Jtrain,
I have only needed to have parts scanned three times ever & they were all delivered as Stereolightography files (*.STL). There might be some other file options available with newer equipment but I didn’t have a need to get parts scanned recently. Personally, the same issue I mentioned in my earlier post with difficulties working with faceted data influenced me to not use them more frequently. I prefer to reverse engineer parts by just measuring them with calipers & approximating the rest which gave me much quicker & more detailed CAD models than by trying to trace over facets in scanned models. For larger models like making a scale model of concrete ties for hobby interests, I prefer to import sketches from pdf catalogs, either as images or vector files through free software like Inkscape into AutoCAD & with 3 views, you could trace over pixels (for scanned images) to recreate scaled models, with level of detail, good enough for model train needs. I will try to post images of the 3D models of concrete ties I created by tracing over 2-D pixelated images, when I find them.
These are just my opinion,
Thanks,
Naveen Rajan
Thank you for that input. Do you know what would be the file type you would typically create by scanning the incorrect part that you intend to modify?
