Creality CR Scan Ferret Pro 3D Scanner for 3D Printing Handheld Wireless Scanner with Wireless Scanning Anti-vibration Tracking, 24-bit Full Color Scanning, 0.1mm Accuracy for

Like the title says, I watched a YouTube review of the product, and that lead me down the rabbit hole. lol I've always been intrigued by 3D scanning, but never went far enough with that interest to invest in it. So one night I'm sitting in my study, spending time I'll never get back, watching YouTube videos. One of them was about this little 3D scanner. An hour later, the order was placed. Like the YouTube video showed, it comes packaged in a semi-hard zippered storage case with recessed compartments for each of the components. You can run the scanner with your phone, or connected to your PC, or wireless using a wifi bridge that comes as part of the components. The handle contains the L-ion battery that powers the scanner, and if you are using your phone, it clips into a holder on the scanner handle. Download a controller app to your smartphone, and you're off to the races. I think I had everything set up and doing my first scan test within about fifteen minutes. It does a really good job of capturing fine details, and though I've only used it on smaller objects so far, it's also capable of scanning much larger items like the fronts of vehicles... old gravestones or plackards in historic sites... whatever you find interesting and would like to have a copy of. If you capture to your phone, you can send the file to your PC for post processing, or in my case, loading it into modeling software for 3D printing. Then you can generate 3D prints of whatever you've scaled, and if you wanted to get really crazy, use those 3D prints to create silicone molds to cast replicas from. Anyway, to make a long story short... its a really good 3D scanner. Quite powerful. Very versatile and extremely portable. I highly recommend searching on YouTube for reviews of the product, because that will cut down significantly on the learning curve of how you go about using it. Yes, I highly recommend this item.

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Purchased for my husband to use with his 3D printers. We did have to upgrade laptop to one with more memory, but he is happy and enjoying. We have already scanned a figure a neighbor gave us and printed it out. Looked great. We are looking forward to incorporating this with our business.

I bought the Creality 3D Scanner CR-Scan Ferret Pro to scan a small 2" x 6" plastic part and never got usable results. Scans were incomplete and inaccurate. Tracking often failed, and the anti-shake feature didn’t help. Face scanning worked somewhat, but it had major issues capturing hair. The software interface is confusing and not intuitive at all. When I returned it because it didn’t perform as advertised, $53.85 was deducted from my refund. Losing over $50 for returning a product that didn’t work properly is unacceptable. I do not recommend this scanner. Look for other options.

Due to its relatively low price and advertised features, the Creality CR-Scan Ferret Pro Scanner is the first 3D scanner that I have purchased and used. After watching five YouTube videos, I was convinced that it would be easy to use. I should have watched more. It didn't live up to my expectations. My first attempts at using the scanner and software were maddingly frustrating. It lost tracking in really strange ways. Several of the videos recommended using MeshMixer to "clean up" the scans before slicing. I found it even more frustrating because it lacks features that I needed. With that said, after two days of watching more videos and trying things, I'm beginning to get useful results using just the included software. I was able to make a decent 3D print of a small toy by slowing down and varying the placement of the scanner. Dimensionally, it was spot on. The software produced a usable SVG file that Cura sliced without error for my old SeeMeCNC delta printer. I am now convinced that it will be a very useful tool for scanning in the small parts that I want to replicate. But it will be a slower process than I expected and will not handle some things. My recommendations for newbies is to watch critical videos so that you understand the process and limitations of 3D scanning before you purchase a unit. From what I have gathered after the fact, the Ferret Pro is a very good scanner, especially for the price. The problems that I experienced are due more to physics and lack of understanding than to any faults of the scanner. The scanner is built very well, seems rugged, comfortable to hold and use, and should last well. The case is sturdy, the tripod is stable, and cables well marked. The instructions are minimal, but I was able to assemble correctly using them. The only design improvement I would like to see is a way to change the height of the scanner. The tripod is a fixed height unit. But a couple books solved that problem.