Media Services (co-branded LES): 3D Scanning

Booking

3D Printers and scanners

Consultation / Enquires

Consultation sessions on how to use LIC equipment are required in order to reserve a timeslot through the library booking system.

For enquiries about the 3D scanning service, please contact Media Services via the following ways:

Email: libmedia@hku.hk

Tel.: 3917-7007

This service is available to current HKU faculty, staff and students.

• The Structure Sensor is a portable scanner for check out.
• Online reservation require for the Structure Sensor scanner is requested by email.
• Structure Sensor scanner is available for a short term loan where reservation can be made at least 1 working day in advance via email.
• Structure Sensor scanner can be borrowed and returned on the same day at the Media Services during service hours.
• Please check this link for late return penalty.
• Patron is responsible for the loss and damage to the scanner.

In order to retrieve your scans from the Scanner, please add your email account into iPad before scanning and be sure remember to delete the email account before returning to library. 

**Please note that you will need to send your files to a non HKU email account.

Press the scanner icon	Simple pinch or pull to resize the scanning box to contain your subject. Press “Scan” and slowly and steadily move around your subject	Press the button for done

For iPhone 12 or iPad Pro 2020 or later, Scaniverse is a free 3D scanning app.