3D scanning - requesting advice with remote desktop capabilities & limitations**
Machine information
I have an HP Z4 G4 in my studio, quite fast:
- i9-10920X
- 64GB DDR4 (4x16GB in quad-channel)
- 8GB RTX4060
- 2TB 990 Evo Plus NVMe
- 1TB PM981a NVMe
- etc.
- Win11Pro 25H2 PassMark benchmark: 10,091
In the workshop I have an HP Pavilion, not fast by today standards:
- i7-4790
- 16GB DDR3 (2x8GB in dual-channel)
- 6GB GTX1060
- 240GB SSD
- GhostSpectre OS (Win11Pro) PassMark benchmark: 3,519
Both desktops have gigabit ports and are connected to my network via Cat5e/Cat6, however the workshops router is only 100mb/s, so that's the max connection speed of that PC.
Goal
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The Z4 G4 runs the 3D scanner well (Creality Raptor), however I don't like unplugging it from the studio and taking it into my workshop, it's got a lot of sensitive & irreplaceable data and I'm very protective of it.
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I want to use the slower PC (Pavilion) like a slave to the Z4, and essentially operate the Z4 and use it's CPU, GPU, RAM & NVMe while looking at the screen of the Pavilion.
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The 3D scanner will be plugged into the Pavilion.
Questions
- Is this possible?
- Will the scanner be able to operate in this configuration?
- If not, what are my options other than physically taking the Z4 out there?
Thanks in advance!
Posted Dec 10, 2025, 2:49 AM UTC