Scan it, creating a CAD model, output to 3D printer, or CNC

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=944641

https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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Scan it, creating a CAD model, output to 3D printer, or CNC

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=944641

https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm

FWIW, I'm reverse engineering parts just like the one Jay Leno shows for a
small fraction of the cost.

My approach, figure out exactly the X, Y tool path you need to machine the
part. It takes a few measurements with calipers, DROs, mikes, etc. Write
this program. Now the only thing missing is the correct Z tool height.
Insert my $80 eBay special laser displacement sensor into the tool holder
and run program while recording Z distance. Rewrite program with Z heights.
Machine.

In the case of Jay Leno's part, I'd write a pocket roughing program. And
then a part finish program. Repeat for other side.

Karl

Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Scan it, creating a CAD model, output to 3D printer, or CNC

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=944641

https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm

Extremely cool, Bob.

Thanks for sharing that!

--Winston

--

Don't *faff*, dear.

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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Scan it, creating a CAD model, output to 3D printer, or CNC

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=944641

https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm

Very impressive.
These scanners are already available (Last 5-7 years) to surveyors and
architects for locating intricate features. You set a scanner up on a
tripod, say, opposite a 12 story building with an intricate, ornate facade.
The scanner scans the building face, and, if you need to move the tripod to
a different location the software will stitch the images together correctly.
Simply making a few measurements between known points allows one to 'rubber
sheet' the new image to a precise scale. Previous to these scanners you
would send out 10-20 architectural students for about a month to measure and
draw all the details. Technology is wonderful.
For engineering uses, you could set up a tripod under, say, a three or four
level interchange and let the scanner precisely locate all of the
overpasses, overcrossings, piers, footings, whatever is visible. Compare
that to a survey crew dodging traffic and trying to compete with an
instrument that takes millions of point data. A crew would be lucky to
gather 30 to 50 points per hour.

Ivan Vegvary

Ivan Vegvary wrote:

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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Scan it, creating a CAD model, output to 3D printer, or CNC

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=944641

https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm

Very impressive.
These scanners are already available (Last 5-7 years) to surveyors and
architects for locating intricate features.

(...)

I wondered how the HGTV folks captured the 3D graphics for their
renovation illustrations on _Divine Design_, _Design on a Dime_,
_Curb Appeal_, etc.

Very nifty.

--Winston

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Don't *faff*, dear.

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:18:45 -0800, the infamous Winston
scrawled the following:

Ivan Vegvary wrote:

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
Scan it, creating a CAD model, output to 3D printer, or CNC

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=944641

https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm

Very impressive.
These scanners are already available (Last 5-7 years) to surveyors and
architects for locating intricate features.

(...)

I wondered how the HGTV folks captured the 3D graphics for their
renovation illustrations on _Divine Design_, _Design on a Dime_,
_Curb Appeal_, etc.

Very nifty.

I vaguely recall seeing those a few years ago, when I watched TV. (I
don't miss it at all, with NetFlix filling in my movie needs.)

They likely used renderings from Chief Architect, SoftPlan, ArchiCAD,
or AutoCAD. All have ray-tracing capabilities built into them now.

--
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in
nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding
danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
-- Helen Keller

The Mech Eng department here just got one of the Dimension machines.
Very interesting. The parts have a very fine finish, and complex shapes
are easily made. They're planning on getting a scanner as well.

Pete

--
Pete Snell
Department of Physics
Royal Military College
Kingston, Ontario,
Canada
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"That's a very elaborate story, but where have you REALLY been the
last three days?"

Jonah's Wife, sometime BC

The plastic model machine has been in development for a dozen
years. That is a very good one - making functional models.

Martin

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:18:45 -0800, the infamous Winston
scrawled the following:

Ivan Vegvary wrote:
"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
Scan it, creating a CAD model, output to 3D printer, or CNC

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=944641

https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm
Very impressive.
These scanners are already available (Last 5-7 years) to surveyors and
architects for locating intricate features.
(...)

I wondered how the HGTV folks captured the 3D graphics for their
renovation illustrations on _Divine Design_, _Design on a Dime_,
_Curb Appeal_, etc.

Very nifty.

I vaguely recall seeing those a few years ago, when I watched TV. (I
don't miss it at all, with NetFlix filling in my movie needs.)

They likely used renderings from Chief Architect, SoftPlan, ArchiCAD,
or AutoCAD. All have ray-tracing capabilities built into them now.