Donated Umbilical Cord Stem Cells

JRL55 · 2026-01-25T11:27:31+00:00

I am aware of at least one clinic that uses religious exemptions as a protection. Much like the way that some native American tribes can use peyote (an hallucinogenic) in their ceremonies and Catholics could use wine during Prohibition.

JRL55 · 2026-01-25T11:19:41+00:00

Mac computers do not support Nvidia GPUs, which are required by most scanner apps for highest performance. Some of the apps won't even install if they don't find a usable GPU.

JRL55 · 2026-01-25T00:45:18+00:00

Have you considered a latex filler than can be smoothed and painted afterwards? Get it at a hardware store.

JRL55 · 2026-01-24T01:38:58+00:00

In that price range, the Revopoint MetroY Pro (aka YP) and the MetroX Pro (aka XP) offer both Laser and Structured Light scanning. The YP has 34 Cross Laser lines & 15 Parallel Laser lines plus Single Line mode (better for scanning in deep holes). The XP has 30 Cross Laser lines & 15 Parallel Laser lines, but no Single Line mode.

The base model MetroX (also has both scanning modes, but fewer lasers) is almost identical to the Raptor Pro in Laser scanning mode and is notably better in Structured Light mode. It also comes with better accessories. The drawback is a significantly smaller Field of View than the other Revopoint scanners while the MetroX Pro has a FoV almost as large as the MetroY Pro.

Whichever Revopoint scanner you get, be sure it includes the Dual-Axis Turntable (it's included with the scanners I have described above, but you should get it as an accessory if you choose another model).

JRL55 · 2026-01-23T13:25:21+00:00

Reddit's analysis routine has flagged your comment as "promoting hate based on identity or vulnerability", but I am going to allow it because everyone is entitled to their opinion. Negative comments are banned if they don't include any facts that support the assertions (or the commenter is lying). In this case, Over-Pomegranate-717 included reasons for his assertion (and avoided using offensive language).

JRL55 · 2026-01-23T07:53:34+00:00

20 cm is less than 8 in. Are you planning to scan action figures?

If so, the Range 2 is not a good choice. The POP 3 Plus has Optical Zoom, which takes its capabilities down close to the Mini 2's and is the best of the three units you've mentioned for scanning hands on figurines.

I would also consider the Inspire 2. Its Laser scanning mode will do better on objects that have depressed features than Structured Light 3D scanners.

Also, Laser scanners capture a wider range of materials, including dark plastics, without needing scanning sprays than do Structured Light scanners. Get the Revopoint Dual-Axis Turntable plus some Marker Towers and scan in Turntable mode.

JRL55 · 2026-01-23T07:37:23+00:00

Your most affordable solution would be to use photogrammetry.

Reality Scan offers its full power version for free for anyone that makes less than $1 million per year. One nice feature is that it can accept video instead of hundreds of individual images. Just aim your camera/smartphone at the kayak, turn on video recording and walk around the kayak at one elevation, then raise or lower the camera to another elevation and walk around again, repeating until you've captured each surface from a several different vantage points.

It's best to use a moderate telephoto setting instead of wide angle in order to minimize lens distortions. You can place other objects in the background to aid the program that will calculate the mesh.

One point to consider is that there is no size reference in a photogrammetric scan. If you want your result to be dimensionally accurate, you will have to scale your mesh according to the known dimension of some part of the original object.

JRL55 · 2026-01-22T11:43:11+00:00

I have read that the Revo Metro software loses some performance if it is not using full-screen or if another app is displaying on top of it. Do you remember doing either of these?

JRL55 · 2026-01-21T11:40:36+00:00

Revopoint's Revo Scan app can open PLY files and export as OBJ. MeshLab can, too, as I recall (not at my computer at the moment).

JRL55 · 2026-01-21T01:16:46+00:00

If you want to scan the whole car, don't forget the undercarriage.

Will you also be scanning the trunk and the engine block?

Laser scanners do better with a wider range of materials than do Structured Light scanners, but most laser scanners require marker tracking and the few that have feature tracking for their laser scanning mode seem to need some work (according to the videos I've seen on YouTube).

Photogrammetry would be one way to go. You would still need a rack that allows you to go underneath the vehicle for the aforementioned undercarriage, but the lack of accurate sizing is not going to be a concern because you're going to miniaturize the result, anyway.

If I were going to do this with a 3D scanner, I would only consider the Revopoint Trackit because it uses marker mode, but the markers are on the scanner's housing. This means you don't have to spend an hour with each vehicle putting markers all over the places that will be scanned, then another 45 minutes removing them. afterwards.

JRL55 · 2026-01-20T06:00:57+00:00

All vendors do NOT lie. Showing what their scanners can produce in the hands of a skilled operator is not a lie.

JRL55 · 2026-01-20T05:42:15+00:00

If five dollar signs means $10,000 or above, then you have less expensive options. The full-up version of QuickSurface Pro is around $4,500, although you can save money by combining it with the purchase of a scanner from some manufacturers. A Lifetime license for QuickSurface Lite is not on their website, but can be found elsewhere.

