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What we offer
What we offer
3D Scanning takes many forms, and Gingermittens ltd can offer the following services:
3D Scanning takes many forms, and Gingermittens ltd can offer the following services:
Structured Light Scanning
Hybrid Laser Scanning
SLAM/LiDAR Area Scanning (coming soon)
Structured Light Scanning
Structured Light Scanning
Structured Light Scanning is optimal for objects that are out in the world that you can't necessarily take back to a workshop to capture. As a process, it's at its best with mid-detail (down to ~2mm) objects that range in size from a child's toy to a car.
Structured Light Scanning is optimal for objects that are out in the world that you can't necessarily take back to a workshop to capture. As a process, it's at its best with mid-detail (down to ~2mm) objects that range in size from a child's toy to a car.
Structured Light Scanning is used for good quality scans that don't need to have sub-millimetre detail accuracy, or for larger objects that won't easily fit into a single laser scan, but need more accuracy than a SLAM/LiDAR scan. Notable examples are scans of people, architectural details, decorative pieces or elements/objects that will see use in a creative situation.
Hybrid Laser Scanning
Hybrid Laser Scanning
Laser Scanning is a much more detailed and precise scanning method, good for sub-millimetre levels of feature definition. It is the standard for reverse engineering, and is typically capable of capturing details around 0.05mm in size.
Laser Scanning is a much more detailed and precise scanning method, good for sub-millimetre levels of feature definition. It is the standard for reverse engineering, and is typically capable of capturing details around 0.05mm in size.
It is, as a result a more difficult and elaborate process, but one that can produce exceptional results. In the gallery, note the level of detail on the hand scan - matte surfaces generally produce significantly better results, although there are methods to mitigate gloss and shine on finished surfaces.
SLAM/LiDAR Scanning
SLAM/LiDAR Scanning
SLAM/LiDAR scanning is best described as area scanning. It utilises lasers that aren't visible to the human eye to 'ping' surfaces, much like RADAR or SONAR do, and assembles a 3D model based on the return rates.
SLAM/LiDAR scanning is best described as area scanning. It utilises lasers that aren't visible to the human eye to 'ping' surfaces, much like RADAR or SONAR do, and assembles a 3D model based on the return rates.
The same technology exists in many models of mobile phone and tablets today, although it records at a much lower resolution - an iPad records approximately 50,000 points in a grid configuration, while a SLAM/LiDAR sensor captures a higher point density in a constant 360 degree sweep - this allows for a more accurate model to be built, thanks to having the constant frame of reference of all of the geometry on the plane of detection, instead of having to sweep the sensor around and hope that it retains the reference datums accurately.
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