3d scanning (for regular humans)
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3D Scanning (for regular humans)
How easy it is to do, what you need & what you can do with the results.
[email protected] @nebulousflynn
Thomas Flynn Museum Tech 2016
Why 3D scan stuff?• better than photos for 3D objects
• engage new audiences
• engage old audience in new ways
• scope for multiple uses
• add to a collection without adding stuff to your museum’s storage
• get stuff out of storage
• replace damaged parts
Some types of scanning:• Laser Triangulation Scanning
• Structured Light Scanning
• Laser Pulse-based 3D Scanning
• Time-of-flight Scanning
• X-ray computed tomography (CT scan)
• Mechanical Contact Scanning
• blah blah blah…
ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ˈɡramɪtri/noun: photogrammetry
The use of photography in surveying and mapping to ascertain measurements between objects.
Photogrammetry
What can you scan?statues, stuffed animals, boats, coins, tablets, jugs, bowls, medals, figurines, bugs, amulets, horns, dishes, plaques, bracelets, ornaments, projectiles, beakers, tokens, trees, books, boxes, pipes, fountains, teeth, shells, shards, bricks, awls, sculptures, rooms, buildings, people, faces, architecture, door knockers, memorials, baskets, costumes, mosaics, skulls, friezes, fungi, masks, tombs, seeds, rock art, busts, amphoras, fossils, toys, puppets, badges, buttons, stools, pitchers…
Lots of stuff. Check out my sketchfab profile!
What can’t you scan?Anything very shiny, transparent or hairy…
…but it might work anyway. Give it a try!
Witch doctor’s bag from the Horseman Museum Teapot, Huntington Museum of Art Glass, V&A Museum
What you need:• some digital images
• some software
• some time
• you do not need a budget
• but it helps
Apps to try out on your phone:
123D Catch 123dapp.com/catch
Scann3D scann3d.smartmobilevision.com
Trnio trnio.com
Desktop software to try out:Memento memento.autodesk.com
PhotoScan agisoft.com
Visual SFM ccwu.me/vsfm
£
123D Catch Agisoft Photoscan
Great. So you have a bunch of digital 3D objects - now what?
Print them! Put them into people’s hands or on display
Put them in a Museum in a Box! We’d love to help you.
Share them! Sketchfab, GitHub, self host. There’s an audience!
Sell them! The UK games industry was worth over £3.9bnin 2014. Plenty of opportunities in VR, AR, film & TV
3D Scanning (for regular humans)
How easy it is to do, what you need & what you can do with the results.
[email protected] @nebulousflynn
Thomas Flynn Museum Tech 2016