It seems 3D printers have been around for ages and still we don’t have a good solution for turning physical 3D objects into digital ones. Yes, 3D scanners exist, but the OpenScan is the best 3D ...

If we've crossed paths in the past week, there's a pretty good chance I've scanned you. This extends well beyond the human race, into the realms of animal, vegetable, plush toy and fruit bowl. Some ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. 3D printers ...

3D scanning, like most 3D tech, is booming. Technavio, a research firm, published the Global 3D Scanner Market 2018-2022 report recently, and it shows that the global market today stands at a little ...

Join me as I explore 3D scanning with the Einstar Vega all-in-one handheld scanner. In this video, I scan a DeWalt 9ft tape ...

Strange software bugs. Could benefit from extra light. No mobile device compatibility. Requires a computer. As a chronic tinkerer, I’ve always wished there was a simple, efficient, and effective way ...

Once you have a 3D printer, making copies of objects like a futuristic Xerox machine is the name of the game. There are, of course, 3D scanners available for hundreds of dollars, but [Joshua] wanted ...

In 2016, the demand for 3D scanning was only 20% of the construction industry. By 2018 it rose to 57%. The market is growing and gaining steady adoption. Construction stakeholders are realizing the ...

These tools are becoming more and more commonplace…it will become the norm in, if not months, a year or two. “They found a lovely, lovely woman in Russia,” said Anna Zevelyov, director of business ...

Like many people, I have been preparing files for 3D printing using 3D modeling programs or downloading them from 3D model ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

The company behind a new 3D scanner says the device would make a good addition to the International Space Station. The "Space Spider" handheld 3D scanner can work in microgravity and features an ...