Here's what you'll need to get a setup like this up and running: I'm even wondering how I can get my cat to stand still for 30 seconds (too bad that won't happen). Trust me, with a scanning setup like this, you'll have hours of fun scanning people and things. Here's a Cubify Colorstone 3D print of a 3D scan captured using the 3D Builder app and a Kinect V2 sensor:
Here's what a 3D print looks like with PLA filament using a 3D Systems Cube 3 3D printer:Īnd if you want to take advantage of the full color detail that 3D scanning produces you can order a Cubify Colorstone 3D print via the 'Buy Print' feature in the 3D Builder app. Once your scan is complete, you can either use a 3D printer to print out a copy, or order prints online in a variety of materials.
An Alienware 17 laptop was used for scanning because the powerful onboard GPU can process scan data at a high rate, which means you can achieve a high level of detail and fidelity when scanning.
In this video a custom 'turntable' was used so that the person being scanned us rotated smoothly, but you can also use an office chair, or move the Kinect sensor and keep the subject stationary. In this video, Alex Blondin and Gavin Gear demonstrate how you can plug a Kinect V2 sensor into your PC and turn it into a portable 3D scanning setup using the latest version of 3D Builder.