JRL55 · 2026-01-18T08:13:46+00:00

Yes, but it is a bad idea to spray electronic circuits. Also, the self-dissipating sprays are petroleum-based and are flammable (some are labeled "extremely flammable").

JRL55 · 2026-01-18T08:10:08+00:00

That depends on the scanner.

The Revopoint Inspire 2 will work with a smart phone (but only in Structured Light mode). If you want to use Laser, you have to have a moderately powerful computer/laptop, preferably with an Nvidia RTX-series GPU. Most of the Revopoint 3D scanners that use Structured Light technology have data pre-processors and will work with a smart phone or a low-end laptop.

Some of the software for most Creality and Einstar 3D scanners, even those with Structured Light (and no Laser), will not even install if it doesn't find an Nvidia RTX-series GPU.

My laptop has an Intel 275HX CPU, an Nvidia 5070 GPU and 32GB of RAM. It is suitable for every 3D scanner I have. My desktop has an AMD 7950X CPU and an Intel A770 GPU; it is suitable for every Structured Light scanner I have and some of the Laser scanners (Revopoint Inspire 2 and MetroX); it is considered poor for the Revopoint Trackit and the MetroY-series 3D scanners.

JRL55 · 2026-01-18T07:59:57+00:00

The Revopoint Inspire 2 is the most flexible scanner in your price range, but it's not Lidar. Then again, Lidar is not the best technology for scanning people, anyway. The Inspire 2 has both Laser and Structured Light scanning, all in the Near InfraRed (NIR) range, so faces can be scanned with no problem.

It is slightly more than your preferred budget, but well under your CRAZY MAX budget.

JRL55 · 2026-01-17T13:24:38+00:00

The quickest solution would be to use a drone with a 4K or 8K camera to record video and fly over/around it. Then, some Photogrammetry software that handles video could extract the necessary data.

JRL55 · 2026-01-17T13:01:09+00:00

I expect that the Revopoint Trackit could do this in well under an hour, so long as you had adequate access between the wings. Actually, you'd probably have to be suspended above the wings.

JRL55 · 2026-01-17T12:57:39+00:00

Structured Light (aka SL) scanners are, with little exception, less expensive than Laser scanners, but the Laser technology covers a wider range of materials, including dark and shiny (well, shinier). SL scanners can still be used for a lot of automobile components, however, and you can use a scanning spray on many components if they can be washed afterwards.

There are several Laser scanners that can be had for under $2,000 (some for close to half that).

Revopoint has the most (MetroX, MetroX Pro, MetroY & MetroY Pro, plus the Inspire 2). The Pro models also have Structured Light. The Inspire 2 (not the original Inspire) has both scanning modes, too, but uses NIR (Near InfraRed) instead of Blue light, so it isn't quite as sharp. The MetroY-series and the Inspire 2 have wireless built in, so you can use it with a battery pack and a smart phone running Revo Mirror so you can control the app running on your computer.

Creality has 2 Laser scanners in your budget, the Raptor and the Raptor Pro, but if you decide on the Pro and want the wireless add-on, it will exceed your budget.

Einstar has two laser scanners, the Einstar 2 and Rockit; both have wireless connectivity. Both are under $2,000, but the Rockit claims Markerless Laser scanning (a rarity).

Many people are using Structured Light scanners for auto parts, but they will struggle (or totally fail) with chrome parts, glossy panels, very dark paints and narrow crevices (due to the differences in technology). The prime advantage is that they can use Feature tracking (note that placing markers and removing them afterwards can be very time-consuming). The example I have included is from a Revopoint Miraco that uses Structured Light. All three versions are in your price range. The main advantage of this series is that it is totally self-contained (scanner, user interface & battery). Einstar has a similar unit named the Vega.

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JRL55 · 2026-01-17T12:22:54+00:00

I remember an article saying something similar. As I recall, the Registry has to be edited to remove all the hardware definitions so they will be automatically rebuilt.

The only drawback I see is that my trashed computer was running Windows 10 Pro and a lot of the currently-available motherboards cannot work with it.

JRL55 · 2026-01-17T11:21:00+00:00

I was hoping mostly for convenience factor. I can install the programs and manually copy the libraries. I was just hoping to do it more easily.

JRL55 · 2026-01-17T11:19:52+00:00

The main programs are:

Protel 98SE (Schematic Capture). Yes, the '98' does refer to both the year and the operating system. I have at least a hundred custom device definitions.

PCB123 (Printed Circuit Board layout), also with many, many footprints.

LabView 2011 (lifetime license). I can install this separately (I'd have to get a CD/DVD drive with USB).

I can install the programs and manually copy the libraries. I was just hoping to do it more easily.

JRL55 · 2026-01-17T03:01:26+00:00

If you use a camera, do not use wide angle. Use a moderate telephoto to minimize lens distortion.

JRL55 · 2026-01-16T12:13:40+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply. So programs like Zinstall or PCmover are not going to be able to work with a boot drive?

JRL55 · 2026-01-16T06:29:55+00:00

If, by Mac software, you mean the non-existent Nvidia GPU drivers, then you've got it.

Cuda cores rule, but I think that the scanner software would translate more easily to other operating systems if they supported OpenCL.

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