Before revision: Contact A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) with scanning head 3D scanning of a fin whale skeleton in the Natural History Museum of Slovenia (August 2013) Contact 3D scanners work by physically probing (touching) the part and recording the position of the sensor as the probe moves around the part.
After revision: Contact A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) with scanning head Contact 3D scanners work by physically probing (touching) the part and recording the position of the sensor as the probe moves around the part.