Originally Posted by
Jeff_Birt
Easy as 1-2-3 (sort of):
1) You can now export a scanned item as a heightmap in the PNG format.
2) Then you would need a program to convert from a heightmap to some 3d format that that your router software understands.
2) And then of course you need to be able to generate the toolpaths for your router.
Depending on what type of router you have and the controller it uses you may be able to buy a scanning probe for it as well, but you will essentially be using the same conversion process as above. And, you will be tying up your big router for hours on end to do a scan.