Review: Zeiss T Scan Hawk 2 Handheld Laser 3D Scanner

After using my Zeiss T-Scan Hawk 2 for about 6 months, it is time to make a review video for it. Overall I've been pretty happy with it, but it does have its issues.
00:00 Intro
01:02 What is it?
02:40 Why purchase this one?
04:37 First impressions
06:22 Long term experience
10:39 Improvements
11:50 Summary

[@IBICO74]

hawk tui?

[@sentinel3dscanning]

A couple more things I thought of after recording this video:
1. I love that the object you are scanning doesn't need to be stationary during the scanning process - you can hang a part from the ceiling and scan it while it spins around on a string/rope, as long as target stickers are on the part. I know this isn't specific to this scanner, but it is cool nonetheless.
2. Automatically finding common reference points (a.k.a. target stickers) on two overlapping scans is really nice, but the GUI is annoying to use when unselecting individual points because it scrolls back to the top of the list.
I also found a cool example of a Milwaukee Packout setup specifically for 3D scanning here: instagram.com/kaizen_inserts/p/CsQs50qLPYu/?img_index=1

[@Kaliumcyanidful]

You can coat the calibration Parts with some opaque powder to prevent the lasers from entering the Surface 👍

[@sentinel3dscanning]

Yes, that is a good point. I'm planning to purchase some new steel ball bars for this scanner. I don't want to coat my existing matte ball bars because I'm afraid the coating won't wash out very well from the porous surface and also because it is hard to gage how much coating has been applied to an already matte white surface.

[@ralfmimoun2826]

@@sentinel3dscanning You might try some dry hair shampoo from a spray can. It's more or less rice starch and water soluble, It works great for the cheaper 3d scanner out ther.