DIY 3D Laser Scanner by Colin Ord

This is my latest attempt at creating a simple 3D scanner using just a webcam, laser pointer and simple programming code.


http://www.colinord.com

Project Highlights * Superfast setup. Preview scans can be created in seconds. Quality scans can take a few minutes. * Free scanning, Data captured with a manual movement of the laser sweeping over the object. * Webcam capture: Uses VFWGrab for capturing images. * Simple Calibration: No need for difficult calibration setups. * Live preview: I can watch the scanning process directly in the application. * Textures: Colour photo mapping implemented. * File Formats: ASCII and OBJ file formats. XYZ, XYZRGB, OBJ file format with coloured vertices.

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• DIY
• 3D
• Laser
• Scanner
• by
• Colin
• Ord

[smartmarlino]

brilliant , but the video is too long with little explanation

[MagicMovingImages]

I have added annotations to the video. Hope this explains what i'm trying to achieve.

[Centeroftrinity]

If youre using the Laser off of a computer scannerm you should be able to use the motor from that as well, You'd just need to increase the framerate capture of your webcam, around 40-45 fps should help capture the image more precisely. Also I would suggest using maybe one or two more scanner lasers. One from the opposite direction at a 90* angle to the first, and the other being horizontal, moving up and down. This should help clarify the 3d image.

[tuntuni1000]

AMAZING!

[LamaarTheHeadcrab]

@wolffallen yeah but, lucky you if your webcam, takes 3D pics xD

[wolffallen]

that is pretty cool, but easyer to snapshot with the webcam :P