Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
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Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
7M ago
Scalability in a 3D scanner is a hugely important feature. And, with their latest example, on the Matter and Form Blog, we are able to get a glimpse of the scalability to be offered with the new THREE 3D scanner from Matter and Form.
Warhammer Ultramarine by drewshark on Sketchfab
This miniature is just a bit over 1" tall at 35.52mm. The blog says that this minature was captured at a distance of 220mm, which is the minimal distance that both cameras can focus on the same location. At this "Near" distance, the THREE can achieve 37 micron resolution and 35 micron accur ..read more
Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
7M ago
Matter and Form continues to reveal more examples as they continue to develop their new THREE 3D Scanner system. The first scan demonstrated scanning very small, shiny objects (coins) that demonstrated excellent detail of fine features of the coins. The second scan demonstrated scanning a typical turntable sized object, a shoe and demonstrated 360 degree scanning in ALL directions, including the sole. And, now comes the third example. The air intake on a Mustang.
This example not only demonstrates how larger targets are captured; but, give us more insight into t ..read more
Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
8M ago
Some months ago, I was asked by a colleague, that knew I had some 3D scanners, if I could help him create a replacement part for a vintage Cadillac Allanté.
Reverse Engineering: Using Calipers
Unfortunately, none of the scanners available to me at that time were really up to the task. So, I agreed to use Moment of Inspiration to recreate the part for him.
I used two methods for reverse engineering the part. The first step was to take photos of the part from every direction. I was able to bring these photos into Moment of Inspiration to use as guides.
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Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
8M ago
Well before my interest in 3D, I was sometimes called upon by investors to help them determine the potential pros and cons of investing in a particular endeavor or product. This process is called "Due Diligence" and the skill most needed is observation to details. It is something I enjoyed doing and continue to apply those skills when examining new products entering the marketplace.
The goal isn't to find THE perfect product. They do not exist. The goal is to determine whether or not a product presents a good value for the investment to be put into it. That ..read more
Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
8M ago
Matter and Form added a new blog article that sheds a little more light on the capabilities of their new THREE 3D scanner now in development.
I refer to this image: Click to see the full size image.
Coin Scan (Left) compared to Coin Source (Right)
It is important to point out that the coin was first sprayed with a powder to reduce specularity. This is a common and necessary practice when trying to scan shiny objects. The powder does have the affect, although minimal, of reducing the sharpness of features.
That said, there are two things to note when evaluating ..read more
Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
8M ago
Matter & Form has been seeking interaction from the 3D scanning community on the Reddit 3D Scanning forums as they continue to develop the THREE 3D Scanner I mentioned in my earlier post. It's tough crowd. And, rightly so. Most of us with experience with scanners costing less than $10,000 have wanted more out of our scanners than we've gotten.
That is not to say that we haven't gotten some value out of our scanners. At Youthquest, our at-risk students enjoyed using the 1st generation Cubify scanner and the inexpensive xyzPrinting handheld scanner even with the ..read more
Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
8M ago
For almost as many years as this blog has existed, I have been interested in the promise of 3D scanning for a variety of reasons. The first scanner that I owned was the 1st generation Cubify scanner from 3D Systems.
We actually got a lot of use out of that scanner in our work with at-risk young people at YouthQuest Foundation in combination with our full-color Z450 powder printer. In fact, we were able to scan dozens of cadets and produce 3D prints. While not the highest resolution color scanner, it was something our cadets and their families really appreciated.
O ..read more
Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
9M ago
The first upload to Thingiverse in the series of action camera to microscope adapters can be accessed on Thingiverse.com.
Search for Thing #6101113
Action Camera Cradles
We've uploaded two different cradle versions to be used with a single thread insert for mounting the microscope sleeves.
ActionScope Cradles (V3 & X6)
The ScopeAction V3 cradle has been tested with the following action Cameras.
DragonTouch Vision3 ($69.99 on Amazon at the time of writing)
Xilecam 4K 30fps ($35.99 on Amazon at the time of writing)
Cradle V3 possibly fits many more Chinese made action came ..read more
Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
10M ago
There are many imaging devices that can be successfully mated with one or more types of microscopes.
3D printed Smartphone to Microscope Adapters Are Available
While I have, over the years, been modestly successful at creating 3D printed interfaces between a smartphone and the microscopes I own, Here is an image taken with a Sony Experia in 2017 using one my 3D printed interfaces.
Sony Smartphone to Wolfe Scope
However, the most brilliant design comes from OpenOcular.com.
OpenOcular Smartphone to Microscope
Josue Gimbernard, the designer, has develope ..read more
Cubify 3D Printing Fans & Fun
10M ago
In this upcoming series of articles I want to combine my love of 3D design with my love of microscopy.
Actually, microscopy has held a place in my heart and life a LOT longer than 3D printing. It goes all the way back to 1958, when I was in the 8th grade and my parents gave me a child's Tasco microscope with some of the world's worst optics!
TASCO Microscope circa 1958
To me, the lack of quality mattered a lot less than the fact that I was able to see a whole new world of fascinating creatures that lived in the swamps near my home. That little scope planted the seeds of a ..read more