Laser Sight Holder for the 3DMakerPro Moose Scanner

I tried someone else's laser sight holder and found that I had to adjust the lasers to the extreme of their adjustability and still couldn't quite get them right. With a little investigation, I figured out that the model had the sights mounted at the same angle (aka pointed to the middle of the scanner) when the actual middle of the FOV is off to one side of the scanner.

This design was based on roughly measuring the position of the actual middle of the FOV and designing laser mounts to roughly hit that point. I also added in a hole that you can use to secure the laser sight holder to the scanner. I printed with about 2.5mm thick walls, 2mm top and bottom surfaces and 33% gyroid infill and oriented so that it didn't need supports. You'll need 2 laser sights and optionally a tripod screw. I used this sight:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V7FGVSC

and the screw to secure it was:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGHSVW63

To use the laser sights, print and secure the mount and then slide the sights onto the two rails. It doesn't matter how far forward or back the sights are mounted (there is no need to stress over getting them in a specific position). Once they are attached, you'll want to launch JMStudio and align the two lasers to a point in the middle of the FOV at the optimal distance. To do this, I went super high tech and used a white eraser with a pencil mark on it. I placed the eraser and the scanner on a table, centered the eraser in JMStudio and adjusted the lasers to roughly match on the mark I had made.

Note, you can't use these lasers with the Smart Grip using the normal attachment plate. Instead, I prefer to use a standard USB C cable to attach the scanner to the smart grip and hold the smart grip in my left hand and the scanner in my right while using it. This actually makes it much easier (for me to scan) and I only ever reference the screen to make sure I haven't lost tracking.

Category: 3D Printing