LaserOrigami Uses a Laser Cutter to Create 3D Objects Faster than 3D Printers. It’s widely assumed that 3D printing represents the next frontier in fabricating objects of all types, but researchers at Germany’s Hasso Plattner Institute have come up with a novel way of creating 3D objects out of 2D pieces of plastic using a laser cutter.
LaserOrigami is a remarkable new fabrication technique that is faster than most 3D printers. Instead of using joints, LaserOrigami can create complex 3D objects by folding, bending and stretching plastic with extreme precision, eliminating the need for pieces to be manually assembled. Cheap DIY 3D Scanning... or not. This article did not turn out like I wanted.
I intended for this to be a How-To guide for cheap 3D scanning, filled with pictures and screenshots. It’s an incredibly useful concept, turning a physical object into a digital one. There are many applications for such an ability, from customizing an object to repairing or duplicating it. Tutorial: Designing a ring for 3D printing with Blender.