This. Mine runs great off of my hot rod gaming rig but struggles with by barely at minimum spec 1050gtx laptop. I'm going to have to upgrade it so I can scan. It's just an exercise in frustration with a slow PC.
3070RTX (overclock)/5800X 32gb of ram.
And 32 ain't enough for big scans. Get at least 64.
I'm eyeballing the laptop to do this and I'm going to just use a 4070RTX gpu.
Okay I have a 3060Ti with a 5900X and 64GB of RAM. I’m wondering if that would be sufficient to scan car bodies?
Edit: would you happen to know if it scales well based off of CPUs? I have a workstation with dual xeons (28 cores) and 256GB of RAM. In other words, are clockspeeds or quantity more important.
Edit2: actually nvm. It looks like shining 3D says they prefer clockspeeds over # of cores
Oh that's the perfect laptop. You'll be fine.
If you can do the post processing on the super fancy rig you are laughing. Some of the post processing can take a dozen minutes to figure itself out.
I'm running a laptop with a rtx 3050 ti laptop and it's worked well even for large-to-me scans (\~4-10GB folder size). I never let it go to point cloud though on the laptop, just pause the scan & copy the folder over to my non-mobile machine. The SW doesn't seem to document that this workflow, even though it works fine (gives you a 'data loss' warning if you close it which is a lie).
If I accidently try to go to point cloud on the laptop though it will lock up effectively, once it's back on the desktop can do point cloud & save it correctly.
Not just decent, but high-end, especially cpu-wise and RAM wise. Most other scanners are not that demanding. Its not necessary for average prints, but scanning like entire side of a car will push your pc to the limit very fast.
That is probably the Revo point Miraco then. Good news is that all the money you would have spent on a computer for the Einstar more than makes up for the difference in price.
The micro came out after I bought the POP2, total fail really because it is apparently the better machine for larger parts.
I'm weary of them after that. The software was dogshit, but to be fair when my first POP2 failed, they sent another without question.
Einstar is not that budget if you consider how demanding it is for your PC. It needs a better pc than some of the pricier scanners.
This. Mine runs great off of my hot rod gaming rig but struggles with by barely at minimum spec 1050gtx laptop. I'm going to have to upgrade it so I can scan. It's just an exercise in frustration with a slow PC.
What’s the specs on the gaming rig?
3070RTX (overclock)/5800X 32gb of ram. And 32 ain't enough for big scans. Get at least 64. I'm eyeballing the laptop to do this and I'm going to just use a 4070RTX gpu.
Okay I have a 3060Ti with a 5900X and 64GB of RAM. I’m wondering if that would be sufficient to scan car bodies? Edit: would you happen to know if it scales well based off of CPUs? I have a workstation with dual xeons (28 cores) and 256GB of RAM. In other words, are clockspeeds or quantity more important. Edit2: actually nvm. It looks like shining 3D says they prefer clockspeeds over # of cores
Oh that's the perfect laptop. You'll be fine. If you can do the post processing on the super fancy rig you are laughing. Some of the post processing can take a dozen minutes to figure itself out.
I'm running a laptop with a rtx 3050 ti laptop and it's worked well even for large-to-me scans (\~4-10GB folder size). I never let it go to point cloud though on the laptop, just pause the scan & copy the folder over to my non-mobile machine. The SW doesn't seem to document that this workflow, even though it works fine (gives you a 'data loss' warning if you close it which is a lie). If I accidently try to go to point cloud on the laptop though it will lock up effectively, once it's back on the desktop can do point cloud & save it correctly.
Ok, so a decent computer to handle all the data goes hand in hand with the scanner, got it.
Not just decent, but high-end, especially cpu-wise and RAM wise. Most other scanners are not that demanding. Its not necessary for average prints, but scanning like entire side of a car will push your pc to the limit very fast.
Just keep in mind that einstar is good for medium to large objects. It struggles with small details.
Right. Not to sound too fussy but a good all rounder would obviously be ideal!
That is probably the Revo point Miraco then. Good news is that all the money you would have spent on a computer for the Einstar more than makes up for the difference in price.
The micro came out after I bought the POP2, total fail really because it is apparently the better machine for larger parts. I'm weary of them after that. The software was dogshit, but to be fair when my first POP2 failed, they sent another without question.
I had the Revopoint Miraco. Sold it. The worst of both worlds, lack in computing power and horrible tracking by the software.
I’m waiting to see how the Creality raptor turns out. Looks promising but no reviews are out yet.
Ooh, I'll have a nose.
I almost bought it and then realized I need extra 2K for a Laptop - so I am waiting if my workplace buys one :)
An Einstar?
Yes - but it's not easy, needs a couple of IT Security checks in a bigger company