3D Scanning & Modeling

What is 3D scanning and modeling?

3D scanning is the process of analyzing a real-world object, person or environment to collect data. a 3D scanning machine, or 3D scanner will collect the shape and possibly appearance (like the color) of the subject. This data can then be used to get a 3D model, meaning a digital and three-dimensional object.

What does 3D scanning do?

3D scanning is a technology for creating high-precision 3D models of real-world objects. It works like this: a 3D scanner takes multiple snapshots of an object. The shots are then fused into a 3D model, an exact three-dimensional copy of the object, which you can rotate and view from different angles on your computer.

What is a 3D scan?

A 3D scan is a three-dimensional image of part of an object’s surface. Sets of 3D scans form a 3D model. Just as 2D photos are made up of pixels, 3D scans are made up of tiny triangles, or polygons. Polygons form a polygonal mesh, which replicates the object’s geometry in minute detail.

What does a 3D scanner do?

A 3D scanner generates 3D scans. A scanner works like a video camera, meaning it takes shots of an object. A camera, however, makes two-dimensional stills, while the scanner captures the geometry of the object’s surface, and the shots it has made are worked into a 3D model rather than a video.