3D scanning and 3D printing may sound like a natural match for one another, but they don’t always play together as easily and nicely as one would hope. I’ll explain what one can expect by highlighting ...

Leading manufacturer of 3D printing equipment, Creality offers the best deals in their production of 3D scanners made for the 3D printing process: the CR-Scan Ferret and CR-Scan Lizard. Creality ...

From patient-specific heart models to safer surgical planning, the fusion of AI and 3D scanning is redefining how doctors diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. These technologies are making imaging ...

If you can 3D-scan it, you can 3D-print it – and Matter and Form has announced a super-versatile new way to do so. The Three system creates photorealistic, high-detail, full-color 3D scans of objects ...

Rather than spending hundreds or even thousands of pounds on a 3D scanner, you might be interested to know that it is possible to use an Xbox Kinect to create an affordable alternative. This guide by ...

3D scanning is important because the ability to digitize awkward or troublesome shapes from the real world can really hit the spot. One can reconstruct objects by drawing them up in CAD, but when ...

Before they become damaged by extraction and erosion, palaeontologists have started using handheld 3D scanners to preserve fossils in Kenya. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...

Artists, designers, and institutions are adopting 3D scanning to merge physical and digital creation, preserve heritage, and expand design possibilities. Improved scanner precision and accessibility ...

In 2016, the demand for 3D scanning was only 20% of the construction industry. By 2018 it rose to 57%. The market is growing and gaining steady adoption. Construction stakeholders are realizing the ...

Sponsored Content. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The technology behind 3D printers has become more compact, advanced, and affordable over the past decade, but the same hasn ...

Editor’s Note: This article was produced in collaboration with the Arts & Culture MA concentration at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. As museums look at 3D scanning as a way to ...