Bill MacCracken
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3D Scanning

Started this discussion. Last reply by james zhang Mar 12, 2010. 14 Replies

 

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james zhang replied to Bill MacCracken's discussion 3D Scanning
"I am interested in developing a small size desktop 3D scanner for medical applications. I am in southern los Angeles areas, I wonder if someone there has the same interests, and like to work together for the development. You can contact me through…"
Mar 12, 2010
Bill MacCracken replied to James Radney's discussion 3d Scanning
"Yes and no. I have the system but found it frustrating. I can model faster than it can scan and convert to a solid in most cases. The accuracy is not high enough for the parts I need to create. I would like to see if the newer version with the…"
Feb 20, 2010
Bill MacCracken replied to Craig Simon's discussion Workholding - Chuck Jaws in the group Machine Tool Exchange
"Usually a 2 Jaw chuck started life as a 3 Jaw chuck 8-) Why are you using a 2 jaw chuck? Depending on tolerances there may be better ways to hold the work piece."
Oct 29, 2009
Bill MacCracken replied to Bill MacCracken's discussion 3D Scanning
"One of the keys to good scans is distance - the "good zone is about 2 inches or 6-8" away from the scanner. Another key is getting a water tight model so if you can't "see" parts they won't scan. It sounds to me like…"
Oct 22, 2009
Dan Dailey replied to Bill MacCracken's discussion 3D Scanning
"I have been looking at the Nextengine scanner, but I am not sure it it will work the way I would like. I would like to scan in our products in the 'as installed' state to use in FE models and simulations, and to compare to the results of…"
Oct 22, 2009
Bill MacCracken replied to Paul Kim's discussion self-tapping screw for Aluminum Housing
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Aug 31, 2009
Bill MacCracken replied to Olivier Schimpf's discussion Software?
"What you really need is pencil and paper if your criteria of a "few minutes" is key"
Jul 30, 2009

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