3D Modeling and Parts Fabrication

Nat67 said:

That's awesome , what a great skill to have ! As mentioned , custom oil tank embellishers would fly . But please , no more @scot in exile s . one is enough ! On the other hand , maybe you could make one and send it back to Blighty , to finally face long overdue charges regarding goat molestation !

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scot in exile said:

Now Scotland and England have different legal systems so what I do/did/done in Scotland does not have any legal standing South of the border.

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Son_Of_Dog said:

As some of you know, I work in 3D modelling software for a living. I've been watching a lot of threads lately in which people are talking about the exorbitant price or unavailability of certain trim elements. I think that if I had a detailed model of a stock bike, or a 3D scan of the part, or basically any other way of getting the bike into the computer, I could model the parts that are no longer available and potentially fabricate them as well.

Does anyone have a lead on where a 3D model of a modern Rocket could be located? (I've done a cursory google search and it looks like a relatively decent '13 roadster model is available online, but other leads are appreciated)

Does anyone have access to a 3D scanner of any size?

If I were to go through with modeling trim pieces, who here would be interested in the fabricated results? I have access to 3D printers, so I feel like most plastic pieces could be really easily fabricated, but I also have access to a CNC router that may be able to make forms for vacu-forming or casting. I also know of several companies that I could export parts models to that would 3D print them in various metals for a price.

Let me know what you guys think about this.

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1olbull said:

I didn't know this. WAY kewl!
We have used Total Station Transits for years to measure crime and crash scenes.
Recently the 3D scanners have gained popularity, but are super spendy.
I have a colleague that occasionally works for me, who owns a 3D scanner that he uses for scanning crash scenes and auto crush damage.
I will have a talk with him about a Rocket.

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1olbull said:

@Mad Dog
John,
I don't run one but, the Seattle PD uses tnem up to around 300 feet. The hard part is getting rid of all the 1000's of cloud points you don't need. Again, I know what it is, but not how to operate it.
Google FARO Scanner.

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Mad Dog said:

Total station is still the cutting edge for layout work on job sites, when I was a layout man we didn’t have that technology, I thought I was hot $hit working with a Theodolite transit. So you’re telling me they have a 3D scanner you can set up at the scene of an accident and scan it all in?? WOW. I feel old. What’s the range, what are the tolerances, how accurate is it? You’re gonna make me look this up huh.

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Mad Dog said:

Total station is still the cutting edge for layout work on job sites, when I was a layout man we didn’t have that technology, I thought I was hot $hit working with a Theodolite transit. So you’re telling me they have a 3D scanner you can set up at the scene of an accident and scan it all in?? WOW. I feel old. What’s the range, what are the tolerances, how accurate is it? You’re gonna make me look this up huh.

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1olbull said:

I didn't know this. WAY kewl!
We have used Total Station Transits for years to measure crime and crash scenes.
Recently the 3D scanners have gained popularity, but are super spendy.
I have a colleague that occasionally works for me, who owns a 3D scanner that he uses for scanning crash scenes and auto crush damage.
I will have a talk with him about a Rocket.

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Jason Jurgens said:

We use a BLK360 for our projects, it would be interesting to scan a motorcycle. Never really thought about it till now. May have a play with it. The only problem is that the pointcloud files are huge so sharing them is difficult.

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