Model (Type of Scanner) | Next Engine Scan Studio HD Pro | Minolta Vivid VI910 | 3dMD (face) | Di3D | EINSCAN PRO (Hand Held) | Smart SCAN 3DBreuckmann scanner |
Type of radiant energy | Multi Laser + structured light | Laser Class 2 (IEC60825 Class 1 (FDA) | Structured light + Stereo photogrammetry (Active + passive) | Stereo photogrammetry (Passive) | White light LED structured light | Structured light |
Hardware | Scanner with 5 MP camera, AutoDrive, MultiDrive, PartGripper. | Laser Emitting Window, Light-Receiving Lens, Viewfinder | 2 integrated units of 6 medical-grade, machine vision cameras. | 4 cannon EOS 550D 18 MP, two head studio flash kit | RGB Projector center, 2 monochrome cameras on the side | 1.4 mp color camera, measurement arm (optional) |
Software | ScanStudio HD Pro software | Konica Minolta’s polygon editing software suite | 3dMDvultus software system (3dMD Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA) | DI3D system | EXSCAN PRO | OPTOCAT |
Accuracy | Macro = 0.005" Wide: 0.015" | ±1.40 mm | 0.2 mm | 0.2 mm | 0.1 mm | ±10 bis 50 μm |
Field of view | Macro: 3 × 5" Wide: 10 × 13" | 0.6 - 2.5 m (2 m for WIDE lens) | 190 degree face and neck capture | 180 degree face capture | 210 × 150 mm | 90 - 600 mm diag |
Accessories | Rotating plate | Rotating plate/benchtop frameset | Nil | Nil | Nil | Rotating plate/measurement arm (robot) |
Scan time | 2 min per scan of each facet | 0.3 sec (FAST mode)/ 2.5 sec (FINE mode) | 1.5 millisecond | Length of a flash ~1 ms | 20 frames/sec | 1 sec |
Data interface | STL, PLY, OBJ, VRLM | STL, WRL (VRML type2) | TSB, OBJ, STL, WRL | OBJ, STL, PLY | OBJ, STL, PLY | STL, PLY, VRML |
3D post-processing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cost of scanner ($) | 3,000 | 44,000 | 89,000 | 28,000 | 5,000 | 55,000 |