Using the power of Arduino and utilizing the camera and powerful performance of a smartphone, QLRO has created a fantastic 3D scanner aptly named the AAScan. This innovative device leverages the ...

“ATLAS 3D is open source and open hardware. FreeLSS, the software that powers the scanner has been released on Github under the GPL license.

[TeachingTech] has a video covering the OpenScan Mini that does a great job of showing the workflow, hardware, and processing method for turning small objects into high-quality 3D models. If you&#8… ...

But not impossible, thanks to low cost, freely available hardware, and to the existence of 3D printers. Matthew Epler has built what he describes as an Open Source film scanner.