From VFX to video games, developers and artists are always looking for ways to achieve virtual realism, and one of the most-used methods nowadays is that of creating 3D-scanned models. The process ...

For those with 3D printers, taking a 3D model and spitting out a physical object is so routine as to be blasé. The reverse is something a little different. There are many ways to create a digital 3D ...

When it comes to 3D scanning, a perfect surface looks a lot like the image above: thousands of distinct and random features, high contrast, no blurry areas, and no shiny spots. While most objects ...

Along with Professor Alexandra Ratzlaff as part of the Techne group as residents at the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston, BDI has been creating a new robotic device designed to automate the ...

Lidar sensors used to cost $75,000. Now they come in phones costing almost 99% less. And that massive change is unlocking major new capabilities in the world of 3D modeling, 3D assets, augmented ...

OpenScan has created a low-budget, high quality DIY 3D scanning system, that is fully open-source and modular and available to purchase in a variety of different packs depending on your needs from ...

At the core of the LiDAR revolution lies its ability to emit laser pulses that can penetrate through vegetation, thus capturing ground levels with pinpoint accuracy. In contrast, photogrammetry relies ...

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Kiri offers 141 free, production-ready 3D fruit and vegetable scans with full PBR textures under CC0 licence.