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Rhino 5.0 90-Day Evaluation Download

With over 2000 enhancements to the software- this is the most anticipated release of Rhino to date. Be the first to use this software by download this 90 evaluation version here.

This fully functional version is the same as the commercial version for the first 90 days after installation. After that it is still fully functional, except it will not save, and will not load plug-ins. It will still work great to learn Rhino and as a viewer for Rhino and many other file formats.

Rhino 5.0 90-Day Evaluation 2012-09-27 Download

ReconstructMe (3D scanning using a Windows or Xbox Kinect):

The Kinect is the motion detection hardware originally build for gaming with the Xbox 360. The source code for it has been made public for the device and new developments for the Kinect have gone viral. The Kinect can effectively be used as a 3D scanner, which has enabled 3D scanning to be available to the every day consumer.

ReconstructMe is a powerful and easy to use 3d reconstruction system. It employs breakthrough technologies to capture 3D models mesh models of physical objects real-time.

http://reconstructme.net/releases/

GOM Inspect (Mesh editing and hole filling and inspection):

One of industries best kept secrets, GOM Inspect is an inspection and mesh processing software for dimensional analysis of 3D point clouds and viewer. This is the most capable professional mesh editing and cleanup and alignment software on the planet!

Originally developed exclusively for GOM ATOS 3D scanners and costing well over $10K but now this class leading fully functional software is absolutely free!

http://www.gom.com/3d-software/gom-inspect/download.html

Grasshopper (Rhino Plug-in):

It is hard to define what Grasshopper is, as it is capable of so many different things, but is worth checking out. For designers who are exploring new shapes using generative algorithms, Grasshopper® is a graphical algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhino’s 3-D modeling tools. Grasshopper requires no knowledge of programming or scripting, but still allows designers to build form generators from the simple to the awe-inspiring.

Note that you need the most recent Microsoft Runtimes to be able to load Grasshopper in Rhino4. You can download the latest runtimes from the Microsoft Website, and be sure to get the 32-bit ones (vcredist_x86.EXE).

Grasshopper 0.8 is the current stable build. It requires at least Rhino4 SR8.

http://download.rhino3d.com/Grasshopper/1.0/wip/download/

Paneling Tools (Rhino Plug-in):

PanelingTools is a plug-in for Rhino 4.0 that supports designing and modeling paneling
patterns. It also rationalizes NURBS surfaces and polysurfaces. Amazing stuff!

http://download.rhino3d.com/Rhino/5.0/PanelingToolsV5/

VRay for Rhino (Rhino Plug-in) - 30 day trial

VRay for SketchUp - 30 day trial

140 Free Vray Materials for VRay for Rhino and SketchUp

The .vismat Material Collection contains 140 high quality .vismat materials for use with VRay for SketchUp and VRay for Rhino, most of which are new and not included in the standard 'Sample Materials' distribution. (35MB)

http://www.vray.com/free_vray_tools/vismat_material_collection/

Like New

This printer is still running like brand new. Flawless work, flawless results. I've made a few projects into reality since the last time I reviewed this awesome machine. It's still performing excellently. No issues what-so-ever. The onboard digital screen is intuitive and lets me know if any potential problems could occur, like the outside temp is getting close to be too warm to print. That's awesome idea. In the next few weeks, I'll be giving the printer a service, lubricate all the moving parts, shafts, bearings etc, to ensure continues reliability. This printer is proving to be one of my finest decisions. Very pleased

great place to buy from! Very helpful :)

Love it!

Perfect for the classroom. Reliable and very fast.

Creality PETG

Creality PETG filaments are definately top quality and easy to print.

An Honest Review

I haven't owned the scanner for any length of time, but, I have used it extensively. I'm constantly learning thte capabilities and the short falls of this scanner.
Scanner:
The scanner fits into my hand quite comfortably. Using the short lanyard around the wrist, the scanner feels securely seated in my hand without any danger of slipping out. That's a good point.
The Blue Light scans are quite detailed. That has impressed me. With a few scans on black material, (usually not recommend as scanners don't pick up on black materials very well), the Raptor picked the material up really quite well. Impressive. Scanners don't scan too well on small objects. I'm trying to scan a small object, with geometries, holes, straight patters etc. The Raptor did very well at picking up this object and displayed accurate details.
Is the Raptor worth the money? In my opinion, yes. I say this because the Raptor picks up small objects really very well. The size of the object I used is 5cm x 5cm x 2mm. Really small.
SOFTWARE:
The software that comes with the Raptor, CrealityScan, is really basic to say the least. It has inherent flaws, being it requires authorization every time it starts up. I find that part annoying and tedious. The software is quite good at detecting holes and repairing them, it can pick up on detailed geometry. It can't remove markers at all. The markers stay with the scanned object and are very difficult to remove. The software has an option to ignore the base. This doesn't seem to do anything at all. I have used the onboard tools to clean up the scanned object, removed the stray scans, markers and all the unwanted materials from the object. Once I mesh the object, it meshes everything from before I removed the unwanted parts. I have to remove hte unwanted parts again, and then the mesh is broken.
I have to transfer the object to a CAD software to try again. I've tried sending as stl, but not recommended, so I use ply files to transfer. The software is very difficult if not impossible to centre the object in 3D space. There are no axis point to help out with this procedure, thus making it so difficult to accomplish.
The scanned objects cannot be printed because of this issue.
COJNCLUSION:
The device in itself is quite good. The calibration side of this takes somem time to accomplish. I think my score was approx 98%. That's good enough for what I want to do. The small object in black material worked quite well since this is against what a scanner can really do. That's a huge plus for me. The hardware is made very well, sits well in the hand and doesn't move about while scanning. I haven't used it as yet for colour matching, but no doubt it's good at that too.
The supplied software really needs a lot of work to catchup with the world leaders i this type of software. It is sadly lacking in power to render scanned parts. My test was on a very small object, and I had trouble getting the software to keep up. Once all the unwanted material has been deleted from the scan, it should stay that way after a mesh is applied. I scanned top and four sides in one scan and the bottom in another scan. I merged the two scans together to find the bottom scan was not saved with the unwanted material removed. This is annoying and tedious. I eventually scanned the top and four sides in one scan, closed the session and created another part to scan the bottom, Then I had to import the bottom scan into the top scan to merge the two scans together. At this point I was successful in creating the part.
The created part was not on centre, therefore the print failed. This is a serious issue with the software. It really needs work to be of any real benefit.
Would I recommend the Raptor:
Yes. It is a very sound and solid device. For a complete beginner, it doesn't take too much of a learning curve to use it. The draw back is the accompanied software. In all, well worth the buy.