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Scanify 3D Scanner For You!

Scanify allows the user to capture 3D data in less than one-tenth of a second at a very reasonable price - just $1,490.00. Adjusting for inflation, I paid much more than this for my first computer, an Apple ][+ with only 16K of RAM in 1979.


(Scarify 3D scanner from Fuel3D)

Fuel3D is a leading 3D capture and imaging innovator. From large enterprises to disruptive start-ups, we work with organizations who wish to explore and deploy new 3D applications.

We deliver innovative uses of 3D data to address business challenges and support the introduction of exciting new products and services. We achieve this through our proprietary algorithms and software, combined with solutions consulting and hardware development expertise.

Fuel3D’s platform captures 3D data in under 0.1 seconds and offers unique capabilities for scanning subjects in high resolution. Our work with partners has led to substantial advancements across a variety of market sectors, ranging from healthcare and academia to security and 3D manufacturing.

In his mesmerizing 1954 novella The Houses of Iszm, Jack Vance wrote about feeler-planes that enabled the creation of incredibly detailed 3D images in just a minute or two:

He stood rigid as feeler-planes brushed down his body. In a glass dome a three-dimensional simulacrum of himself six inches high took form.
(Read more about Jack Vance's 3D feeler-planes)

Feeler-planes were used by the Iszic to create tri-type records that were so detailed (high resolution), fingerprints were captured in three-dimensional models of the subject's hands.

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