pointcloud les paul??

[slpd]

Has anyone else considered having an instrument scanned with a 3d laser digitizer????

[BobF]

ehawley did that in the thread below "tele cad drawings" . He had a tele scanned. There is link in that thread to his build on another site.

[CyborgCNC]

That would in-fact yield some very accurate results from the original. However, I was able to very closely model a '59 Les Paul right from the plans (like you find on Ebay or StewMac).

Importing the plans into the computer after scanning them, I was able to use Solidworks to "trace" around the body, and the surface contours with no issues. The plans provided a "cross-section" of the body, with the contours and routes very clearly shown. All dimensions where also included (got mine from StewMac). I made some of my own modifications (because I am stuffing a USB interface in the guitar), but the model came out extremely well in the end.

have a look:

http://www.cncguitar.org:7171/lespaul

[slpd]

Originally Posted by CyborgCNC That would in-fact yield some very accurate results from the original. However, I was able to very closely model a '59 Les Paul right from the plans (like you find on Ebay or StewMac). Importing the plans into the computer after scanning them, I was able to use Solidworks to "trace" around the body, and the surface contours with no issues. The plans provided a "cross-section" of the body, with the contours and routes very clearly shown. All dimensions where also included (got mine from StewMac). I made some of my own modifications (because I am stuffing a USB interface in the guitar), but the model came out extremely well in the end. have a look: http://www.cncguitar.org:7171/lespaul

I had those plans a while ago, the neck dimensions are not to my liking.

The top contour are useful but there are not enough cross-sections to make an accurate copy.

That why I asked has anyone considered digitising a Les Paul.