Comments on: Structure Sensor vs. iSense for 3D Scanning – with Example Scans

By: Roland

Roland — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:14:24 +0000

Hi just wondering why you recommend a Structure Scanner with a serial number in the range of 472XX??

Will any other serial number work? I can buy one online with a SN of 22XX (4 numbers) or there’s another one with a SN of 693XX (5 numbers).

By: Norman

Norman — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:03:04 +0000

Hi nick, im from Chile in southamerica,
Im intereses to buy an isense used to scan people and I wanna know if this can scan details of the lips or eyes for a good print later.

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By: Hector

Hector — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 00:29:36 +0000

Hi Thanks Nick for your excelent information.
I need a 3d scanner to get meassures, shapes, figures, contours of a little perimeter ( car window) and I need to export that file as a vector file like .SVG. I dont need a excelent capture of the texture of the surface.
Is ISense works for my purposes?
Thanks a lot for your response

By: Trevor Cunningham

Trevor Cunningham — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:11:23 +0000

Hey Nick
Being impatient, a novice and looking for a suitable and cheap solution – I want to cut to the chase 🙂
I want to scan a steep cut at the back of my home, which approx. 25metres wide x 4metres max height, so I can import it into a 3D modelling CAD program like inventor. I am looking for reasonable accuracy – say /- 25 mm or better depending on what is available. Then I want use the scan to design a civil retaining wall type structure – probably using Gabion mesh enclosures filled will rocks. I will end up being a tiered or step up solution. Any advice that you can offered would be great!
would any of the apps available for the iphone be suitable to accomplish this?

By: Nick Lievendag

Nick Lievendag — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 18:44:51 +0000

In reply to Arlan.

Through USB and iTunes.

I’ve described the (very cumbersome) workflow in my iSense Review: https://3dmag.com/reviews/3d-systems-isense-review/

By: Arlan

Arlan — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 04:34:58 +0000

I bought an iSense 3D scanner for my iPhone 6s a year ago, but just got around to use it seriously this week.

I have scanned various things and SAVEd them, presumably on my iPhone.
How do I download them to a computer? Or how do I bring them up on the iPhone?

I can’t get an iSense app for the computer, but would like to bring up the files somewhere for a project.

By: Nick Lievendag

Nick Lievendag — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:43:09 +0000

In reply to Daniil V.

Room scanning is possible with the Skanect software, but limited in terms of visual quality on both the iSense and Structure Sensor.

If you want to scan rooms for measurements, I’d advice you to get an official Structure Sensor since the latest firmware includes some improvements for that and that device is supported by Occipitals “Canvas” Room Scanning app: https://3dmag.com/reviews/canvas-3d-room-scanning-structure-sensor/

By: Daniil V

Daniil V — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:40:00 +0000

Hey, Nick!
Is it possible to scan room with iSense and save to .obj file?

By: Nick Lievendag

Nick Lievendag — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:13:06 +0000

In reply to Scanner Annonomys.

Not that I know of.

The firmware updates are applied through the iPad. The “Hacker Cable” is a bit of a strange product name for something that’s actually not very hacker-friendly.

According to Occipital, there are slight hardware differences with the Structure Sensor that newer firmware versions make use of for room scanning.

As far as I know new firmware wouldn’t improve 3D scanning quality of objects or people at this time, so I won’t bother.