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I decided on a whim to get one of these 3D scanners, because I was curious how they worked and were they any good, plus it was going very cheaply in a two-day sale, so I was able to get my answer.
I found the setup and use of the scanner reasonably easy and there it ended, because when you make a scan it saves it as a PLY file format, and the extra steps I had to make to get an Application just to display the image.
I then had to convert it into something that I could use and the whole process for me was just not worth it, I can use PNG’s or my camera photos to get quicker results that were better with little or no trouble.
So, the practicality of me using a scanner are out of the question, because I just don’t have the knowledge or experience get any better results than I’m getting now, but they probably will meet somebody else’s requirements far better than mine...
I found the setup and use of the scanner reasonably easy and there it ended, because when you make a scan it saves it as a PLY file format, and the extra steps I had to make to get an Application just to display the image.
I then had to convert it into something that I could use and the whole process for me was just not worth it, I can use PNG’s or my camera photos to get quicker results that were better with little or no trouble.
So, the practicality of me using a scanner are out of the question, because I just don’t have the knowledge or experience get any better results than I’m getting now, but they probably will meet somebody else’s requirements far better than mine...