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The first step is to find a scanner that is right for you. Don't know which one to get?
You’ll want to shop around for one. But first, ask yourself these questions:
What is my capital expenditure?
Low
Medium
High
What is my time available for learning curve?
Small on the go
Medium would like it away from everyday
Formal in a large chunk
How do I like to learn?
To be shown by a real person
By reading instructions
By trial and error
What CAD system do I see myself using in the future? If you want to do your own modifications digitally and be designing your own products to be 3D printed, you'll need to get a scanner that integrates with a system that allows this, and might want to consider these systems now. An advantage of working with us, however, is accessing our 3D printed products without having or doing any of this (we cover this in Part 2 of this series, "Which workflow is right for me"). So if you want to get started quickly and easily, you can pretty much ignore this for now.
Are there extra costs involved bringing this scanner to the CAD package?
What devices are you wanting to use this scanner on?
Everything
Only spinal
Lower Limb orthotics
Prosthetics
What type of manufacturing possibilities are you wanting to be able to switch on?
Central fab
In-house from carves
3D print CAD
Once you are clear on these, you’re ready to talk to the various suppliers of scanners, CAD systems and manufacturers and find out if they have a product that suits your needs.
Our platform will takes both .stl and .obj. files, so check that whichever scanner you pick can produce either of those, and you’ll be good!
Ready for Step 2?
Completed Steps 1 to 3?
Just book in an onboarding session and we’ll get you familiarized with our platform. Onboarding only takes up to an hour, and you’ll be off to a flying start in no time!
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