-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: The best 3D scanner Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:13:29 -0700 From: [email protected] To: morphmet <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Obviously, it depends on your definition of "best": Fastest, highest resolution, most portable... The one criterion you exclude (money) is the most relevant for both nextengine and David. If cost is not a factor, then you have a lot more options in addition to the low-cost models you list: LDI, Breuckmann, Steinbichler, Konica-Minolta, non-exhaustive and in no particular order, all have nominal resolutions below 50 microns for the volume you're interested in. They are (trans)portable, just not cheap. Best, Martin Quoting morphmet <[email protected]>:
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: The best 3D scanner Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:49 -0500 From: [email protected] To: morphmet <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> 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. -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
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