Matterform company introduced the world’s first compact, low-cost 3D-scanner for general purposes. Photon scans objects up to 190 x 190 x 250 mm, with the model itself turns on the stand and perform all the necessary settings. The novelty is used high-resolution camera and two laser heads. On average, the scanning process takes 3 minutes. The resulting three-dimensional image is saved in the formats. STL,. OBJ. and. PLY and without additional processing imported into all popular software such as 3ds Max, Maya, SolidWorks, Cinema 4D, Google SketchUp, rhino, True space. It is compatible with with Mac, and PC. In short, if your 3D-printer is idle with nothing to do, just buy Photon – it will cost $400. Scroll down to view Video.
Photon 3D Scanner Video
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