3D Scanning and printing

3D scanning is a powerful technology that allows to capture the physical shape and dimensions of real objects to create digital replicas. The growing popularity of 3D printing requires precise and detailed 3D scans, which is why there are more and more applications that facilitate this task and do it with very good quality. Some of the examples of apps to scan objects are:

  • Qlone
  • Polycam
  • Kiri Engine
  • ThinkerCad
  • 3D scanner App
    • I decided to use polycam, I found it easy to install, use and it helped me become familiar with this type of tools. For this task I did the following activities:
  • 1. Download the app
  • 2. Check out some tutorials
  • 3. Scan the desired object
  • 4. Save the file in the appropriate format to then print in 3D

    • Results

    This app allows you to scan the object by recording video or taking many photographs with your cell phone. In this case, in order to scan the forearm of the skeleton. I took around 120 photographs and obtained a good result.

  • Image 1. Polycam app

  • Image 2. Bone scan process

  • Image 3. Bone scan process

  • Image 4. Bone scan process

  • Image 5. Bone scan process

  • Image 6. Bone scan process

  • Image 7. Bone scan process

  • Image 8. Bone scan process

  • Image 9. Bone scan process

  • Image 10. Bone scan process

  • Image 11. Bone scan process

  • Image 12. Scale printed bone

  • Image 13. Sometimes fabacademy assignments are fun

    • Conclusion

    I learned about different apps to scan objects, some apps have more options than others. I learned about the printing process, the materials that I can use in the printers at the FabLab in Ibero Puebla. The process is relatively simple, you just have to check the file extensions. I work with the design of biomaterials, this week was very useful for me to better understand the extrusion process of the materials I design, and how these can be useful for 3D printing in the area of ​​tissues and cell culture.