You might have had a tinker using a 3D scanning smartphone app or simply seen the amazing ways others are leveraging such tools, but beyond sales videos and rose tinted wearing Reddit posters it can be hard to find unbiased information on what scanners are really worth your hard earned money.
In this 3D scanner comparison video, CAD professional and Practical 3D Scanning course tutor Connor tests 4 budget 3D scanners, all costing $1000 or less to see how much of a different a few $100 dollars really makes, and to see if you really do get what you pay for in the quickly evolving 3D scanning space.
Rather than spending countless hours in a perfect 'lab' environment trying to replicate claimed accuracy specifications and performance, we're going to use 2 examples based on what you might be doing in your own home workshop.
The first test is scanning a billet SR20 engine block which is on the larger side of car parts you might scan in your home workshop, but it's also very commonly done as engine placement in a CAD model influences so many other components.
The second test is a scan of a car body panel on our FD RX7, again a common use case for a 3D scanner in your garage.
Using Geomagic Design X software the accuracy of the engine block scans are compared to see what scanners came out on top in 'real world' settings and use cases. A quick bonus comparison to a more expensive Peel 3 scanner is also mentioned just to give some perspective on how good these 'budget' scanners really are for the money!
Scanners tested:
$700 3DMakerpro Moose
0.03mm claimed accuracy
$800 RevoPoint RANGE 2
0.3mm claimed accuracy
$900 Creality CR-Scan Otter
0.02mm claimed accuracy
$1000 Shinning 3D EINSTAR
0.1mmm claimed accuracy
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases if you use the product links above. The Amazon links above are affiliate links, but note we paid for all of these devices; none were sponsored, nor is this video sponsored content.
------------------------------------
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Sub $1000 3D Scanners
0:54 - 3DMakerpro Moose
1:21 - RevoPoint RANGE 2
1:30 - Creality CR-Scan Otter
1:40 - Shinning 3D EINSTAR
2:03 - MacOS or Windows
2:13 - 2 x Scanning Examples
2:26 - SCANNER 1: Moose Rundown
2:41 - Software: JMStudio
3:10 - Moose Engine Block Scan
3:41 - Dark Surfaces Note
3:52 - Car Body Scan
4:09 - SCANNER 2: RANGE 2 Rundown
4:25 - Software: Revo Scan
4:40 - RANGE 2 Engine Block Scan
5:10 - Processing Note
5:19 - Car Body Scan
5:28 - SCANNER 3: Otter Rundown
5:34 - Software: Creality Scan
5:55 - Engine Block Scan
6:03 - Large Vs Small Range Note
6:23 - Car Body Scan
6:36 - SCANNER 4: EINSTAR
6:45 - Software: EXStar
6:59 - Preview Function Note
7:07 - Engine Block Scan
7:21 - Car Body Scan
7:41 - Billet Engine Block Scan Example
7:48 - Geomagic Design X Comparison
8:00 - Test Setup
8:15 -3DMakerpro Moose ACCURACY
8:32 - RevoPoint RANGE 2 ACCURACY
8:46 - Creality CR-Scan Otter ACCURACY
8:54 - Shinning 3D EINSTAR ACCURACY
9:09 - Real World Project Timelines Vs Testing
9:32 - Peel 3 Bonus Comparison
9:46 - Test Results: Our Opinion
9:50 - ⛔️ Moose
10:07 - ✅/⛔️ Revo
10:23 - ✅/⛔️ Otter
10:40 - ✅ EINSTAR
11:01 - What Are You Using?
11:20 - BUILD.TUNE.DRIVE
Comments
No one has commented on this page yet.