We recently reported football gear maker Riddell is using 3D scanning to make better football helmets for the NFL. Why do that when you can get shoes made specifically to fit your feet? Feetz offers a similar service, and our own editor-in-chief, Sarah Goehrke, wrote about her experiences with her custom Feetz shoes as well as with custom Wiivv insoles. 3D scanning your noggin can help protect your brain from sports injuries. No more going into the store to get measured for mass produced sneaks. Companies like Wiivv allow customers to use their free app to 3D scan their feet for personalized insoles. 3D scanning is used to make custom fit footwear and we see the trend accelerating. 3D scanning has got you covered from head to toe, quite literally. The technology is changing rapidly, with quality and ease of use improving, and more players entering the market. While I generally use photogrammetry for 3D scanning, using DSLRs to capture images that are then processed into a 3D model, there are other technologies out there that utilize lasers or other methods for 3D scanning. I detailed my system in an Instructable, which was very popular, I’m sure in large part because 3D scanning is seen as a dark art. I know it I designed a full-body 3D scanning system for iMakr’s New York store in 2014, and though it wasn’t my first foray into 3D printing, it led to many other opportunities.
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