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    digitizing a small boat plan and cutting the parts

    Took a set of full sized plans , traced it out on the
    Logic Trace Digitizing System for CNC Digitizer - The Logic Group
    and produced a tool path and cut it out

    https://youtu.be/hxR4UQwsDO8
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    That's a really nice bit of work!

    This is a good technique to learn when a plan isn't available electronically. If you can get even a PDF, it's relatively easy to directly convert from the bitmap to vectors and it eliminates the scanning step, at least for "flat" constructions. Heavy 3D stuff is a different story and that's often best left to a specialist, such as http://www.ibild.com/ (Brady Watson)
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    or buy your own 3d scanner, I have found sadly there is no demand for 3d cnc work
    minis all2 laser and cnc router

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    Quote Originally Posted by stan kern View Post
    or buy your own 3d scanner, I have found sadly there is no demand for 3d cnc work
    minis all2 laser and cnc router
    3D scanners that "truly work" are not an insubstantial investment. That was made clear to me after listening to a presentation by the resource I mentioned at the recent Aspire Camp I attended. I only mentioned it as it's related to your subject "in general".

    Folks who produce architectural reproduction work, etc., often need very accurate 3D scans as well as some other assistance (to deal with "missing" information), to get the 3D models they need to cut the work. Everyone has a niche and that can very by geography. In this area, there's a ton of renovation of colonial era structures, for example, and that often means replacing components that must absolutely match original work, for both practical/esthetic reasons as well as to meet the demands of the various historical organizations that sometimes get involved. This is just one example, and only presented as such.

    Regardless of how we digitize things...it's pretty kewel to be able to take that and have our tools do a nice job cutting it all out accurately!
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    I would like to get into 3d scanning but its would just be an interest
    its amazing what the ordinary guy can et into now

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    Yea, while there are tons of existing 3D models available to use, there are lots of times when a real scan is not only interesting, but also essential. Hopefully, the capability will come with decreased cost and increased accuracy over time.
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    Stan,

    Nice work on the scan of the boat plans. You might be interested in the company below, they do some amazing work, they even scanned the Turret for the USS Monitor at the Mariners Museum.


    This company can scan just about anything you want including aircraft carriers. I did some sign work for them last year and was able to see some of the equipment in their shop and it was very impressive gear. They also custom build scanning system for customers.

    https://apisensor.com/api-services/
    Last edited by Keith Outten; 05-28-2018 at 9:44 AM.

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    thanks , will check it out

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