Comments on: Laser 3d scanning with a webcam http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:41:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jason Warren http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23917 Jason Warren Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:52:07 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23917 Hi,<br>some useful info can be gained from:<br><a href="http://laserscanning.org.uk/forum/" rel="nofollow">http://laserscanning.org.uk/forum/</a><br><br>Jae Hi,
some useful info can be gained from:
http://laserscanning.org.uk/forum/

Jae

]]> By: mschumi http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23916 mschumi Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:31:34 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23916 I went out last night and bought a laser line level to do this. It does work and if you play with it for about an hour it works damn good. We made a giant calibration area in the corner of a room and did full body scans. Close up face scars come out eerily good sometimes, it all depends on your incidence angle of the laser. With some fine tuning this stuff could be useful, especially for reference modeling. I went out last night and bought a laser line level to do this. It does work and if you play with it for about an hour it works damn good. We made a giant calibration area in the corner of a room and did full body scans. Close up face scars come out eerily good sometimes, it all depends on your incidence angle of the laser. With some fine tuning this stuff could be useful, especially for reference modeling.

]]> By: bart http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23915 bart Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:03:29 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23915 what kind of output is the image? can it be utilized imiediatly in autocad or solidworks or pro-e? is a conversion needed? what kind of output is the image? can it be utilized imiediatly in autocad or solidworks or pro-e? is a conversion needed?

]]> By: [akisan] http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23914 [akisan] Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:50:37 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23914 Hey this works. Went through 3 laser levels before I got it to do its thing. The laser has to be BRIGHT! Ironically enough, the first thing I scanned was my wacom pen..:P The software doesnt allow for "stitching" various views together to create a complete 3d model but a cheap and efficient 3d scanner none the less...congrats! Hey this works. Went through 3 laser levels before I got it to do its thing. The laser has to be BRIGHT! Ironically enough, the first thing I scanned was my wacom pen..:P The software doesnt allow for “stitching” various views together to create a complete 3d model but a cheap and efficient 3d scanner none the less…congrats!

]]> By: Juul http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23913 Juul Mon, 25 Dec 2006 05:15:39 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23913 No source code?<br>A university that publishes a project with no source code? What is the purpose if I cannot see how it was implemented?<br> No source code?
A university that publishes a project with no source code? What is the purpose if I cannot see how it was implemented?

]]> By: Chris http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23912 Chris Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:33:14 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23912 This is one of the coolest hacks I've ever seen. So easy...anyone could do it with 30 bucks. Only problem I ran into was the "Strait Line Laser Level 120" that I used wasn't quite bright enough to show accross the background. It would always give me "Left side not bright enough" or a similar error.<br><br>Still an awesome hack. I could see this being used as an easy way to make realistic weapons and such for video games. I'm gonna see what I can do This is one of the coolest hacks I’ve ever seen. So easy…anyone could do it with 30 bucks. Only problem I ran into was the “Strait Line Laser Level 120″ that I used wasn’t quite bright enough to show accross the background. It would always give me “Left side not bright enough” or a similar error.

Still an awesome hack. I could see this being used as an easy way to make realistic weapons and such for video games. I’m gonna see what I can do

]]> By: Matt http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23911 Matt Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:07:11 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23911 Will seemed to suggest that there was something wrong with .NET...?<br><br>In any case it'll probably work with Mono. Will seemed to suggest that there was something wrong with .NET…?

In any case it’ll probably work with Mono.

]]> By: H3PO http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23910 H3PO Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:49:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23910 lol, we had a similar project in the german "youth's researching" in 2004, which won the first price in the under-18 category. lol, we had a similar project in the german “youth’s researching” in 2004, which won the first price in the under-18 category.

]]> By: torenc http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23909 torenc Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:41:32 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23909 well, the software looks like it only requires .net 1.1, so it might run under mono.<br>(<a href="http://www.mono-project.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mono-project.com/</a>) well, the software looks like it only requires .net 1.1, so it might run under mono.
(http://www.mono-project.com/)

]]> By: Hast http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23908 Hast Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:02:38 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23908 Interesting, me and a friend did a similar project a few years back for a computer vision class. That one used two cameras though.<br><br>If you have a laser pen and want to create a laser line you can do that quite easily by putting a cylindrical glass object in front of it. (Test it with the foot of a wine glass or something similar.) A cheap source for that is drink stirrers in clear plastic.<br> Interesting, me and a friend did a similar project a few years back for a computer vision class. That one used two cameras though.

If you have a laser pen and want to create a laser line you can do that quite easily by putting a cylindrical glass object in front of it. (Test it with the foot of a wine glass or something similar.) A cheap source for that is drink stirrers in clear plastic.

]]> By: D1337 http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23907 D1337 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:51:47 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23907 cool, i'v always been intrested in 3d scaning but becouse off the cost i never realy did anything with it now all i need is a lazer. Maby i will make some automated version off this (maby mount a lazer on top off a webcam or something). cool, i’v always been intrested in 3d scaning but becouse off the cost i never realy did anything with it now all i need is a lazer. Maby i will make some automated version off this (maby mount a lazer on top off a webcam or something).

]]> By: SeBsZ http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23906 SeBsZ Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:49:27 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23906 So this will not work with an ordinary "laser pen" ? So this will not work with an ordinary “laser pen” ?

]]> By: BruceR http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23905 BruceR Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:22:47 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23905 Great, I now have a use for my JML laser level. It's totally useless for its intended purpose, but it will be perfect for this. In fact it looks identical to the one in the documentation. Great, I now have a use for my JML laser level. It’s totally useless for its intended purpose, but it will be perfect for this. In fact it looks identical to the one in the documentation.

]]> By: herbicide http://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/comment-page-1/#comment-23904 herbicide Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:34:15 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/#comment-23904 This is interesting, just a shame I took my laser level to bits. This is interesting, just a shame I took my laser level to bits.

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