so this was a reply in the thread below but I thought since that was a question my answer would proably not get too many views. this is pretty cool so I thought I would share. so Im making a light duty CNC/3d printer and wanted to add a 3d scanner so I could reproduce items, out of a stroke of luck I found this guy who is making software that uses a kinect to make a real time 3d model of anything, not only is it super fast but what amazed me was that it refines the model the more it sees the object. you really have to see it to believe it. you dont even have to place it on a turn table or in a special set up corner like dave3d, in another of his videos he walks around with the kinect and it maps his whole desk in ever increasing detail. [reconstructme.net] [www.youtube.com] the guy just sent me a message that now they are taking beta testers... you can go to his site above or his blog to find out more but I think his demo videos kinda speak for themselves on how awesome this is. its exactly what we all have been waiting for and it outputs just a standard STL file that can be imported into any CAD or 3d modeler software... https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,115684#msg-115684 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:25:29 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,194848#msg-194848 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,194848#msg-194848 REPRAP SQUAD 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:58:15 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,189719#msg-189719 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,189719#msg-189719 I had the same problem, but I downloaded the OLD VERSION of Skanect and it works, at least I can get some result with a used xbox Kinect bought from Ebay,
not sure if OpenCL enabled gpu's are standard now or if its just for gaming type cards.]]> johnrpm 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:15:20 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,184680#msg-184680 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,184680#msg-184680
Just my experience.

Roy]]> roygpa 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:15:15 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,168979#msg-168979 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,168979#msg-168979
Good, simple, easy to find hardware, that can comprise a cheap 3d scanner? This seems too cool. And the software spits out .STLs? If I had a kinect I'd get on the beta.]]> xclusive585 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:13:44 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,137470#msg-137470 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,137470#msg-137470
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(tu)]]> Prober 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:30:16 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,115836#msg-115836 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,115836#msg-115836
I guess we wont see for sure for another week when the windows version and first non beta sdk comes out on feb 2nd. if it is ideed just firmware as many belive it will certainly be ported back to the xbox sensor wether microsft wants it to or not.
I think it would be a dumb move for MS to try and cut off the pc for owneres who alerady have an Xbox version since that is 100% of owners at this point, and I dont see anyone buying a $250 kinect to replace one they already have at nearly half that cost.
that would also fracture and alienate any developer/research group/school that currently writes software for the xbox kinect, or force them to re write sections of their code... probably not going to happen.]]> ErikVonVicious 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:28:54 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,115753#msg-115753 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,115753#msg-115753 Dale Dunn 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:30:16 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,115684#msg-115684 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?138,115684,115684#msg-115684
so Im making a light duty CNC/3d printer and wanted to add a 3d scanner so I could reproduce items, out of a stroke of luck I found this guy who is making software that uses a kinect to make a real time 3d model of anything, not only is it super fast but what amazed me was that it refines the model the more it sees the object. you really have to see it to believe it. you dont even have to place it on a turn table or in a special set up corner like dave3d, in another of his videos he walks around with the kinect and it maps his whole desk in ever increasing detail.

[reconstructme.net]

[www.youtube.com]

the guy just sent me a message that now they are taking beta testers... you can go to his site above or his blog to find out more but I think his demo videos kinda speak for themselves on how awesome this is.

its exactly what we all have been waiting for and it outputs just a standard STL file that can be imported into any CAD or 3d modeler software...]]> ErikVonVicious 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:53:30 -0500