Small 3D scanner?

[elbekko]

The bumper project is on hold until I have time.

But I did successfully use the scanner for a little adapter for the Mercedes. When the camping setup is in, the air from the rear seat vents doesn't really get up to the back, so the dog doesn't have fresh air. Last year while travelling we bought a ventilation hose and sort of stuffed that in front of the vent, which worked but was a right pain in the behind.

So I scanned the console, cursed at Fusion for a while, and came up with a little adapter that I asked a former colleague to 3D print in ABS (thecrafymakr on Instagram and such, he does some cool prints).

Scan imported into Fusion, split off the actual vent part and simplified. Then had to create a curved surface that sort of intersected the scanned face, as Fusion refused to use the scan as a cutting tool for the adapter.

The adapter started as a square, that was then cut out with that surface shape. Then the hose adapter on there, plus copious fillets. Mused over the mounting for a while, but eventually settled on just some zip ties to go through the vents.

Printed:

And installed:

Works very well, and fits surprisingly well. Broke one of the mounts on a layer line by tightening a zip tie a bit too much, probably would've done the print in a different direction myself, but oh well. It's on there and not too floppy.

Overall a very good use of the scanner

[Maverik]

3 hours ago, elbekko said:

The bumper project is on hold until I have time.

But I did successfully use the scanner for a little adapter for the Mercedes. When the camping setup is in, the air from the rear seat vents doesn't really get up to the back, so the dog doesn't have fresh air. Last year while travelling we bought a ventilation hose and sort of stuffed that in front of the vent, which worked but was a right pain in the behind.

So I scanned the console, cursed at Fusion for a while, and came up with a little adapter that I asked a former colleague to 3D print in ABS (thecrafymakr on Instagram and such, he does some cool prints).

Scan imported into Fusion, split off the actual vent part and simplified. Then had to create a curved surface that sort of intersected the scanned face, as Fusion refused to use the scan as a cutting tool for the adapter.

The adapter started as a square, that was then cut out with that surface shape. Then the hose adapter on there, plus copious fillets. Mused over the mounting for a while, but eventually settled on just some zip ties to go through the vents.

Printed:

And installed:

Works very well, and fits surprisingly well. Broke one of the mounts on a layer line by tightening a zip tie a bit too much, probably would've done the print in a different direction myself, but oh well. It's on there and not too floppy.

Overall a very good use of the scanner

Apollo 13 eat your heart out, looking good.