Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is one of the most important tools currently used in manufacturing processes. Its use is well established across a number of different industries, ranging from biomedical ...

Not all 3D scanning is alike, and the right workflow can depend on the object involved. [Ding Dong Drift] demonstrates this in his 3D scan of a project car. His goal is to design custom attachments, ...

The 3D scanner is a device to capture the geometry of objects to create digital 3D models for 3D printing, 3D modeling, reverse engineering and measurement, etc. The Maker Lab has two Revopoint POP 2 ...

“We are trying to reduce not only our time to start a design, but we want to have a good design the first time. We want to eliminate any rework that would cost us time and money later in our program ...

For those with 3D printers, taking a 3D model and spitting out a physical object is so routine as to be blasé. The reverse is something a little different. There are many ways to create a digital 3D ...

A system that uses a technique called constructive solid geometry (CSG) is allowing MIT researchers to deconstruct objects and turn them into 3D models, thereby allowing them to reverse-engineer ...

In this paper, the authors contain an analysis of the application of 3D scanning in the process of creating a very precise numerical model of historical buildings. 3D scanning is used in inventory ...

To date, the department’s specialists have scanned about 15 standard product types and are now ready to disseminate the experience of using 3D scanning technology across the entire plant and conduct ...

MakerBot is best known for its 3D printers, turning virtual products into real ones, but the company's latest hardware to go on sale, the MakerBot Digitizer, takes things in the opposite direction.

Meta has launched its SAM 3 series of AI models with major upgrades for image, video and 3D understanding. The new models add text prompt support, improved object detection, video tracking and the ...