CPL will be using a Kinect for X-box on a Windows 7 laptop to produce 3D scans and print on a Replicator 2. Please read through instructions first.
Software needed:
Kinect sensor driver
ReconstructMe
MeshMixer
NetFabb Studio
Hardware needed:
Computer
Kinect (or Asus scanner) and USB adapter
1. ReconstructMe has a good installation guide. Download the appropriate sensor driver (in our case, it was Kinect for X-box).
2. Instead of ReconstructMeQT, we're going to download and install ReconstructMe NonCommercial 405 which is available on the releases page. We are using the 405 release because ReconstructMeQT does two undesirable things until you purchase a license: there is a 20 second wait period between scanning and processing the model, and it adds a watermark (spheres) into the finished model that then need to be edited out -- editing is not hard, but it is time consuming for unpracticed users.
3. MeshLab allows you to convert your model's format and edit your model.
4. NetFabb Studio Basic is free and allows us to repair and clean up our 3D models before the last stop, setting them up in the MakerBot platform.
5. MakerWare sets up the model on the MakerBot platform. We can rotate and scale and add multiple files.
3D Printing Workflow (a Prezi)
Scanning, Modelling, & Printing 3D Objects with Kinect & ReconstructMeQT (YouTube video, 4:40)
Shapeways: How to use MeshLab & Netfabb for fixing your model (Screenshots)
All Hands Active (Ann Arbor) "Instructable - 3D Human Scan with ReconstructMe Console Edition & Kinect" (YouTube video, 3:40)