Dear Marta, I wouldn’t advise the Nextengine. Too slow and underpowered and I have heard that they are now out of business. The Konica Minolta scanner is very old now (I think you can only get it second hand).
Polyga Carbon, Einscan HX, Gom, Peel s2 m/Creaform scanners are all brands/models that you should consider for digititising a wide size range. It will require getting some demos from distributors and talking to the members of your lab who’ll do most of the digitising as to their preference after this as this will drive how efficiently the kit is used. If you buy something that is a bit cheaper/more expensive but everyone hates using, then you won’t get good value from your purchase. Some come with hard cases, some don’t, turntables are generally charged extra (usually around €1000) and you should budget for software maintenance as well. For prices, you need to ask dealers in France, as there is local variation and sometimes distributors are able to make offers in one country that they cannot in another country. Costs will vary, depending on whether you buy an adjustable scanner or 2 with fixed fields of view. You definitely need to have high speed laptops (think the type that gamers use) and preferably a desktop for in the lab too. In my lab I’ve just bought a Polyga S1 specifically for small objects (down to ~2cm) and an Artec space spider for objects over 10cm. Both brands offer good support and regular software updates-I went for this setup as I’m familiar with both companies’ products and know the learning curve won’t be too steep for my students/colleagues. I hope that helps! Tom O’Mahoney On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 at 18:17, Marta Rufino <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I was wondering if there are updates on this subject. > We are considering to acquire a 3D scanner to digitize shells/fish (1-30 > cm size) and I was looking for a budget. > > By what I saw in recent articles, there is: > - NextEngine > - Artek spider > - Konica-Minolta VIVID 910 laser scanner > > I would be interested in knowing the group's experience on this subject. > > Which ones you use/have? > > One of the things I understood is that generally besides the scanner per > se, we need extra pieces (not included in the scanner price and software, > which makes it hard to make a budget). > > > Thank you very much in advance, > Best wishes, > M. > > > Vera Moitinho <[email protected]> escreveu no dia sábado, 22/05/2021 > à(s) 00:24: > >> Hi Allowen, >> >> It would be useful to know the approximate size of the smallest feature >> you intent to measure. 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