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3D scanning opens up a world of possibilities. Imagine being able to capture anything in

the physical world, and have a digital model of it in minutes.
You don’t have to imagine. Every day, thousands of companies are using 3D scanners and
software to:
Create and reverse engineer CAD models of real parts to capture lost designs, update
existing products and make new ones
Verify product quality by comparing manufactured parts to CAD designs
Make mass customized products for health care, dentistry and fashion
Scan entire buildings to create accurate 3D models
And much more
This is not science fiction. 3D scanners and accompanying software are now within the reach of
many. Scanners are faster, less expensive and more accurate. 3D scan processing software is
more automated, creates better results, and works faster than ever before.
What Are 3D Scanners?

There are many different devices that can be called 3D scanners. Any device that measures the
physical world using lasers, lights or x-rays and generates dense point clouds or polygon
meshes can be considered a 3D scanner. They go by many names, including 3D digitizers, laser
scanners, white light scanners, industrial CT, LIDAR, and others. The common uniting factor of
all these devices is that they capture the geometry of physical objects with hundreds of
thousands or millions of measurements.
Why Do I Need 3D Scanning Software?
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Because scanners collect immense amounts of data, dedicated reverse engineering software
like Geomagic is needed to process the output into something usable that other software can
handle. Depending on what the scan data will be used for, Geomagic can do many different
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things to the data. The most common applications for 3D scanning are reverse
engineering, inspection and digital archiving or 3D printing. Dedicated software like Geomagic
is the fastest, easiest way to unlock the full potential of a 3D scanner.
How Do 3D Scanners Work?
There are many different approaches to 3D scanning, based on different principles of imaging.
Some technologies are ideal for short-range scanning, while others are better for mid- or long-
range scanning.
SHORT-RANGE (LESS THAN 1 METER FOCAL DISTANCE)
Laser Triangulation 3D Scanners
Laser triangulation scanners use either a laser line or single laser point to scan across an object.
A sensor picks up the laser light that is reflected off the object, and using trigonometric
triangulation, the system calculates the distance from the object to the scanner.
The distance between the laser source and the sensor is known very precisely, as well as the
angle between the laser and the sensor. As the laser light reflects off the scanned object, the
system can discern what angle it is returning to the sensor at, and therefore the distance from
the laser source to the object’s surface.
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Structured Light (White or Blue Light) 3D Scanners
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Structured light scanners also use trigonometric triangulation, but instead of looking at laser
light, these systems project a series of linear patterns onto an object. Then, by examining the
edges of each line in the pattern, they calculate the distance from the scanner to the object’s
surface. Essentially, instead of the camera seeing a laser line, it sees the edge of the projected
pattern, and calculates the distance similarly.
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Laser Pulse-based 3D Scanners

Laser pulse-based scanners, also known as time-of-flight scanners, are based on a very simple
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concept: the speed of light is known very precisely, so if we know how long a laser takes to
reach an object and reflect back to a sensor, we know how far away that object is. These
systems use circuitry that is accurate to picoseconds to measure the time it takes for millions of
pulses of the laser to return to the sensor, and calculates a distance. By rotating the laser and
sensor (usually via a mirror), the scanner can scan up to a full 360 degrees around itself.
Laser Phase-shift 3D Scanners

Laser phase-shift systems are another type of time-of-flight 3D scanner technology, and
conceptually work similarly to pulse-based systems. In addition to pulsing the laser, these
systems also modulate the power of the laser beam, and the scanner compares the phase of
the laser being sent out and then returned to the sensor. For reasons that are beyond this web
page’s scope, phase shift measurement is more precise.
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3D scanning opens up a world of possibilities. Imagine being able to capture anything in

What Are 3D Scanners?

Why Do I Need 3D Scanning Software?

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Laser Pulse-based 3D Scanners

Laser Phase-shift 3D Scanners

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