--- title: An affordable, portable 3D scanner with infrared and... description: A hands-on review of the Creality Pika portable 3D scanner, a compact and affordable device supporting both blue laser and NIR (infrared) structured light... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/an-affordable-portable-3d-scanner-with-infrared-and-blue-laser-modes-x4pyh8dt6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: An affordable, portable 3D scanner with infrared and blue laser modes | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on review of the Creality Pika portable 3D scanner, a compact and affordable device supporting both blue laser and NIR (infrared) structured light... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/an-affordable-portable-3d-scanner-with-infrared-and-blue-laser-modes-x4pyh8dt6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/x4PYh8dt6.png og:image:alt: An affordable, portable 3D scanner with infrared and blue laser modes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # An affordable, portable 3D scanner with infrared and blue laser modes **[CNX Software](https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software)** · [@cnxsoft](https://daily.dev/cnxsoft) · 13 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on review of the Creality Pika portable 3D scanner, a compact and affordable device supporting both blue laser and NIR (infrared) structured light scanning modes. The review covers unboxing, specifications comparison with the higher-end Sermoon S1, and practical scanning tests using an underpowered Android phone (showing poor results) versus a mini PC with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPU (showing good results). Key findings include the importance of meeting hardware requirements, tips for scanning dark/black objects (using baby powder), the calibration process, and multi-scan alignment workflows. Priced at $629 during pre-order, it's positioned as a beginner-friendly alternative to the $2,000+ Sermoon S1, though Linux is not supported. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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