I had an odd though? Since the Miraco is a completely self contained scanning solution, but can also send data to revo scan during a scan, could in theory you send scan data to it from something like a Range or a mini? I know initially it doesn’t make a lot of sense because the scanning capabilities of the Miraco cover most of Revo’s lineup but say if you needed to a larger acquisition volume for a larger scan, could the hardware with a firmware update allow say a Range to be plugged into the Miraco and capture to the Miraco, expanding its capture volume. Or say if there is a newer version of a mini that would exceed the scan precision be used to bolster the miraco’s high detail capability. It’s just a thought that came up while discussing scanners at work when we were comparing the Miraco to an Artec Eva. Eva’s only advantage hardware wise is that it has a much larger capture volume so scanning larger items is much easier. Then the “too bad you couldn’t plug the Range into the Miraco” idea popped up.
Seems like its something that could theoretically work, if the hardware could support it.
There is non and will be none
MIRACO Plus already reached it’s highest capacity regarding accuracy for infrared structured light .
There is nothing that can or will make it better at the accuracy level .
Mini series and MetroX uses blue structured light what is better for higher accuracy results than infrared .
Different hardware different TR technology different results .
You don’t need to plug Range into MIRACO , you don’t get anything superior , the firmware and software is strictly reserved for MIRACO system only and will be not mixed with anything else .
I was purely speaking in a theoretical sense, as creating a scanning ecosphere that allows you to expand the capabilities of the Miraco or a future self contained unit that gives you the ability to plug in satellite scanners that may offer capabilities beyond what the Miraco or future equivalent is capable of at point of sale. Currently the miraco has enough bandwidth with its usb port that allows you to scan directly to a laptop with the Revo Scan app. So theoretically the bandwidth should allow for data to be transferred both directions. So if you had specialty, say one that has optics that allow for you to have a capture volume of an entire car in a single shot, or another where the capture volume is no larger than your fingernail, you essentially have the ability to expand what the miraco or future equivalent is capable of on its own. You would be, in essence, removing the need for a laptop, because the Miraco would “be” the laptop in this case. Yes, with current offerings this idea seems moot, as the non-stand alone scanners that Revopoint offer don’t offer any substantial advantage over what the Miraco is currently capable of. However should Revopoint in the future, dive into even more specialty field scanners, having a modular system would be an attractive selling point, plus it would create an eco-sphere of products that are guaranteed to work with each other as Revopoint would have complete control on how the devices connect and interact with each other, further optimizing performance and user experience. Similar to how Apple has created a product ecosphere. There is no 3rd party middleman to deal with when you connect your iPhone to an iMac. So in that same logic, imagine if Revo’s products behaved similarly.
Imagine if a customer had bought just a Miraco, now he has no reason to buy any other scanner that Revopoint has to offer except for maybe the Metro X, because of the additional hardware/software that is required to use them. But imagine if those scanners could also increase the capability of the Miraco beyond its stand alone feature set, a customer who only owns the Miraco, would be more inclined to purchase those scanners if it enhances the product they already have.
I think there is an opportunity here for Revopoint to separate itself from other consumer level scanner brands by doing something like this, and I think customers would dig it up.
Plus I don’t believe that the Miraco has reached the capacity at which structured light can be measured, It may have for the price point, but there will always be better optics and better sensors as technology progresses and costs come down