John was one of the 1st individuals in Silicon Valley to purchase and utilize the Stratasys Dimension SST1200 3D printer. An early adopter of 3D Scanning and 3D Printing technologies, John has been pushing the boundaries of these technologies in serving his clients for over 10 years, solving complex problems for hundreds of technology companies through reverse engineering, 3D Scanning, 3D modeling and 3D printing.
John has over 30 years in hardware and software engineering as well as material science, spanning from labs automation / robotics, laser technology to 3D holographic videos.
John has over 30 years in hardware and software engineering as well as material science, spanning from labs automation / robotics, laser technology to 3D holographic videos.
Services
Zip-Bit uses custom designed & built goniometer for 3D scanning, enabling the objects to be scanned in a full hemispherical (180° x 360°) multiple facets. Zip-Bit uses state-of-the-art 3D scanning technology.
Using Euclidean geometry (trigonometric triangulation) methods, Zip-Bit's in-house 3D scanners deliver incredibly fast scans for any object, accurate to 30m (standard deviation: 35m) 0.0012 inches (standard deviation: 0.0014 inches).
Using Euclidean geometry (trigonometric triangulation) methods, Zip-Bit's in-house 3D scanners deliver incredibly fast scans for any object, accurate to 30m (standard deviation: 35m) 0.0012 inches (standard deviation: 0.0014 inches).
A point cloud or polygonal mesh model of the object being scanned is acquired from our one of our 3D Scanners. Holes or overlaps in the data are repaired using Geomagic Design X software creating a water tight mesh. This mesh is then turned into an NURBS surface or solid feature model using Geomagic Design X's powerful built-in object and feature recognition intelligence and full-featured tool set.
If a 2D picture is worth a thousand words, then a 3D printed object is worth a million words. 3D printing Is an enabling technology turning what is in "the minds eye" into real world objects you can hold, feel and use. Using state-of-the-art technology and processes Zip-Bit offers one-of-a-kind 3D Printing Service with objects 3D printed in a variety of colors and sizes.
For its 3D desktop scanner, NextEngine offers two software packages to edit/modify the acquired 3D Scan datum, it's own ScanStudio PRO and RapidWorks software (this is a full blown version of INUS Rapidform XOR3 bundled to work only with the NextEngine). While ScanStudio PRO can export splines and NURBS representations of your model, RapidWorks generated CAD models include editable sketches and a full feature tree.
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Don B.
Dec 31, 2016
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I contracted zip bit to do a very unique printing and scanning project.
John ran way over his bid price, by about 2 grand. It was understandable, since I was asking for some extras. He tried to charge me 250 per hour after I signed a contract for 150 per hour, though. After I reminded him of the contract's stated price per hour of his work,It was not a problem, this "over site" was corrected.
The cost over run was partially because John was not convinced my technology was sound, and he did some research, on his own, to see if it was valid. All fine, except he charged me for that
John ran way over his bid price, by about 2 grand. It was understandable, since I was asking for some extras. He tried to charge me 250 per hour after I signed a contract for 150 per hour, though. After I reminded him of the contract's stated price per hour of his work,It was not a problem, this "over site" was corrected.
The cost over run was partially because John was not convinced my technology was sound, and he did some research, on his own, to see if it was valid. All fine, except he charged me for that
