If your hardware is powerful enough for the task, rendering 3D objects isn't too difficult to do with Windows, a Kinect device and some free apps.

While the Creality Raptor Pro may not be flawless, it still manages to bring pro-grade scanning within reach of serious makers and indie creators.

Check out our top picks of 3D scanner apps for 2023, featuring user-friendly and affordable options like KIRI Engine and Scandy Pro. Read on to learn more about these apps and how they can help ...

Windows Capture 3D. But bringing physical objects into the digital world goes even deeper than that; Paint 3D also integrates with a new “Windows Capture 3D” tool being introduced in Windows 10.

Paint 3D is the main ingredient in Microsoft's next big push — to be the company that finally brings 3D imaging to the masses.

3D Systems made it clear that they're really positioning this as a mainstream product, hence the rush to get things out in time for the holidays -- and the $400 price point. What's also impressive ...

When the 3D Systems team gave us a sneak peek of the Sense a few weeks ago, we immediately compared it to a staple gun. It's a statement we stand by. The scanner looks vaguely menacing the first ...

In early October, researchers will show off Microsoft’s new MobileFusion technology, a project that enables an ordinary smartphone to serve as a 3D scanner. MobileFusion… ...

Also on the list was a feature that turns handsets into mobile 3D scanners, demoed onstage by Saunders herself when she captured a faux sandcastle during the event.

Microsoft says that no additional hardware is needed to turn the iPhone — or other modern smartphones — into a 3D scanner; computation is all done on the phone, too.