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Scan large format outdoor shiny reflective surfaces

Posted: 25 Jan 2018, 08:19
by jaybee63
We are looking to scan yachts and powerboats and any device we have trialled has failed to deal with the reflective nature of the gelcoat.
We can not dust down a yacht with non reflective powder.

I'd welcome any input from anyone who has had success sacnning such objects.

Re: Scan large format outdoor shiny reflective surfaces

Posted: 25 Jan 2018, 09:32
by mading
Put it in a CT-scan! :lol:

Well, that seems crazy, but the future is going in that direction.
At least they do it with cars, Caterpillats and containers: https://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en/magazi ... entge.html

Most impressiv things of these toys: you calculate inside and outside surfaces without alignement issues.

BTW quite expensive stuff (around 1 million for a 40 cm radiusx150 height working field at 110 microns)

Re: Scan large format outdoor shiny reflective surfaces

Posted: 25 Jan 2018, 15:27
by Micr0
jaybee63 wrote: 25 Jan 2018, 08:19 We are looking to scan yachts and powerboats and any device we have trialled has failed to deal with the reflective nature of the gelcoat.
We can not dust down a yacht with non reflective powder.

I'd welcome any input from anyone who has had success sacnning such objects.
A little more information please:

Do you need to scan the whole boat or just parts/sections?

What are you scanning it for (reverse engineering, designing accessories, video game asset)?

What level of detail and accuracy do you need in the scanns?

What's your budget?