by caver.adam » Jan 12, 2015 4:26 pm
Don't lose hope. There are some other options depending on how accurate you need to be. LIDAR (like the Faro) are EXTREMELY accurate. We are talking forensics level accurate. These are coming down in price rapidly (although maybe not as rapidly as we would like). We might not be many years away from them being affordable.
Also, If you don't need that accurate there are some other devices like the Google Project Tango (aka ATAP) which can do 3D modeling. We are talking accurate enough for a meaningful model, but not picture quality. It's all about what resolution is good enough for your project.
So don't give up hope!