Create files for 3D printing using a 3D scanner 3D scanning is an excellent option for preparing ready-to-print files of existing objects instead of taking a lot of time 3D modeling them from scratch.

As desktop 3D printers and scanners become more common, the question of copyright will become more prevalent. Until there are clear-cut rules, use some discretion before scanning and printing a ...

Still, it's hard not to be excited by the tremendous potential future for mainstream 3D scanning and printing that the Sense represents. Edgar Alvarez and Daniel Orren contributed to this report.

A startup from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore hopes to give 3D printing more mass market appeal with the Blacksmith Genesis, a new all-in-one 3D printer, scanner, and copier boasts ...

If you can 3D-scan it, you can 3D-print it – and Matter and Form has announced a super-versatile new way to do so. The Three system creates photorealistic, high-detail, full-color 3D scans of ...

Still, you probably have a 3D printer if you want to make this, so why not use it? If you want to go more complex, you might try this 3D printed scanner. Or, try OpenScan.

MakerBot expects the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner will set the standard in 3D scanning and fill out MakerBot's Ecosystem of products surrounding 3D printing.

For creating 3D printer files, your options include smartphone apps or expensive standalone scanners.

The 3D Scan-to-Print Web App is a new Kickstarter project by the Volumental group that aims to turn any depth sensing camera, such as a Kinect, into a web connected 3D scanner.

During IFA 2015 XYZ Printing unveiled a new handheld 3D scanner aimed at people who want to get 3D models of objects and people into the computer. The scanner uses Intel RealSense technology and ...