SCANIFY uses a combination of stereoscopy and photometry to create an accurate, high-resolution digital model including 8-bit RGB colour data. SCANIFY is fast, versatile and easy to use and works by the user placing an optical tracking target on the object, as a reference for movement correction, and a one-click shot (0.1 seconds) then captures all the images needed to create the model.
The scanner exports various file formats including STL, as used by many 3D printers, thereby allowing scanned objects to be replicated quickly and easily. In addition, support for OBJ and PLY formats allows direct export to popular design or animation software environments, hence making numerous creative avenues accessible for users such as designers, artists, educators, makers and hobbyists.
RS is among the first distributors to offer SCANIFY to the market, following its launch at this year's CES where it won the 2015 CES Best of Innovation Award in the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing category for its manufacturer, Fuel3D; a startup, established to commercialise the technology developed at Oxford University in the UK.
