3D Scanning (archived - 2012)

Here be where you place your research on 3D Scanning

Project Scope

To continuously research and develop amateur 3D scanning techniques (either with a laser a camera).

Details

http://forums.hackaday.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=153 Was the original inspiration, however it is based on ridiculously expensive (399eu) software.

https://github.com/Matt-S/Open3DScanner/wiki Is more like what I'm proposing to build

Use an arduino, simple L293D bipolar stepper driver circuit, and throw in a 10k? Pot to an analog pin for speed adjustment.

Got a laser, but we may want to play with optics for precision

The hunt for an open source windows GUI software continues, lots exists, but mostly command line

One member offered a kinect,