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Hi,

Here's a small gift. This is how I build my own inexpensive spheres (less than 10€):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S_IWqY ... sp=sharing

They are very accurate and you don't cry when they fall down.

Use MTN94 matt white: the best and the cheapest.

I usually combine them with the official 145mm spheres I bought on the Laserscanning shop. These surveyors spheres have a perfect centering of the magnet which allows the use with prisms or stickers.

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How solid are these spheres? We use styrofoam, but after a couple of drops they end up looking more cube like than spherical. Are they a few mm thick? Or like egg shells?
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Hi,

The material is acrylic. They are quite thick, but they can easily break if they fall down.
But as the sphere costs less than 3€, it doesn't really matter.
I built about 10 spheres and only broke 2. I could re-use the magnet and the washer.

These spheres are accurate and I get very good results in Scene.
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We also make our own sphere's with:

http://www.bastelonlineshop.de/kunststo ... -2600.html

From simple ABS plastic we turn a adapter on the lathe and attach a magnet on the bottom.

Works very well and is about €6 per sphere :)
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