Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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3D scanning has come a long way, and Creality's Ferret Pro puts this awesome power in virtually anyone's hand.

Let's take a look at the Ferret Pro to see how it works and what it can do!

PURCHASE THE CREALITY CR-SCAN FERRET 3D SCANNERS HERE (paid links)

US Store
Ferret Pro: shrsl.com/4e01w
Ferret: shrsl.com/4e020
Ferret SE: shrsl.com/4e027

UK store
Ferret Pro: shrsl.com/4e021
Ferret: shrsl.com/4e023
Ferret SE: shrsl.com/4e025

AU store
Ferret Pro: shrsl.com/4e02a
Ferret: shrsl.com/4e02d
Ferret SE: shrsl.com/4e02c

EU store
Ferret Pro: shrsl.com/4e02i
Ferret: shrsl.com/4e02k
Ferret SE: shrsl.com/4e02m

CA store
Ferret Pro: shrsl.com/4e02o
Ferret: shrsl.com/4e02p
Ferret SE: shrsl.com/4e02q

Motorised turntable:
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CHAPTERS
00:19 Intro
01:07 Unboxing
03:25 Tour of the Ferret Pro
04:17 Android setup
04:35 iPhone setup
05:06 Computer setup
05:21 How it works
06:31 Creality scan app
07:02 Fast computer
07:53 Scanning and software tour on a computer
16:15 Origin, Pointcloud, Mesh & Color
16:50 Editing the 3D scan
18:09 Rebuilding the mesh for 3D printing
19:19 Exporting the 3D model
20:04 3D printing the scanned model
20:50 3D scanning outdoors, wirelessly
21:17 Applying markers
21:38 Scanning to a smartphone
22:03 Transferring 3D scan from smartphone to computer
23:02 Limitations and summary

Would you like to know about the DIY 3D scanner I built 20 years ago? Here's a very old (very skinny) web page explaining how it worked:
brucerayne.com/scanz_explain.html
And how the software worked:
brucerayne.com/scanz_instructions.html

#creality #3dscanning #productreview


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*Tools/Products used (paid links):*

SOLDERING IRON
Hakko FX951: amzn.to/31QvCMW

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HOT AIR STATION:
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SOLDER:
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FLUX:
Amtech N C-559-ASM-TF: amzn.to/44r9qZB

SOLDER WICK:
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TWEEZERS:
Hakko CHP 3-SA: amzn.to/2NqkhPz

DT71 DIGITAL MULTIMETER TWEEZERS:
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Microscope: amzn.to/2HnSI5H
Microscope camera: amzn.to/2TdSYsZ
Budget alternative microscope: amzn.to/2PmRagt
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