Frequently Asked Questions

• What professional associations cover this area?

  CMSC (Coordinate Measurement Systems Committee) is an international group of close tolerance, industrial measurement specialists, users and manufacturers of : alignment systems, targeting hardware, portable CMM's, electronic theodolites, laser trackers, laser radar, and photogrammetry / videogrammetry systems.

  ACM SIGGRAPH is dedicated to the generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques.

• What is the approximate price of these devices?

  Roland LPX-250 Desktop Laser Scanner $10K
  Minolta Vivid 300 laser scanner $15K
  Minolta Vivid 700 laser scanner $30K
  Minolta Vivid 900 laser scanner $40K
  Minolta MetaFlash $3-5K
  Interzart AG 3D Commerce 3D ScanBook Pro $9K
  Interzart AG 3D Commerce 3D ScanStation Pro $24K
  Cyberware Model-15 $15K
  Polhemus Fast Scan $30K
  Realscan 3D laser range camera $35K
  Exetronics Shape snatcher $7.5K
  Digibotics digi-bot II $60K
  3DScanner Modelmaker $65K
  Inspeck 3D capturor $13K
  Immersion Microscribe $3-5K
  Immersion LightScribe $10K
  GSI Inca2 camera and software $155K
  Cyrax 2500 $125K
  Photomodeler software $795
  Kodak DCS-660M Professional Camera $15K
  Surphaser $30K
  MetricVision MV200 $400K