3D Scanning

3D scanning is a form of digitisation and reality capture. Unlike traditional design which starts with a blank digital canvas, 3D scanning allows you to create a high-precision digital model by capturing the physical geometry of an existing object.

In the SHU Digital Workshops, we offer the Shining 3D EinScan SP V2, a high-accuracy desktop scanner designed for capturing intricate details and creating watertight meshes ready for 3D printing or reverse engineering.

How does it work?

The 3D scanner takes multiple images of the physical model, and the software combines these to create a digital mesh.

We can either use a turntable in a set position, a tripod and turntable in variable positions, or just the tripod to scan your part.

What can I scan?

Whatever you can think of! Technicians will talk you through the process and we'll do our best to scan your items and provide you with a decent model.

The scanner has a minimum scan size of 30mm × 30mm × 30mm.

The maximum size of scan we can do is 700mm × 700mm ×700 mm for a fixed scan, and 200mm × 200mm × 200mm on the turntable.

Shiny objects are difficult to scan, as the light bounces back meaning it's difficult to get an accurate picture, but we do have a temporary matting spray we can apply to dull any shiny sections for up to 4 hours to allow us to scan.

We can also scan in full colour, meaning we can then 3D print the full colour model using our Polyjet printers.