Scanning and printing 3D Objects

The New York Times has an article on the use of laser scanning and ‘printing’ 3D objects that is pretty interesting. It is amazing how much the prices on 3D scanners have dropped given the relative increase in features. We have worked with an old Cyrex that the Virtual Environments Lab at WVU has and you can buy a new Leica (who bought Cyra a few years back) with better everything for less than half the price. Aaahhh, technology.

Beaming Up 3-D Objects on a Budget – New York Times