While post the last messages, it dawned on me just how easy it would be to design a spring clamp suitable for rings or coins, etc.  It's not a great image; but, I hope it demonstrates how vers...

If someone will let me know how to attach an .STL file for the Ball Pivot Mount, I will do so.  The sliding Insert includes a mounting hole so that you can design your own custom mounts to at...

The more I work with the THREE, the better I like it.  The time this journey has taken me has nothing to do with the THREE.  It has to do with my desire to build a scan rigging tool that ...

Any updates?

@Trevor Townsend We just bought a 2nd hand V2  but when we picked up the scanner the calibration card or box was nowhere to be found. A 3D file for the holder or box and a printable calibratio...

It turns out that there is a better guage for ensuring that both types of reference objects are located precisely in the same place relative to the saxophone mouthpiece.  The first guage helpe...

One of the things I ran into was a tendancy to rotation the object directly, rather than rotate using the reference object.  This inadvertantly caused the mouthpiece to slip off-center.  ...

Absolutely! I'm already using a closed loop stepper motor with a driver controlled over RS485(MODBUS). The system is controlled with an ESP32-S3 being used to communicate with the variety of sensor...

Hi Christopher, Sorry for the late reply.This is possible, but you will need some help from us to do it. Here's a short list of the top level requirements:1) The API for the rotary bed is not curre...

This evening, I'm only scanning, and will leave all the alignment and post-processing until a later session.  That's one of the beauties of using the THREE.  Projects can be completed in ...

Hello,Will you be releasing the MAF3 source code?To allow hacking, modification, adding features, etc.

This next image shows how the slide mount could be easily modified to take a slide-in clamp for a ring.  This is a just a quick design that may or may not work as hoped.  But, it could be...

Thanks Vik. Actually this next step had you specifically in mind... making the stand universal so that it could be easily adapted for holding other things, like rigs. The first step was to make t...

This is such a fascinating approach, Tom—your methodical experimentation and the idea of using multi-axis staging with reference objects is really inspiring. I’m especially intrigued by...

Thanks, Trevor—I'm implementing your suggestions now. The cardboard base and scan spray are already making a noticeable difference! Cheers,-Vic

In the first post, images showed that my initial staging attempt, while generally successful, had some limitations, like limited forward rotation to tilt the object.  And, sometimes, it was di...

As I taught my students in 3D design and printing classes, their goal should be to first LEARN their tools and then USE their tools.   And, that is exactly what I am trying to do with my...

I'm glad you're enjoying your scanner Vik! Generally, light brown or white cardboard will be perfect. As long as it doesn't have a shine to it and is a neutral color it will be fine. For the jewel...

I'm attaching some single scans so you can get a picture of what it looks like. The room lighting was off during scanning and the blinds were partially closed, so the lighting at the scanning locat...

I have also found Instant Meshes, a free application that is very helpful.