Abstract: A scanner for three-dimensional scanning of interior surfaces or cavities of limited dimensions or with restricted accessibility. The scanner includes a probe having an axis and at least one light source and one camera adapted to perform a scan 360° around the axis of the probe. High precision three-dimensional replicas of real objects may be created using 3-D scan data obtainable with the scanner.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 24, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 1, 2009
Assignee:
3Shape ApS
Inventors:
Nikolaj Deichmann, Tais Clausen, Rune Fisker, Christophe Vasiljev Barthe