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eora 3D Trounces Kickstarter with Half a Million in Funding & Body 3D Scanning

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There are a number of 3D scanners already on the market, even some that can be connected to a smartphone for convenient 3D scanning, like the Structure Sensor.  The eora 3D, however, has launched on Kickstarter and is killing it with their campaign, earning more than half a million dollars.  To better understand what this smartphone 3D scanner offers that others don’t, I spoke with Rich Boers, who told me all about how the Aussie team’s green light 3D scanner can be used to capture 3D models of small objects on a tabletop to full body scans.

Rich was able to explain the benefits of using a green light laser and how their product differs from two other examples I gave him. “The job to be done of the eora 3D scanner is different to Fuel 3D and the structure sensor. These are obviously very successful and capable devices in their own way. The critical difference between the eora 3D scanner and others is precision,” Rich says. “While photogrammetry and projected light systems are quicker they don’t capture depth the way a laser does. But we went one step further, instead of using a red laser, we’ve chosen the green spectrum. The green laser that we use in the eora 3D scanner costs almost three times as much as a typical red laser found in most 3D scanners. We realized early on that if we were to focus on precision and affordability, which is how every 3D scanner is judged, we would have to leverage every pixel available in the optics of a modern smartphone. CMOS sensors today are built on the work of Bruce Bayer and use something called a Bayer filter. It’s built to mimic the physiology of the human eye. Every modern digital camera has twice as many green pixels as red and blue. It was a matter of leveraging this, and the result is high-resolution 3D scanning with sub-100 micron precision.”

In addition to this precision, other benefits of the eora 3D that struck me immediately were its compatibility and versatility. Unlike the Structure Sensor, which is so far limited to iOS devices, the campaign page lists the eora 3D as compatible with every generation of iPhone and iPod touch, fifth generation and up, as well as a number of Android devices. And, though the Simplify scanner from Fuel 3D can capture quick 3D snapshots, the eora 3D is capable of grabbing full 360 scans of small objects with the help of a tabletop scanner.  More recently, on the campaign page, eora 3D has demonstrated that, without the Bluetooth-connected, automated lazy Susan, it can be used to grab much larger 3D scans.

By using a green laser, the company says that it was able to increase the precision of the scanner, while keeping costs down by relying on the smartphone’s own capacity.  But, though much of the original footage of the eora 3D demonstrated the device capturing small, tabletop objects, since the launch of the campaign, the company has been able to increase the size of its scans. This feature was drive in part by the Kickstarter community, Rich says. “One the great things about launching on Kickstarter is the amount of feedback you get from the community. Within minutes of launching we were getting feedback and support from a lot of people from around the world. Scanning bodies and faces was always part of our roadmap, so we heard our backers loud and clear and showed what was possible.”

He further explains that, the shift from small objects to complete human bodies required a shift in the features of the smartphone being used.  “In a typical full-resolution scan the eora 3D scanner takes a series of pictures that are analysed in real-time to construct a 3D model,” Rich says. “Pictures in this case don’t work for human beings as it is hard for us to be still for up to 3 minutes and any movement causes a messy point-cloud. But every smartphone is also very capable at shooting video, some even shoot at 240fps. So when scanning people we record a video while sweeping the laser across the body in just 5 seconds. We then analyze these video frames to generate a 3D model.”

The Kickstarter has clearly spoken in favor of the eora 3D, but the Australian startup has already received substantial recognition from the Seedstars World startup competition, sponsored by Deloitte.  Having won the regional portion of the challenge earlier this year, they’ll be heading to Switzerland to compete with the rest of the world.  About the next stage of the contest and the next steps for eora, Rich says, “Our Kickstarter campaign has just under a week to go. We can’t wait to ship the eora 3D scanner into the hands of artists, makers and designers everywhere. We have built a community that is almost 2000 strong and learning from these early enthusiasts and enriching their creative processes is at the core of eora 3D as a company.” He adds, “We’ll be heading to Geneva in March to compete as the regional winner from Australia among startups from 30 different countries. We pitch onstage to potential investors and leaders in many fields in technology and business. Winning for us means recognition. We have many backers from Europe so we are planning on attending a few events to meet our backers.”

And, after that, I wondered how the eora 3D will contribute to our collective future, how Rich saw 3D scanning as playing a role in the greater Mixed Reality ecosystem starting to emerge.  Rich says, “3D is just beginning. 3D scanning, 3D printing and mixed reality are beginning to unlock creativity in individuals around the world in surprising and delightful ways. These are technologies that are fundamentally changing the way innovation happens both physically and digitally. Whether it’s GE’s 3D Printed Jet engine parts or the next generation of kids being educated on virtual reality headsets where they are virtually present in the world’s best classrooms, we are only beginning to explore the potential of 3D in our society.”

