Why you never used V shape end mill for finishing? I saw another youtube videos they used the end mill with very good details. I am just curious. Anyway you did great job
To be honest that is only because I simply picked bits that we had in house. You are right that a tapered cutter with a ball nose tip is in fact ideal for jobs like this one. So I have just ordered a few of these.
Can I have help please, I 3d scan myself with the same app Em3d and then I export the scan with all the different format (I buy everything:( ) and then when I see the scan on my computer it's a bad quality while on my phone it's good, it’s like the version to the left on your video at 5:03 I hope I get a response Thank you very much 👍
On the small phone screen the quality of the scan indeed seems much better than is in fact is. Most of all because on the phone you also see colors. To improve the quality you need to experiment. Important is the distance between head and phone when you start the scanning process. And also how fast you are moving the phone while scanning. Success!
Hi Darryll, Yes it will. Machines with an UCCNC controller work well when you use DeskProto's postprocessor for Mach3/Mach4. So in DeskProto you can select the machine called "Mach3/Mach4-based machine". For more information see www.deskproto.com/support-tips-tricks/dp-tips-machine-not-listed.php
Hi Jason, I do not have an answer to the size question. We scanned a head, which worked fine. Have not tried smaller for larger objects. The price of the scanning was very low: as said we only needed to unlock the scanning software. Price of carving will depend on the machine that is used: for a sculpture of that size a large (and thus expensive) machine will be needed. Note that we do not offer this as a service: we sell the CAM software that is used in this process.
The file for the milling machine is called the NC file, and its format depends on which milling machine you have selected. In many cases this is a type of "G-code", however many other formats exist as well. DeskProto supports almost any format.
@@Deskproto I guess what I'm asking is how or with what do you convert the output from the scan and can the scanner output in different formats? Sorry I have no background in this.
@@davidhallowell9211 This is all explained in the video: at 3:56 you see the formats that the scanner can output, and on 5:30 starts the explanation how the conversion to CNC toolpaths is done.
I would love that too, as Android user. However that is not up to me: the EM3D app (which is not our product) only works for iPhones. As far as I understood the Android phones with face recognition do not use a 3D scanner, however I am not sure about that.
is the machine zero different from the center of the machine ? how can we know where is the machine zero in the software location and distance from rotation centre i mean ...... thank you
The term "Machine zero" may be confusing - I assume that you mean the zero point for the toolpaths. So the point (0,0,0) of the coordinate system used in the NC file. This point (we call it the workpiece zero point) is not a fixed point: it needs to be set, both on the machine and in DeskProto. In DeskProto you can set it both in the wizards and in the part parameters, on the screen a small blue cube (an "orientator") shows its position. All machines have an option to set the zero point, how that is done depends on your machine. Where is is located in fact does not matter (each machinist has his/her own preference), as long as it is the same both in DeskProto and on the machine.
@@Deskproto correct that’s what I meant coordination system point , I got the answer when o saw your other video about Abraham Lincoln , my quirkiness was about the software not my machine , as I know how to do that in Mach 3 , but as you said I want both to be the same ( machine and software zero )
Well done! This video is a very fun use case for the CNC community.
Thank you ! The project for the video indeed was a fun project 🙂
Great service, congratulations! When will there be another DeskProto update?
Thanks for the compliment, it was a nice project ! We hope that DeskProto V8 will be ready in 2024 (this is not a promise).
Great video, thank you:)
Looks like fun. Always hard to find good models to carve.
These are indeed fun projects. And with these custom carvings you can make people very happy !
Looks interesting, I've been looking at 3d scanners but like you say they are expensive for the high quality ones
Hi Croston - we were surprised to se how well this works :-)
Thank you so much for this video...it’s everything I’ve been looking for! Phil R.
Your are welcome - I hope that you can soon produce your own CNC machined sculptures!
Thanks for your great tutorial!
Thanks for the compliment, glad that you like it. Have you already tried for yourself ?
Why you never used V shape end mill for finishing? I saw another youtube videos they used the end mill with very good details. I am just curious.
Anyway you did great job
To be honest that is only because I simply picked bits that we had in house. You are right that a tapered cutter with a ball nose tip is in fact ideal for jobs like this one. So I have just ordered a few of these.
