Sol Pro 3D scanner - Scan Dimension

The SOL PRO 3D scanner is a highly accurate (metrology grade), compact, light and easy to use scanner from the product catalog of Scan Dimension, a globally renowned Danish 3D scanning company. The SOL PRO scanner operates on the principles of true laser space conversion and white light. SOL offers accuracy of 0.05 mm, a camera resolution of 8 MP, and texture and color 3D scanning (HDR quality). The SOL PRO scanner works right out of the box, with no need for complex multi-step assembly or time-consuming calibration.

Video 1: The features of the SOL PRO 3D scanner Source: Scan Dimension.

The scanner comes with a scanner stand, a turntable, and a blackout tent to provide the users with versatile scanning options. The scanned objects can be as small as 20 x 20 mm but no bigger than 170 x 170 mm. The turntable supports a weight of up to 2 kg. With the SOL PRO 3D scanner a complete 360º scan at low resolution takes only 8 minutes (turbo mode) and 15 minutes in the normal mode with medium resolution. In the high accuracy scanning mode this task would take about 20 minutes.

Image 1: The contents of the SOL PRO package. Source: Scan Dimension.

To make the scanner even more versatile, its design includes adjustable elements that allow for setting the scanner's position with respect to the turntable to allow for near scanning for small objects or far scanning for big objects.

Video 2: Scanning with SOL PRO from start to finish. Source: Scan Dimension.

The included software is SOL PRO Creator for scanning and SOL PRO Viewer for inspection and exporting. The SOL PRO Creator software offers guidance on the entire scanning process, with many automated features such as global point cloud alignment and mesh reconstruction and texturing for the users' convenience. Additionally, the PRO Creator software includes options for scanning dark surfaces, unsteady objects, excluding textures, automatically calculating volume, surface area, faces, vertices, etc.

Image 2: The SOL PRO scanning software. Source: Scan Dimension.

The SOL PRO software is available in many languages to make the scanner accessible to users from all over the world: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. The software updates are automatic whenever Internet connection is available, and the supported export file formats are OBJ, STL, PLY, DAE and XYZ. This makes it easy to integrate the SOL PRO scanner into the 3D printing workflow and create a physical copy of the 3D scanned object with the help of additive manufacturng. Sharing the 3D scans is made very easy by a complete integration of the SOL PRO scanner with Sketchfab.

In the Downloads section and the Usage Tips section, as well as on the Scan Dimension YouTube channel, the user can find numerous useful resources explaining in detail the features and functioning of the SOL PRO 3D scanner, as well as tips on the 3D scanning of various textures and objects.

Thanks to its high scanning accuracy, the SOL PRO 3D scanner is perfect for applications not only in 3D modeling, 3D printing, reverse engineering, industrial design, or science and research, but especially in inspection for quality assurance where it can be used to ensure that tolerances are met.