User:1sfoerster/enes100/fall2013/p23DScan

Problem Statement (Finish Description)
We want to be able to scan any object using the 3D scanner and print that object off. To be able to scan replacement parts from all sides of an object and pull it all into one file to print a full 3 dimensional object.

Conceive
The idea this time was to take the starting point from the previous project and build off that. Make a cleaner scan

Get a file clean enough to print

Make using the scanner easier and quicker

bring together 4 sides of an object being scanned

Design
- Different conditions were tried to produce the best scans possible. The lighting and background were adjusted to test which conditions would produce the best scans.

Video of working arduino and motor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1ga4vZbS0o

Implementation
-Place in engineering lab for other students to use

-Able to scan and print other materials needed for their own projects

-Get students more involved with scanning and 3d printing

Operation
-Currently you operate by opening scanning software and placing the object in front of a flat background.

-From there you move the laser back and forth across the object while picking up points.

-Spin the object to get scans of all sides

-Once the object is scanned you must edit by deleting unnecessary points in blender

-Merge multiple scans together to make a full scan and mesh them together.

-This software makes a stl file that can be printed.

A containing the different steps and the current location of the project

Next Steps
-Combine multiple scans together to create a full three dimensional scan.

-Use a stepper motor to rotate a platform and scan an object placed on it.

-Find what makes the best scan (ie: different color backgrounds, room lighting, settings)