Ok the MakerBot Digitizer 3D scanner won't transport objects into the virtual world like in Tron, but it will scan them accurately and quickly for you to share and clone with a 3D printer.
Scan any object up to eight inches in height or diameter in just twelve minutes. The Digitzier uses lasers to analyse the subject and build a virtual representation. This can then be shared as you please or uploaded to Thingiverse where most 3D object models live these days.
While it's a nightmare for companies' copyrights it makes 3D printing all the more valuable. This is great timing in the campaign to promote 3D printing: Microsoft is planning to use Windows 8.1 as a platform for simplifying 3D printing.
So if you've got a nice iPhone stand, say, and want to share it with a mate simply scan and email. Or perhaps a shower ring has broken - just scan and print another. Always breaking the back off your remote? Scan one in ready to print new when you need it. Yup, you can actually backup physical objects, virtually.
Scan any object up to eight inches in height or diameter in just twelve minutes. The Digitzier uses lasers to analyse the subject and build a virtual representation. This can then be shared as you please or uploaded to Thingiverse where most 3D object models live these days.
While it's a nightmare for companies' copyrights it makes 3D printing all the more valuable. This is great timing in the campaign to promote 3D printing: Microsoft is planning to use Windows 8.1 as a platform for simplifying 3D printing.
So if you've got a nice iPhone stand, say, and want to share it with a mate simply scan and email. Or perhaps a shower ring has broken - just scan and print another. Always breaking the back off your remote? Scan one in ready to print new when you need it. Yup, you can actually backup physical objects, virtually.
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