@@Deskproto th-cam.com/video/pcvX43F3RvI/w-d-xo.html
Can I have help please, I 3d scan myself with the same app Em3d and then I export the scan with all the different format (I buy everything:( ) and then when I see the scan on my computer it's a bad quality while on my phone it's good, it’s like the version to the left on your video at 5:03
I hope I get a response Thank you very much 👍
On the small phone screen the quality of the scan indeed seems much better than is in fact is. Most of all because on the phone you also see colors. To improve the quality you need to experiment. Important is the distance between head and phone when you start the scanning process. And also how fast you are moving the phone while scanning. Success!
Thank you so much
I need this! Will the Desk Proto softwear work with a cnc machine using UCCNC controler? Thankyou.
Hi Darryll, Yes it will. Machines with an UCCNC controller work well when you use DeskProto's postprocessor for Mach3/Mach4. So in DeskProto you can select the machine called "Mach3/Mach4-based machine". For more information see www.deskproto.com/support-tips-tricks/dp-tips-machine-not-listed.php
Can this be used for android phones?
We have not yet found an Android app that can do this, sorry.
Thank you very very much 🎉
You are welcome - and we are happy that we can share this !
what are the size limits and approx cost to scan and carve 30"x14"x6" sculpts
Hi Jason, I do not have an answer to the size question. We scanned a head, which worked fine. Have not tried smaller for larger objects. The price of the scanning was very low: as said we only needed to unlock the scanning software. Price of carving will depend on the machine that is used: for a sculpture of that size a large (and thus expensive) machine will be needed. Note that we do not offer this as a service: we sell the CAM software that is used in this process.
Thank you
You are welcome. I hope that you can achieve similar (or better) results.
What is the file type output for the milling machine?
The file for the milling machine is called the NC file, and its format depends on which milling machine you have selected. In many cases this is a type of "G-code", however many other formats exist as well. DeskProto supports almost any format.
@@Deskproto I guess what I'm asking is how or with what do you convert the output from the scan and can the scanner output in different formats? Sorry I have no background in this.
@@davidhallowell9211 This is all explained in the video: at 3:56 you see the formats that the scanner can output, and on 5:30 starts the explanation how the conversion to CNC toolpaths is done.
Please nam the application ❤❤
Not sure which application you mean: all apps that we used are mentioned in the video.
It's only for Apple? When Android?? Greetings!!
I would love that too, as Android user. However that is not up to me: the EM3D app (which is not our product) only works for iPhones. As far as I understood the Android phones with face recognition do not use a 3D scanner, however I am not sure about that.
is the machine zero different from the center of the machine ? how can we know where is the machine zero in the software location and distance from rotation centre i mean ...... thank you
The term "Machine zero" may be confusing - I assume that you mean the zero point for the toolpaths. So the point (0,0,0) of the coordinate system used in the NC file. This point (we call it the workpiece zero point) is not a fixed point: it needs to be set, both on the machine and in DeskProto. In DeskProto you can set it both in the wizards and in the part parameters, on the screen a small blue cube (an "orientator") shows its position. All machines have an option to set the zero point, how that is done depends on your machine. Where is is located in fact does not matter (each machinist has his/her own preference), as long as it is the same both in DeskProto and on the machine.
@@Deskproto correct that’s what I meant coordination system point , I got the answer when o saw your other video about Abraham Lincoln , my quirkiness was about the software not my machine , as I know how to do that in Mach 3 , but as you said I want both to be the same ( machine and software zero )
@@azzamody Happy that you have been able to find the answer, I hope that it now works well on the machine.
@@Deskproto this is my first time and thanks a lot for the videos very informative and deskproto interface is friendly
I love it !!!
Thank you - same for me :-)
What brand of milling machine is used in the video? Anyone?
The machine is a CPM-4030, made by Isel in Germany.
Thank you very much
Welke Iphone heeft Uw dochter hier?
Ik heb het net gevraagd, en het is een iPhone 11.
Hi friend, can i have your 3d scan software. I using DeskRroto. Have a nice day and powerfull
Truong, as said in the video the scan software is not ours. It is called EM3D and can be downloaded from the Apple App store.
@@Deskproto thanks you
Great !!
Dank je wel
Great!