3D Modeling and Parts Fabrication

[scot in exile]

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 !

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.

 

[Nat67]

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.

 

[1olbull]

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.

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.

 

[Mad Dog]

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.

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.

 

[1olbull]

@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.

 

[Bigjaype]

I’ve had a few things made through the following website.
https://www.treatstock.com/

 

[Bigjaype]

@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.

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.

 

[Bigjaype]

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.

We use our 3D scanner for project layout and dimension directly off the point cloud. Accuracy can easily be 1-2mm, depending on how many scans you do.

 

[Tripps]

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.

Same here

 

[Son_Of_Dog]

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.

Thanks for checking on that Steve, it's much appreciated. If you get the chance to scan in the Roadster then do it. Since we don't know what file format his 3d scanner puts out, I can send a list of formats I can work with when we get closer to that time. I'd like to get a Touring scanned in as well if it's an option.

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.

I know that some of those 3d files can be enormous, but I think we can find a way to transfer large files. I'm thinking torrent software right now, but I have a few other cards up my sleeve as well. I think it's a hurdle we can clear when we get to it.