What are the types of 3D Scanners available?
There are two main types of 3D scanners available the noncontact 3D scanners and the contact 3D scanners. Noncontact 3D Scanners These scanners are usually mounted on a stand. Their principle of working involves emitting some kind of radiation, such as light, X-rays, ultrasound or laser, over the area to the scanned. They then allocate the vector coordinates to every point in the area and then take an authentic picture of them. Technology has advanced in these noncontact 3D scanners nowadays. There are special types available in which the scanners themselves do not produce any radiation, but only decipher the information reflected back through the ambient light present in the area. Contact 3D Scanners These are also known as Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs). The CMMs, as their name suggest, have to be placed in contact with the object that needs to be scanned. They will physically feel all the points and bring out a scanned 3D image of it. These scanners are highly precise in their
