Recently we spent some time with Jay Leno at his shop with Autodesk and Geomagic as he explained how he uses the multiple technologies to retrofit and restore his amazing car collection. It's all pretty simple, really (although the intense technology behind the process is astounding) - whenever Jay Leno needs a part for one of his classic cars, he simply scans the part with a FARO Laser ScanArm and captures the original 3D data in Geomagic software. That data can then be taken to Autodesk Inventor to make modifications or to mesh the part digitally and is then sent to a Stratasys 3D printer where a prototype is created.
The prototype is an easy, quick way to verify that the part is correct and will fit properly into the car before taking the time to get it machined. This process allows Jay Leno to restore his cars to full working condition, even when dealing with models where it is literally impossible to order parts for.
While we were there we decided to have some fun with Jay Leno and took a 3D scan of his face:
He thought some "slight modifications" were in order, so after some tweaking and a pass through the 3D printer, here is the final Jay Leno replica:
Pretty close, don't you think?
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