What's fast
- Scanning a small object: a few minutes
- Scanning feet: five to seven seconds per foot
- A flat's virtual tour: the scan itself takes under a day
- Scanning a 3D portrait: a few minutes, the child doesn't have to hold still
What takes longer
Processing is where the time actually goes: the mesh is cleaned up, the model is prepared, a CAD model is built if needed. A simple job is an hour's work. Complex reverse engineering, where dimensions have to line up and tolerances matter, can be a day's work.
Printing
Printing itself takes anywhere from hours to a full day, depending on size and material. Resin needs washing and post-curing afterwards — that's part of the process, not extra time tacked on. Because there are several printers running in parallel, your job doesn't sit behind somebody else's.
A typical timeline
- Small object, scan only
- same day to a couple of days
- Small object, scan plus print
- a couple of days to a week
- Reverse engineering / a CAD model
- a few days to a week, depending on complexity
- Virtual tour
- scanned same day, tour ready within a couple of days
- A larger run or a scale model
- a week to a couple of weeks
If it's urgent
Say so right in the enquiry. Usually something can be moved in the calendar. I don't promise speed I can't keep — if the real timeline is longer than you need, I'll say so before you order, not after the deadline passes.
Describe the job and the deadline and I'll tell you honestly whether I can make it.
Ask about timing