Z Corp 3D Scanner and 3D Printer on National Geographic Channel

[cpwhany]

Cool!!!! :D

[letsin]

just for the record ron larsen & kieth burness recon this is phoney. lol

[DeltaTronPrime]

this is old news

[ASSEMblerEX]

No way it can take any load.

[MikkoMuhis]

1:34

[superdcook420]

Hey ! at 2:31 look at the bottom of the wrench they scanned.. now look at the wrench at 2:53. Hmm kinda fishy.. otherwise cool :-)

[RebelsAreWe]

@superdcook420 Seems like a malfunction in the scanning process, but the end result looked similar to the scanned item. Not to mention, a solid loop and a weak loop aren't THAT different.

[stanjk87]

@superdcook420 I think because it had a moving part they had to use the specs of a wrench that was already in the computer

[davidballartist]

@superdcook420 Your right, look at the adjuster screw at 1:02 and 3:41 completely different. If it were a scan those would have been the same. It is also missing the writing on the side of the wrench. My guess is they could of scanned it but said, "why scan it? We already have one in the computer."

I am sure that thing works there are already businesses that appear to be using them. Check out Shapeways on the internet. You can upload and order a 3d print.

[peterrippe]

@davidballartist z-corporation has previously commented on this, its on their facebook page. and i quote:

"[W]hile you are correct in noting the variances between the scanned and printed wrenches, we were certainly not trying to cheat or pull a fast one on viewers. Rather, the objective and message of that particular portion of the video was to demonstrate how easy it is to make changes to a scanned part using 3D software (we were changing the color of the part at the time).....

[peterrippe]

@peterrippe [continued] Indeed this is the most common way that engineers work with scanned parts – get it into 3D software first: then stretch this, add that, print and see if you’re satisfied with the results – a basic iterative design process. We are strong proponents of iterative design because that process produces better results.....

[peterrippe]

@peterrippe [continued, pt 3] Even if no changes were made to the basic structure of the tool, it is very common for engineers to modify a scanned file, for example, to complete the internal workings of a moving part that might not be visible to the scanner. It’s not cheating or deception, just normal processes familiar to users of all 3D scanners. Obtaining a near-exact replica of an object is entirely possible even though that was not shown in the video."