Notebook for 3D Scanning and Reverse Engineering

[gb1995]

Hello,

 

Im a 3D scan engineer based in the Netherlands. Currently, our company is looking to upgrade the hardware we use for 3D scanning and the reverse engineering of the data.

 

We currently have 2 HP ZBook 15 G1 with the following specs:

i7 4800QM

16GB DDR3

256GB SSD

NVIDIA Quadro K2100M 2GB

 

We use the following software:

Solidworks (CAD)

Geomagic Wrap (Software for 3D scanning and processing the data (pointclouds/meshes)

Geomagic Design X (CAD software especially made for reverse engineering from 3D Scan data)

Polyworks (Scanning/Quality Control program)

 

We currently experience alot of waiting time with Geomagic Wrap, mainly when calculating meshes and processing pointclouds. I know we could run a beefy dekstop workstation, but around 60/70% of the time, we scan on location. The budet per notebook will be around 1500/2000 euros. But feel free to tip more expensive gear if it benefits us more!

 

I hope I provided enough information for you guys to help us out!

[genexis_x]

Any preference on weight and battery life? Any links of online stores?

[gb1995]

4 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Any preference on weight and battery life? Any links of online stores?

Hello,

 

Weight isnt really a problem, Just regular notebook weight is fine. preferably not as bulky as an Asus Predator 21x haha. Battery life also doenst matter since we're always on power, because the notebooks are always under load.

[genexis_x]

11 hours ago, gb1995 said:

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Any links of online stores?

[gb1995]

3 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Any links of online stores?

What do you mean exactly? I was hoping I could get some advice here on which notebook to buy

 

[genexis_x]

12 hours ago, gb1995 said:

What do you mean exactly? I was hoping I could get some advice here on which notebook to buy

Links of online stores in your country that sell laptops. So that I can help you to look through and pick the good options