Hello, I'm doing my first time with a 3D scanner and the plan to save time with it to measure faster. I'm far from my objective for the moment 😂
The problems are that my surface is fuzzy avec when I measure a hole there is a deviation between XY up to 1mm.
I'm really new with profesionnal scanner and I'm using a Revopoint pop with the laser grid mode. I thought It would be easier to get accurate data. Do you think that I'm excepting too much from the scanner or I just need to improve my method?
Thanks

He moved during the scan so there's a few artifacts. Pretty impressive nonetheless.

I want to start a series of more directly comparing 3d scanner performances by using "hopefully" commonly known parts as scan objects. First one will be a 50ct coin scanned with the Einstar Rockit and Einscan Rigil. Later tests will expand the scanners used and other scan objects.
The Rockit is more of a consumer focused device (priced at 2k€ so just inside consumer/enthusiast pricing) and the Rigil priced at 6k€ is a proper commercial device (you may still argue about this because you can easily spend 50k for a handheld scanner from other brands or even Shining3d). Aside from Metrology applications I simply don't see much of a reason to spend more to get a different scanner for most of the use cases.

Scanning

Scan settings and scanning steps are similar for the used scanners, deviations due to technical limitations are explicitly noted (e.g. limits due to max. resolution).

Scan Preparation

• Both scanners freshly calibrated after letting them warm up a few minutes
• 50ct coin placed on a bed of markers and printed marker geometries
• no scan spray is applied, coin is left as shiny as it is
• for scans of front and back a small amount of bluetack is used (try not to stretch it to prevent elastic deformation and creep, modeling clay also can work wonders)
• for scan standing up it is fixed with helping hands (Onmifixo if you're interested, got it for soldering but also works as a holder for smaller parts)

Scan Process

• 3 scans: front, back and on the side for alignment of front and back
• 0.05mm target resolution
• Wireless PC connection used (Rockit 90FPS, Rigil 120FPS)
• mixture of cross-lines and parallel-lines (started with cross-lines for the bulk and then switched to parallel for sides and additional data capture)
• all scans until target quality is reached

Post-Processing

Processing settings and steps are kept as similar as possible, deviations are explicitly noted (e.g. processing steps not supported for one scanner).

• point cloud generation when finishing scans (no option to adjust any settings)
• alignment front and back scan with side scan as alignment helper
• removing side scan from project due to rougher quality than front and back
• meshing with recommended settings
• Integrated aligned tool in Exscan Rigil/Exstar Hub to orient scan to coordinate system

Results

Scan experience and processing was actually quite similar, workflows for both scanners are practically identical. Rigil is good bit faster while scanning (50laser lines at 120FPS vs 38 lines at 90FPS), otherwise similar.
Looking at the scan results you can see the Rigil scans sharper and with less noise. The Rigil seems to be better suited for scanning smaller parts and reflective parts, Rockit struggled a bit with the reflectiveness. Keep in mind: no scan spray was used on the coin so quite a nice result for both scanners. Deviation between the scans is minimal, everthing in green is within 0.025mm tolerance (so ~ 1/1000in).
Best have a look at both scans on Sketchfab. In the end more money delivers a better scan (at least in this case).

Sketchfab

Sketchfab is like printables for 3d scans with a nice integrated viewer in browser and you can also download the scan, just look at the scan yourself.
Reddit sadly blocks the short links to Sketchfab, you have to search for the title instead:

• Einscan Rigil: "50ct Coin - Einscan Rigil"
• Einstar Rockit: "50ct Coin - Einstar Rockit"

PC Specs

Since a lot of people ask for it:

• AMD Ryzen 7950X
• 128GBGB DDR5 RAM
• RTX 5070Ti Desktop
• A few TB of NVME storage with PCIe Gen4 interface

My Marker Geometries

Quite a lot of people regularly ask about the geometries I use for easier tracking, here they are: https://www.printables.com/model/1543571-marker-geometries-for-3d-scanning-including-marker

Brought the Flip back to life using ABS, TPU, and a bit of PLA. Tried to capture the quick process. Hope you guys like it :)

Using Creality Raptor x

Hello, I just received my Metro Y Ultra with the CMM pack and the measure software, I tested the Rigil and the H1 from shining before so I can compare with them. If you guys want information or some test that I can do tell me I'm really open to share with the community!

I did a quick 1min scan of myself using my Revopoint Pop 4 beta unit. I was wondering what would happen if I stared directly at the RGB camera while scanning. Can't say I'm disappointed.

This time I used the Xhorse 7×7 laser scanner to scan the front bumper of a Volkswagen T5. To capture more complete details, I set the scan resolution to 0.55 mm. The scanning process was a bit slower because of the higher resolution, but I still managed to fully capture the entire front bumper in the end. I’m pretty satisfied with how the details turned out.

Cutting my scanning cloth into strips really helped. 10 minute setup 2 minute teardown.

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Want to get a scanner to scan model kits. The smallest kits look like sth in the picture. Budget 1k. What would you recommend?

Today, I used the Xhorse scanner to take on the challenge of scanning a motorcycle frame. To capture better detail, I applied scanning spray to the frame to reduce reflections and improve tracking stability. A motorcycle frame is honestly much more difficult to scan than it looks — the geometry is complex, with many blocked areas. This time, I split the frame into three separate scans and merged them afterward, mainly because I didn’t have enough marker spheres. I think this was probably close to the limit of what this scanner could handle 😅 But in the end, the result actually turned out really well, and most of the details and overall shape were captured successfully!