Thanks to the eora 3D scanner and the dropping price of 3D technologies, I believe he’s right.   This ecosystem is only just beginning and exactly what that ecosystem holds for the future is almost impossible to imagine.  There are still a few eora 3D devices left on the Kickstarter campaign, so, if you’d like to get your hands on one or learn more about the campaign, click here.

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Michael Molitch-Hou

Michael Molitch-Hou previously served as Editor-in-Chief of 3D Printing Industry, he is now the Editor of Engineering . com's 3D printing section. He has covered additive manufacturing technology day in and day out since 2012 and has hundreds of article to his credit. He is the founder of The Reality Institute.

Creality 3D scanner raises over $1.5 mil on Kickstarter

By Julian Horsey

Makers, designers and hobbyists that needs a 3D scanner may be interested in a new Kickstarter campaign that has raised over $1.5 million thanks to over 4,500 backers with still 26 days remaining. The Creality CR-Scan Lizard 3D scanner has been designed to capture even the finest of details on objects and has a 0.05 mm ultrahigh accuracy rating. The 3D scanner requires no marker scanning and offers a one click optimization.

Early bird pledges are now available for the novel project from roughly $329 or £243 (depending on current exchange rates), offering a considerable discount of approximately 45% off the final retail price, while the Kickstarter crowd funding is under way.

“Hi Kickstarter, it’s Creality! Last year, we globally released the mid-range “CR-Scan 01”, the first time bringing the industrial-grade 3D scanner into the market. It received warm welcomes and successfully won support from users. After perusal of the feedback, we know our fans love it. Creality truly understands that accuracy, efficiency, and ease of use are what 3D scanner enthusiasts pursue. To comprehensively enhance the user experience, our 3D scanner R&D team dedicates to optical technology research and strives for breakthroughs. That’s why we bring “CR-Scan Lizard” to Kickstarter this year. “

With the assumption that the Creality crowd funding campaign successfully raises its required pledge goal and the project completion progresses smoothly, worldwide shipping is expected to take place sometime around April 2022. To learn more about the Creality 3D scanner project checkout the promotional video below.

“Just like its name “Lizard”, the scanner we bring can acutely capture the finest detail with a whopping accuracy of up to 0.05 mm. The use of invisible light sources of the near-infrared is protective to the eyes, and it has excellent light compatibility. High precision 3D scanner is usually high-priced, but CR-Scan Lizard will be affordable with friendly pricing, and we aim to introduce it to all of our people with real benefits. “

“Ultra-high accuracy, impressive experience. CR-Scan Lizard can scan small parts and prototypes with deep, hard-to-reach details. Designed with binoculars, CR-Scan Lizard is featured by its professional-grade accuracy of up to 0. 05 mm realized by the improved precision calibration method. Its 3D point distance ranges from 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm and the minimum scanning size is 15 mm. CR-Scan Lizard is a real time saver.

The intelligent algorithm makes 3D scanning as easy as taking a video. No need to stick markers anymore, even for big parts like engine hood, car door, front or rear bumpers and so on. CR-Scan Lizard can acutely and comprehensively capture fine details of the target with the 3D model built up perfectly, successfully realizing no-marker scanning.”

For a complete list of all available early bird pledges, stretch goals, extra media and full specifications for the 3D scanner, jump over to the official Creality crowd funding campaign page by visiting the link below.

Source : Kickstarter

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‎App Store: 3d Scanner App™

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3D Scanner App for Mac is a desktop tool for processing photos and videos into 3D models using the power of Photogrammetry. Perfect for 3D Design, CAD, Architecture, Games Assets, AR, VR, XR. Share USDZ models via iMessage to let friends and family see your models in Augmented Reality.
Photogrammetry is done using the new Object Capture API on supported hardware.

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How pissed off people are with devices without lidar and who write about what doesn't work for them. ..
They simply take and lower the rating with their ignorance of how the application works.

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Great application, crashes when processing large objects, but it's understandable. the application is still raw

I already scanned the whole house)

I think if you make it so that objects could be shared on social networks or somewhere else, it would blow up the Internet))

Everything is awesome!

IS ONLY SUITABLE FOR DEVICES WITH A LiDAR SCANNER!
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