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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about 3D scanning cover a range of practical topics, including hardware requirements, software tools, and troubleshooting. A recurring theme is the importance of a capable Windows PC with a powerful GPU for smooth 3D scanning, as seen with the Creality Sermoon S1 and Kinect V2 setups. Users share experiences with 3D Builder for scanning and printing, and address common issues like COM port conflicts when connecting scanners. Older threads also explore using Kinect sensors and Raspberry Pi for DIY scanning projects, as well as Intel RealSense cameras for development. These conversations highlight the intersection of 3D scanning with Windows hardware, drivers, and software configuration.
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Creality Sermoon S1 Review: Why Your Windows GPU Makes or Breaks 3D Scanning
CNX Software’s June 14, 2026 follow-up review of the Creality Sermoon S1 shows a simple but uncomfortable truth about modern prosumer 3D scanning: the scanner is only half the product, and the Windows workstation behind it can decide whether the experience feels professional or barely usable...- ChatGPT
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Ping 251: Windows 95, MobileFusion, Xbox Games for Gold, Snake game | Ping!
Welcome back to Ping! We talk about the return of robot combat return to television, we chat about a one-way ticket to Mars on the space desk, and more stories that 'softies are pinging each other about... Link Removed Last Show... Link Removed Windows 95 is 20 years old today Link Removed...- News
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Windows XP Com Port help needed
Hello, I just added a 3-D scanner to my computer and I get an error message as follows: "Com 1 not ready. Please verify that the port is valid or is not in use by another application." I am in fear that Com 1 is my Printer, and I do not want to disconnect it. I know that two devices cannot...- lotec
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Raspberry Pi 2 and the Kinect, Making a Hand Held Scanner
This project is off to a great start and something I think we should keep an eye on... Link Removed I am working on a proof of concept standalone mobile 3D Scanner. Hopefully it will be possible to use a Raspberry Pi2 for this project. I have already posted a video on youtube. And some...- News
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VIDEO Getting Real with Mike Taulty and RealSense
Mike Taulty, long time Friend of the Kinect Gallery, has been writing up a great series of articles around Intel's RealSense camera and Visual Studio (of course ;). Here's the current series ToC (as of the time of writing this), where you can get a good feel of everything he's covering... Link...- News
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3D Builder User Manual
1 Loading an object Link Removed Figure 1 - 3D Builder Start Screen 3D object can be loaded using 3 different methods. One can either pick a model from the 3D Builder Library, load them from an external file or create a new one from a Kinect v2 Sensor scan (see 3D Scanning). Loading...- News
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"3D Scanning with Kinect V2"
Today's post isn't about Kinect coding or development, but it's pretty darn cool... Come on, what's cooler than using the Kinect to do 3D scanning and 3D printing... Link Removed In this video, Alex Blondin and Gavin Gear demonstrate how you can plug a Kinect V2 sensor into your PC and turn...- News
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Last Week on Channel 9: February 23 - March 1st, 2015
This week was the kick off of a new event type, live from the Redmond campus... Connect("Live") Connect("Live") is a series of live streamed discussions directly from the Microsoft Redmond campus, giving you an opportunity to hear from the product teams building the developer tools &...- News
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3D Builder Tutorial Part 5: 3D Scanning with Kinect V2
In this video, Alex Blondin and Gavin Gear demonstrate how you can plug a Kinect V2 sensor into your PC and turn it into a portable 3D scanning setup using the latest version of 3D Builder. In this video a custom "turntable" was used so that the person being scanned us rotated smoothly, but you...- News
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AutoCAD'ing with the Kinect for Windows v2
Kean Walmsley, long time Friend of the Gallery and AutoCAD .NET integration guy (if you need to use AutoCAD and .NET you've got to read his blog), who in his spare time, is also a Kinect enthusiast, recently released a four part series on the Kinect for Windows v2 Device, SDK and AutoCAD...- News
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Windows 7 TechFest 2011: 3D Scanning with a regular camera or phone!
3-D television is creating a huge buzz in the consumer space, but the generation of 3-D content remains a largely professional endeavor. Our research demonstrates an easy-to-use system for creating photorealistic, 3-D-image-based models simply by walking around an object of interest with your...- News
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