The Makerbot digitizer seemed too good to be true. It was a solid 3D scanner, compact could replicate a solid object without much fuss and had a level of detail unprecedented in the home market exploration. It is now clear that this is more than a compelling idea.
I saw the Makerbot in action yesterday and spoke with CEO Bre Pettis on Makerbot experience in the construction of the entire system - PCB for that matter - in America and how it felt to be a manufacturer in the heart of Brooklyn. "It feels great," he said.
The whole system is surprisingly light and uses a special class 1 laser
camera
to raise a cloud of points based on the object to be scanned. You tell the system how light or dark the object and then click a button. A few minutes later they have a complete object that can be modified, edited, or digitally increase and then print to any printer. It also exports files to compatible files .thing makerbot.
A turntable rotating the object slowly so that each surface is scanned.
The digitizer will ship in October and sell for $ 1,400. Pettis promised they were going to have enough on hand to meet demand and that his factory was working overtime to get ready devices.
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