You DON’T Need a Laser Scanner for Engineering (Proof) (Creality Otter Lite)

Can an NR 3D scanner actually be used for engineering purposes? Today I'll be scanning this part with a reality auto light scanner. Then I'm going to import it into Fusion 360 and design a gasket that fits perfectly first time. I'll even 3D printed afterwards to prove just how accurate it is. So this sounds like a fun tutorial. Stick around. I'll get right into it. Hello, I'm Charlie and welcome back to my channel. I see on Facebook every day people asking advice on what scanner to buy. I hear people say that they want it for engineering projects and the answer always comes back that you really need a laser scanner for that. Well, this isn't wrong, but today I'm going to show you how you can do stuff with an NI scanner, too. This is the air conditioning compressor cover that I scanned in the last video. I'm going to scan it again today, and then I'm going to design and make a gasket for this mating face. Now, before the comments start coming in about how I shouldn't print a gasket for this part, this is just a demonstration. and I'm not actually going to make one to use. I've set up chapter markers, so please feel free just to jump around. Okay, with all that said, let's get set up and get started. At the time of recording this video, Cality Scan is at 4.1.7. Okay, so I'm going to be scanning this today, then in feature mode. I put a dusting of scanner spray on the top because the surfaces are quite shiner. Looking at the sizes here, then 250x 250x 250. This just about fits into that. But even if it didn't, I would still be using it. You can still scan an object in small mode that's bigger than those dimensions, but you've just got to bear in mind that it's got a smaller field of view, the scanner has when it's in small mode, and you obviously need all the features in the field of view to get a good scan. So, selecting small mode, geometry tracking, preview. I'm taking it in automatic as I always do. And as you can see straight away, I've got green on the screen. So, when I press start, I'm going to get a good scan to start with. Get myself into the optimal range.