Artec, Makerbot, Occipital and more. We’ve seen a lot of hand-held 3D scanners being started up theses days. But of course, being one of the pioneers in the 3D game, 3D Systems can’t be left behind. It just recently outed a cheapish, consumer-friendly scanner called the Sense, and I swung by Engadget’s Expand show in New York this weekend to see the thing in action.
For only $399 you can now have a 3D scanner in your hands! You can start capturing your world in 3D and discover the power of physical photography with the Sense 3D scanner. Savor every dimension of your favorite memories: Graduation day. Wedding day. Bringing home baby. Holidays. Trips around the world. All with your Sense, all in 3D!
Aren’t you excited? I am!
Scan small, scan large, scan it all:
Sense 3D scanner small and large objects, people and scenes. The Sense 3D scanner has the most diverse scan range in its class with auto-optimized settings for small and large objects like a book or a motorcycle, heads to full bodies and scenes as larges as 10 feet tall and wide.
Merge your scans in Cubify Sculpt™, the ultimate consumer software for editing STLs, mash-ups and organic modeling. Full integration between the Sense 3D scanner and Cubify Sculpt gives you the creative freedom to import your scans and combine them with other favorite designs.
Automatic object recognition extracts precise targets from the busiest of backgrounds, scanning only the object you want.
Sense 3D scanner software is intuitive, fast, accurate and easy to use. Scans process in seconds and can be cropped, enhanced and solidified for printables in just minutes. No design experience is necessary.
Hand-held mobility gives you the freedom to scan spontaneously, everywhere you go.
Sense 3D scanner is fully integrated with Cubify.com and your Cube 3D printer. Scans can be uploaded directly for cloud printing with a variety of materials on Cubify.com, or sent directly to your 3D printer.
More at cubify.com.