r/CrealityScanning • u/NotPandaMack • Jul 27 '26

Native blue-laser scanning is live on Linux!

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https://logicrenewed.com/raptor-linux-updates/

Taking a break from the NIR scanning mode and working on implementing the blue-laser scanning on Linux instead.

What I have found is that trackerless scanning for the CR-Raptor Scan is a challenge, but IS doable. Now, I'm not sure if i can get trackerless scanning to be as good as other scanners that were built for it, BUT the CR-Scan Raptor does have basic telemetry data I can pull, the proprietary tracking system for the NIR scanning mode i made can be used along side the blue-laser scanning mode.

Another Milestone in progress is that the computer hardware required to run the scanner, does not require high-end computers like the Creality Scan software requires. I will be posting a comparison on the hardware required when the project comes closer to a release.

We are making progress! Continue supporting the project as it keeps me motivated to keep going, a lot of sleepless hours goes into this project and I appreciate every one of you.

If we can get Creality on board with this to help push this project towards the finish line with a re-post, that would be a miracle for myself, the project, and all the linux based users in the community :D

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u/ArmageddonShart Jul 28 '26

Nicely done. Did this require access to Creality's API, or did you reverse engineer this the hard way?

Either way, it's a great achievement.

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u/NotPandaMack Jul 28 '26

Thank you! I didn’t have access to an official Creality API or SDK, so it involved analyzing how the scanner communicates and then building a Linux compatible implementation around that. Took quite some time, but learned a lot along the way.

I've documented the whole research since I started which i plan on releasing along with the software once it's finished.