It’s Formnext again, meaning lots of news about 3D printing. But like last year, there are also many 3D scanner manufacturers present at the annual trade show.
One of them is Shining3D, which is releasing new versions of their EinScan-Pro handheld structured light 3D Scanner: the EinScan-Pro 2X and 2X Plus.
These are the succesors of the EinScan Pro (Review) and EinScan Pro Plus (Review). While the 2X comes in the same light silver color as the original Pro, the 2X Plus comes in a darker grey color as you can see above. As with the previous generation, the main difference between the 2X and 2X Plus is the single scan area (135x100mm – 225*170mm vs. 208x136mm – 312x204mm) and the working distance (400 vs. 510mm), making the 2X Plus better suitable for scanning larger objects.
Improved Specs
The main upgrade of the 2X series is the scanning speed, which is now 30 frames per second — twice as fast as the original EinScan Pro. If you’ve ever used a handheld 3D scanner you’ll know that a faster frame rate means a more fluid scanning experience, more robust tracking and of course shorter scanning times. This is great for large objects but also for subjects that are prone to movement, like scanning people.
Accuracy and resolution have also improved. For instance, the Rapid Scan mode now has a single shot accuracy of 0.01mm (vs. 0.03 on the previous generation) and a point distance of 0.2-2mm (vs. 0.3-7mm). The HD handheld mode shows similar improvements.\
Modular system with backwards compatibility
The new scanner keeps it’s versatile modular design and is compatible with all existing EinScan Pro modules:
- The Color Pack, which adds a native RGB camera for color texture capture
- The Industrial Pack, which turns the handheld scanner into a desktop scanner with automatic turntable (the new scanners can deliver up to 0.04mm accuracy compared to 0.05 on the previous models)
- The Prime Pack (which I reviewed a few days ago), which makes the HD Handheld Mode faster and more robust.
New Software
The 2X series come with a new kind of software, called ExScan Pro which features a completely redesigned user interface and promises faster scanning and more features. I’ve only seen the screenshots above but it looks like a big improvement over the existing EinScan software.
More information about the EinScan 2X series of handheld structured light scanners can be found on the EinScan website.
I’ll be doing a full review of the Einscan 2X (Plus) in the future. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn to know when.
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December 12, 2018
Have you reviewed the peel 3d scanner yet? I’d be interested to see how it compares to the Einscan products.
January 14, 2019
Hi Nick!
Love your posts and reviews about 3D-scanners! Any time soon you will do the Einscan Pro 2X review?
Greetings from Stockholm,
Daniel
May 20, 2019
I have an EINSCAN PRO. Was working fine, however now i keep getting this message ” The device is Offline “. I restarted the system a few times, unplug and plug the unite, however I keep getting the same message.
What should I do?
October 3, 2019
Any news about the offline issue?
April 7, 2022
Same problem here – In progress with Shining 3D support to try and get it fixed but so far it didn’t work. Should the problem be resolved, I’ll add it to the thread.