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Best 3D Scanners for Medium-sized Items

April 10, 2024

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There are a range of 3D scanners available to engineers, 3D printing fans and makers, but how do you go about selecting the scanner that best suits your needs? A good place to start is by looking at the size of the item that you need to scan, and selecting a scanner that has a larger single capture range, meaning that you can scan larger objects quicker.

In this article, we will be taking a look at the best 3D scanners for scanning medium-sized items.

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  • Revopoint
  • 3DMakerpro
  • Einstar

Revopoint

Revopoint make easy to use 3D scanners aimed at the consumer/prosumer market, and their POP series and INSPIRE medium-sized scanners are lightweight, easy to carry, and work well both indoors and outdoors.

RevoPoint MetroX

MetroX is a metrological Blue Multi-line Laser and Full-field Blue light 3D Scanner with 4 Scanning modes...

  • - Technology: Multi-line Laser Scan and Full-field Structured Light Scan
  • - 4 Flexible Scanning Modes
  • - Metrology-grade Accuracy: Up to 0.03 mm
  • - Volumetric Accuracy: 0.03 mm + 0.1 mm × L(m)
  • - Up to 7.000.000 Points/s in Full-field Structured Light Mode
  • - Up to 800.000 Points/s in Multi-line Blue Laser Mode
  • - Scannable Object Size: Small to Medium
  • - Volumetric Accuracy: 0.03 mm + 0.1 mm × L (m)
  • - Working Distance: 200 ~ 400 mm
  • - Single Capture Area at Furthest Distance: 320 x 215 mm at 400 mm
  • - Single Capture Area at Nearest Distance:160 x 70 mm at 200 mm
  • - Maximum Scan Volume : 1 × 1 × 1 m
  • - Scanning Speed with Multi-line Blue Laser: 800.000 Points/s
  • - Scanning Speed with Full Field Blue Light :7.000.000 Points/s
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$849.00 RevoPoint
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Revopoint POP 3 Plus

The Dual-camera infrared structured light POP 3 is the latest in the Pop series and is ideally suited for scanning medium sized objects.

  • - Single frame accuracy: Up to 0.08mm
  • - Single frame precision: Up to 0.04mm
  • - Scanning speed: 18fps
  • - Work distance: 150-400mm
  • - Indoors and outdoors
  • - Dimensions: 153 x 45 x 29 mm
  • - Weight: 190g
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$679.00 Revopoint Store
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Revopoint INSPIRE

The INSPIRE is a dual-camera infrared structured light scanner. It is cost-effective, and fits nicely in the pocket, and is best suited for scanning small to medium sized objects.

  • - Accuracy: 0.2mm
  • - Frame rate: 18fps
  • - Work distance: 250-500mm
  • - Indoors and outdoors
  • - Color scans
  • - Dimensions: 132 x 45 x 27 mm
  • - weight: 140g
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$458.00 Revopoint Store
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3DMakerpro

Our first three scanners come from 3DMakerpro, who have just released their latest scanner, the “Moose”, which is ideally suited for scanning medium sized objects.

3DMakerpro Moose

The 3DMakerpro Moose is a handheld unit capable of scanning small to medium sized, using a blue LED light source. It can scan objects and create OBJ/STL/PLY file formats thanks to the included JMStudio software. The Moose can scan textures in 24-bit color

  • - Accuracy: 0.03mm
  • - Resolution: 0.07mm
  • - Frame rate: 10fps
  • - Tracking mode: Visual tracking
  • - Work distance: 140-400mm
  • - Light source: blue LEDS
  • - Single capture range: 200x100mm
  • - Scan depth: 100mm
  • - Object size: 15mm - 1500mm
  • - Color texture: 24 bit color
  • - Dimensions: 120×60×35mm
  • - Weight: 280g
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$454.00 3DMakerpro Store
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3DMakerpro Moose Lite

The 3DMakerpro Moose Lite is the lightweight version of the Moose but still packs a lot of features. It uses a NIR light source for safe scanning and produces mono textures. It can scan objects and create OBJ/STL/PLY file formats thanks to the included JMStudio software.

  • - Accuracy: 0.05mm
  • - Resolution: 0.1mm
  • - Frame rate: 10fps
  • - Tracking mode: Visual tracking
  • - Work distance: 140-400mm
  • - Light source: NIR
  • - Single capture range: 200x100mm
  • - Scan depth: 100mm
  • - Object size: 15mm - 1500mm
  • - Color texture: mono
  • - Dimensions: 120×60×35mm
  • - Weight: 250g
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$259.00 3DMakerpro Store
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3DMakerpro Mole

The 3DMakerpro Mole is a handheld unit capable of scanning larger objects than The Seal (15-1500mm), using a NIR light source for safe scanning. It can scan objects and create OBJ/STL/PLY file formats thanks to the included JMStudio software.

  • - Accuracy: 0.05mm
  • - Resolution: 0.1mm
  • - Frame rate: 10fps
  • - Tracking mode: Visual tracking
  • - Work distance: 150-400mm
  • - Single capture range: 200x100mm
  • - Typical object sizes: 15-1500mm
  • - Dimensions: 141 x 80 x 80mm
  • - Weight: 390g
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$649.00 3DMakerpro Store
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Einstar

Einstar manufacturers a range of professional-grade 3D scanners catering to a variety of customers, including engineers and dental professionals. Their Einstar scanner and EinScan-SE V2 are perfect for scanning small to medium sized items.

Einstar

The Einstar 3D Scanner is equipped with 3 Infrared VCSEL Projectors, 2 Stereo Depth Cameras and 1 RGB Camera. It offers high-quality, user-friendly scanning with enhanced software algorithms, High color fidelity, and streamlined experience..

  • - Resolution: 0.1mm
  • - Frame rate: 14fps
  • - Work distance: 160mm-1400mm
  • - Indoors and outdoors
  • - Color scans
  • - Dimensions: 220mm x 46mm x 55mm
  • - weight: 500g
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$959.00 Einstar Store
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Einstar-SE V2 Desktop 3D Scanner

Einstar-SE V2 Desktop 3D Scanner is a powerful companion for educators and individuals. It can scan items as small as 30mm x 30mm x 30mm on the turntable, or up to 700×700×700 mm in handheld mode.

  • - Accuracy: ≤0.1 mm
  • - Frame rate: 125fps
  • - Work distance: 290mm ~ 480mm
  • - Indoors and outdoors
  • - Color scans
  • - Dimensions: 570mm × 210mm × 210mm
  • - weight: 4.2kg
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$1,199.00 Einstar Store
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