Is it possible to "scan" a 3D object with workbee?

When doing my last software upgrade I saw in the reprap software that it now has sensor input for measuring the height of an object (I think if I understood correctly). Make sme wonder if I could use a type of touch sensor (not the z probe) , maybe using pressure or light to determine points over an object and scan part of a 3D model. For example, I have a Boat hull for a model that is too large and I want to scale down and then carve. It's a hugely complex shape and it would save me an age if I could scan it. I've tried photogrammetry with zero success.