i was wondering if there was a way to set up a laser scanner with arduino to scan simple objects and from there possibly print on a 3d printer. i dont have any knowledge on laser scanners so i f you guys have any idea on how to build on that would be even more great
Thank You
Similarly I don't have any experience with this, but I would probably start with some kind of laser range finder (Let's Make Robots has a post about it - http://letsmakerobots.com/node/2651 - dunno how useful it is) then go from there, maybe with a motor controlled slow moving turntable made from a lazy susan or something. The rangefinder could move up and down, slowly working its way up the item you are scanning.
Someone posted one a while ago based on a record turntable, IIRC.
There was an article in a past Make Magazine based on a turntable.
there is another here:-
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/makerscanner_a_printable_3d_scannin.html
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