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3 Reasons why I use Metrox 3D Scanner to create detailed 3D models for 3D printing

As a 3D printing enthusiast, I'm always exploring essential tools to enhance my projects, and one of the most valuable is a 3D scanner. My first scanner, the Revopoint MetroX, has been a great ...
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3D printing for consumers at CES 2026 — Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm and Protopasta show their latest systems

The SPARKX i7 earned Tom’s Hardware’s Best 3D Printer award as Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm, and Protopasta showed how home ...
New Atlas

Full-color 3D scanner accurately models objects of "any size"

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 ...
Machine Design

Q&A: Advancing Metrology with Handheld 3D Scanners

Let’s explore how Hexagon’s handheld 3D scanning technology allows for metrology-grade parts scanning, allowing for the digitalization of parts without the concern of fixturing or environmental ...
Machine Design

Researchers Uncover Problems with 3D Printing and Island Scanning

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a popular method of 3D printing metal parts. It creates thin layers of patterned metal by scanning a laser over a bed of metal powder in predetermined patterns ...
Hackaday

3D Print Your 3D Scanner

[QLRO] wanted a 3D scanner, but didn’t like any of the existing designs. Some were too complex. Some were simple but required you to do things by hand. That led to him designing his own that he calls ...