[quote=moneymaker]Perhaps, I think the real benefit is to have the item right away and not have to pay shipping, particularly small items. Everyone knows how the stealership gouges for little plastic parts. I do think 3d scanning will also be big, perhaps small magnets can be glued to the item to be scanned and then it can be suspended in a magnetic field while getting scanned. So I could glue the broken piece together (may have to tape), use some e-6000 glue to attach magnets then scan and replicate.[/quote]
This is already being used in the medical field. Pretty cool stuff.
“Anatomical Model or Medical Model Making, for Dental Implants, Orthopaedic Implants, and Surgical Planning. Anatomical models are precise three-dimensional replicas of an imaged area, derived from CT, MRI or surface scan data from any source.”
