). It costs around $2500. (www.nextengine.com)
We have also used a desktop Cyberware scanner for years and its software is little better developed. It's easier to stitch the scans together, but is a little lower resolution and costs around $30,000. It's portable, but less so than the Next Engine. However, if you are on a limited time budget (at a museum for example), the software will save you quite a bit of time over the Next Engine. (www.cyberware.com). We also use Raindrop's Geomagic software to help edit and build models in 3D, and Materialise's Mimics package to segment and generate 3D models from CT data. Both packages work quite well, but are fairly expensive. Hope that helps. Caley On 2/19/07, morphmet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > After a few years of working in the field of morphometrics, I have > finally found a small but concrete opportunity to get the seed funds to > start the first biological morphometrics lab in my home country Ecuador. > This is just and idea at the moment, but I will be grateful if you can > provide me with suggestions regarding the equipment and related costs. > > I have little experience on the costs and type of equipment available in > the market. Eventually, I will be interested in acquiring a very basic, > but reliable, set of 3D scanners and digitizers - Nothing in the range > of an MRI scanner, but something much cheaper and smaller, perhaps in > the style of a Konica Minolta VI-910. Our interests are in the study of > very small parts like rodent and bat skulls, amphibian and fish bones, > etc. > > As I said, this is just an idea; that eventually could become a reality > provided that a multitude of factors coalesce in a convenient > opportunity. Your suggestions will be of importance for a realistic > point of view on the subject. > > Thanks for all your comments. > > Pablo > > Pablo Jarrin > Dept. of Biology > Boston University > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: morphmet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 4:45 PM > To: morphmet > Subject: Re: distances between landmarks/ Common Principle Components > > There is quite a literature on Flury's work. > > References in Reyment and Savazzi (1999) - see message of yesterday's > date. > > Richard A. Reyment > > > > > -- > Replies will be sent to the list. > For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org > > > > > > > -- > Replies will be sent to the list. > For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org > > -- Caley Michael Orr PhD candidate School of Human Evolution and Social Change and Institute of Human Origins Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-2402 Office: 480-727-6576 Fax: 480-727-6570 Web: www.public.asu.edu/~corr1 -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
