Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] digitizers a different approach

terrylr@... wrote:

> she works for and they have a home-grown 3d
> scanner. basically, from what she described
> they project a precise grid pattern on the object.
> depending on the object they have developed different
> grid patterns, the normal grid they use is 400x400.
> (quick math would give a point cloud of 160,000 data
> points.) using a digital camera they take two
> pictures of the object with the grid pattern projected

Wow! This is what a few of the expensive machines do.
I haven't seen any affordable software to do the conversion.
Any chance they'd let others use the software?

Jon