The best Consumer 3D Scanner? Einstar full review…

I review the Einstar 3D scanner from Shining3D, show you round the device and take you step by step through a scan. Is this the best consumer grade 3D scanner? Or is it just good at other things?

Lets find out!

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00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Unboxing
03:32 - Calibration
05:48 - 1st Scan
15:25 - 2nd position
24:30 - The purpose of the review
25:53 - Other scans
28:25 - Required Hardware
30:15 - Summary

[TheCalvinSkinner]

forget the product this is a quality review

[latonc]

Finally some real-world use cases for this thing! I actually discovered your channel yesterday while searching for any decent review of the EinStar; what a fortuitous coincidence.

Seems no one else wanted to commit the time to a proper full-detail scan so I can see what the unit is actually capable of if you're not just playing. Very much looking forward to the shootout vid. Cheers.

[aabdis]

This video makes all the difference; thank you! This is my first time with a 3D scanner, and I was thinking you were supposed to try to get everything in one or two gos of the same view. The explanation of doing different scan projects and aligning the results to make a final output is eminently helpful!

[TurtleRacingProducts]

Thank you! My first scanner too and you cleared up so much! I think Einstar is lacking this kind of instruction and I'm glad you were there to fill in the gaps!

[dubCanuck]

So, I broke down and bought one of these; abandoning the XBox concept. Yeah; It's badass. going to be using it to scan my kid's VW MK2 GTI, along with a rear wheel arch (non-rotten) from the wrecking yard so that I can properly jig/place the replacement fuel-filler-neck-bracket back into his car. Now I'm scanning absolutely EVERY car part I have and this is fully part of my workflow now.

[greganpace]

I just swapped my CR Scan 01 for the Einstar and am absolutely loving it. It's so much faster than the creality scanners. I feel like the package is much nicer too. Cabling seems better with one connecting to the unit with a locking feature, I really like the silicone case, the whole thing feels much more "premium" than creality.

[SuperfastMatt]

Thumbs up! And not just for that Superfast Matt video in the background ;)

[SameHat]

Glad i saw your video. This will definitely be a new addon to my VR AR collective.. and I'm actually blown away at the attainable price

[smudgepost]

What a great review, thank you! Have wanted a good scanner for a long time and this is hard to beat

[brassmonkey]

I am considering purchasing the Einstar3D scanner and your video helped answer a lot of questions about the capabilities of the unit. I would recommend that you go further upon obtaining a 3D scan of an object and demo how you would use it in a CAD program (Solidworks, Autodesk etc.).

[pedromoreno]

You make 3D scanning so simple, thank you very good job.

[bArda]

thanks for the review! The next project is to print a handle for it perhaps?!

[DrRussell]

Just wow. Thank you for your efforts. This may change our lives

[manasseh]

I bought the einstar about a month or so ago. I was using it to scan my intake manifold so I can get proper dimensioning and bolt placement for my itb setup but shifted to focus on designing my headers, so I haven't been using it as of late really.. However, I was pretty impressed by the scanners capabilities. I need a bit more practice with it of course since I'm still new to the scan world but definitely a good entry level 3D scanner to me for a hobbyist guy.

[LearnEverythingAboutDesign]

Great video as always! Tons of great tidbits in there like the computer requirements. Can't wait to see the scan-off!!

[Garage]

Wow! This scanner has some slick software and seems really user friendly. Great video! The section on scanning the front of the Mini and how the scanner can even find dents you don't know about would make for phenomenal short form content. Awesome work.

[MRTZ]

Definitely waiting on the comparison. I have a pop 2 that I've had reasonable success with. Trying to scan large parts is a tiring process though. Also having to cover everything in chalk spray isn't ideal.

Looks like the Revo might be the go for small mechanical parts and the einscan is be best for scanning larger parts like the engine bay and body panels.

I've got a decent workshop with lathe, mill, mig, tig and 3d printer etc and still find it's often best to just cardboard template or make crude jigs for most large parts.

Sadly it seems that often the traditional boring way of measuring and making parts is far more efficient than trying to digitise absolutely everything.

[sebastianc]

I bought it 3 weeks ago and I did not test it this video i know for sure I will have a lot of fun with it

[David-jrgx]

Absolutely nice review. I just placed an order for my company. We want to use it to scan for rail profile.

[Todestelzer]

I returned my Einstar after a week of testing and got a Einscan SP instead. It could not really scan a PS4 controller for example. Small object mode didn’t work at all too.
For big parts or a scan car parts it’s a good scanner. Accuracy around 0.3mm.