Hi Folks;
A customer of mine has been vacuum forming thermoplastic automotive louvres for years and wants to move away from making wooden moulds
To do this we plan to buy a 3D scanner and export a scan of a car back window to SolidWorks and create a 3D part file and a model of an epoxy mould
My main concern is the resolution of the scan and whether this will be an issue in creating a mould that can produce useable parts
There are tons of scanners, from the low resolution iphone types all the way up to $60,000 GOM and Zeiss German models.
How much scanner do i need ? Does the resolution matter that much when matching the surface created in a wooden mould ?
Any input would be most appreciated
Many thanks in advance