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How Notre Dame is being rebuilt from 50 billion scraps of data

The day after the catastrophic Notre Dame fire, the French government turned to Art Graphique et Patrimoine for help Art Graphique et Patrimoine On April 15 2019, Notre Dame de Paris, the monumental cathedral in the heart of the French capital, lost its roof to a fire. Flames destroyed Notre Dame’s entire “forest” – the… Continue Reading How Notre Dame is being rebuilt from 50 billion scraps of data

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The 3DNA Eyewear system

Eye-DNA, an optical solutions company based in Hong Kong, has launched its latest interactive virtual kiosk – the 3DNA Eyewear system – which integrates 3D scanning and design to provide user-designed and precisely fit eyewear. “3DNA turns buying eyewear into a new, collaborative experience,” said Dennis G. Zelazowski, Founder of Eye-DNA. “Instead of trying on… Continue Reading The 3DNA Eyewear system

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Reverse Engineering

A model of a UConn competition car. How a team from UConn used 3D scanning in a competition The Formula SAE competitions challenge teams of university undergraduate and graduate students to design and fabricate a small, formula-style vehicle. There are very few restrictions to the overall car design. Teams typically spend eight to twelve months… Continue Reading Reverse Engineering

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How Amazon Is Going To Use Body 3D Scan

Amazon has used the company’s technology to build a body scanning team within the company. The theory is that if Amazon knows your exact proportions it can increase your success of shopping online for clothes. This, in turn, would reduce the number of returns which Amazon, of course, wants to promote. It is thought the… Continue Reading How Amazon Is Going To Use Body 3D Scan

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Automated Software Fills Holes And Prepares Model For 3D Printing

Sometimes the shape of an object prevents the easy 3D scanning of its entire surface. In these cases the resultant 3D model will have holes. Filling these holes is an often time consuming process and when automated can yield imperfect results, smoothing over details that existed in the physical object, and producing an inaccurate 3D… Continue Reading Automated Software Fills Holes And Prepares Model For 3D Printing

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RealScan – 3D Scanner and Scan Service by Zeiss

At Hannover Messe, the trade fair for Smart Production, ZEISS will be presenting RealScan, its first-ever 3D scanner and 3D scan service used to create photorealistic 3D models. From product presentation in the online shop to realistic representations in games and interactive training applications based on augmented reality, 3D technology is assuming an increasingly important role… Continue Reading RealScan – 3D Scanner and Scan Service by Zeiss

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New Sensor That Turns Your IPad Into A Mobile 3D Scanner

Capture a 3D model of a room, or create 3D images of objects, just by walking around the space or the objects with a tablet Relevant Products/Services equipped with a clip-on sensor. That’s the idea behind the first 3D sensor specifically designed for mobile Relevant Products/Services devices.

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Your Smartphone As A 3D Scanner

3D scanning aims to capture the geometry of the 3D world. However, most existing solutions require a complicated setup, are often hard to use and might not always work outdoors. Marc Pollefeys, professor at the Institute for Visual Computing and his group found a way to develop a software that works with existing smartphone technology… Continue Reading Your Smartphone As A 3D Scanner

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