CR-Scan Lizard is a revolutionary entry-level consumer 3D scanner with friendly price. It has cool features as below. The CR-Scan Lizard base kit includes a scanner, a power supply, a turntable, a mini tripod, and a proprietary Y cable, as well as a nice carrying case. Elsewhere, the Revopoint scanners feature in-built RGB sensors, which allow them to capture color texture detail during the scanning process, while the Creality Lizard relies on post-processing high-fidelity software color restoration, or at least that’s the plan. Color Scanning POP 2 Scanning speed is up to 10fps. ¶ 5. Is it possible to modify the scanned model by using other 3D design software.

When the software launches, you choose between “Table Mode” and “Hand Scan.” If you wish to change modes, you have to close and restart the software. I can’t find any recommended PC specs. I have an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with an RTX 3070 in an Unraid VM and have to wait considerable amounts of time when doing some operations. A VM does leave a little bit on the table because I give 3 CPU to all the services but should be on par with a Ryzen 3700X. The GPU can help with these 3D tasks and the software does appear to utilize my Nvidia 3070. Scanning doesn’t seem too CPU intensive but I could see someone being frustrated using a laptop or older PC while generating a mesh. Meshing fully utilizes my CPU most of the time. You have been warned. Moral of the story: be wary if trying to use a potato for meshing. Note: I was imaging a MicroSD card at the time of the screenshot which explains the 100% usage of Disk 1. Scanning In hindsight, I could have done some things differently. First I zoomed in on my camera app to try to capture as much data as possible when I was setting the camera up. I should have tried to keep it small. Potentially orienting the camera behind the scanner. I am not positive this will work though. The camera needs to be as close to the scanner’s camera as possible to avoid parallax errors. I could also reduce the output file size by reducing the quality in my phone’s camera app. Success Rate In tow, we also see the minimum scan distance drop to 10 x 10 x 10 mm and the single capture range to 64 x 118 mm. From the numbers alone, it’s clear Revopoint has pulled out all the stops to allow users to capture small, feature-rich items and objects. First is the preview step. You line up the smartphone and scanner and get your distance correct while looking at the preview in the software. The next step scans the turntable by itself with nothing on it so the platform can be removed from the scans, followed by placing the object on the turntable and scanning. This would be the last step before meshing unless additional scans at different angles were taken if not capturing color. This final step for color textures triggers your camera every couple of seconds via Bluetooth. If you need additional angels repeat steps 3 and 4 until all details are captured.Also, with my current skills and knowledge, I cannot scan 28mm tabletop miniatures well with the Lizard.

The entire workflow is a bit easier for me with the Creality than with the Revopoint. When scanning with the turntable, the freehand scan also needs glued-on marking points and, above all, a lot of practice. The Revopoint POP 2 delivers precision up to 0.05 mm and a 0.15 mm point cloud distance. The Revopoint MINI has a precision of 0.02 mm alongside a point cloud distance of 0.05 mm. Over to the Creality, and we have a mixed bag. The Creality CR-Scan 01 matches Revopoint with 24-bit high-fidelity color reproduction achieved by snapping color images of the object and slapping them onto the scanned data. A color scan I did of a Rubik’s cube with my Revopoint POP 2. The prices of handheld 3D scanners have been falling over the years. However, the amount is still high for many consumers. Therefore, it will be up to you to decide whether buying a 3D scanner would be worth it for your endeavors.oney for a bit of playing around.I’m sure for some models, this scanner would be fine with a fair amount of practice. I’ll probably still use it for some CAD modeling, and hopefully, the software will improve over time. If you get the CR-Scan Lizard, be prepared to spend some time learning how to use it, and editing the scans in a 3rd party software. This is not a particularly sophisticated piece of technology. The turntable gets power via a USB cable, either from the PC, a mobile phone power supply or a power bank. If there is power, it rotates at a fixed speed. Additionally, the Ferret’s wide-range mode allows for scanning of large objects, while the high-accuracy mode guarantees precise scanning of medium-to-small-sized objects. With an accuracy of 0.1mm and a resolution of 0.16mm, the Ferret consistently produces high-quality scans with meticulous detail and precision. It requires a computer has over 8G Ram. ¶ 15. What is the difference between CR-Scan 01 and CR-Scan Lizard 3D scanner in other parameters?

The fully automated color mapping texture suite that promises true color fidelity for your scanned objects, you can make use of the mapping process, where high-definition color pictures of the model taken with a phone or DSLR camera can automatically be mapped onto the 3D model, allowing you to create high-quality, vivid color scans. 5. CR STUDIO Once you’re happy with your scan, export it as an .OBJ or .STL. You can take these files directly into Cura or PrusaSlicer and print them. Bad scans can be cleaned up in editing mode or discarded entirely. You can process the scan as many times as you like. The alignment of several scans to each other is satisfactory. Instead of opting for the fully automatic scan, we provided 3 reference points in 2 scans and then just let the software do it. However, 3 reference points is not really a lot. Therefore, you have to put in some effort and find good points that clearly define the future arrangement. It would be easier with more points.

The CR-Scan Lizard scans objects using a projector and a pair of cameras. Like any other camera, they capture the light reflected off of the object and therefore scanning performance is a result of the reflectivity of the object. In ideal circumstances, this works well. But conditions aren’t always ideal. Ideal conditions We next scanned the model by Matt King ( Thingiverse ). We first printed it with a muffler, then scanned the print. Here is my first turntable scan. I was pretty stoked to see how well it turned out and just how little effort it takes. I tried scanning this exact object and spent hours with the DIY scanner without success. Creality’s workflow is pretty simple. Take multiple scans at different angles on the turntable ensuring all details are captured. Then allow the software to line the scans up, sometimes with a little help. This scan took all of 5 minutes to do with acceptable results. Software/Hardware