DIGITIZING 
REALITY 
AN INTRO TO 3D SCANNING 
With Jordan Williams
CAPTURED DIMENSIONS 
CapturedDimensions.com 
@captured 
CapturedDimensions
OUTLINE 
• Technology Overview 
• Current Uses of 3D Scanning 
• Challenges in Scanning 
• Getting Started with Scanning 
• The Future for Scanning
TERMINOLOGY: POLYGONS
TERMINOLOGY: TEXTURE
TERMINOLOGY: TEXTURE
TERMINOLOGY: TEXTURE
BEFORE 3D SCANNING
TECH: CMM 
USES: 
•Manufacturing 
•Prototyping 
•Industrial Design 
•Reverse Engineering
TECH: CMM 
Pros: 
•Very Precise 
Cons: 
•No Texture Data 
•Very Slow 
•May damage scan subject (poor for 
artifacts)
TECH: Laser Scanning 
USES: 
•Science 
•Engineering 
•Curation
TECH: LIDAR
TECH: Laser Scanning 
Pros: 
•Flexible 
•Accurate 
Cons: 
•No Texture Data
TECH: LIDAR 
USES: 
•Archaeology 
•Seismology 
•Geology 
•Mapping
TECH: LIDAR
TECH: LLDAR
TECH: LiDAR 
Pros: 
•Good Detail 
•Largest Scan Area 
•Flexible 
Cons: 
•Quite Slow 
•Heavy Processing Requirements 
•Significant Capital Outlay
TECH: Structured Light 
USES: 
•Measurement 
•Forensic Science 
•Reverse Engineering 
•Curation
TECH: Structured Light
TECH: Structured Light 
Pros: 
•Fast 
•Accurate 
•Versatile 
Cons: 
•Lighting Conditions 
•Calibration
TECH: X-Ray Computed Tomography 
USES: 
•Medical 
•Void Detection 
•Metrology
TECH: X-Ray Computed Tomography
TECH: X-Ray Computed 
Tomography 
Pros: 
•Very Accurate 
•Flexible 
Cons: 
•Image Artifacts 
•Significant Capital 
•Radiation Exposure
TECH: Photometric Stereo 
USES: 
•Facial Recognition 
•Human Scanning 
•Entertainment
TECH: Photometric Stereo
TECH: Photometric Stereo
TECH: Photometric Stereo 
Pros: 
•Accurate 
•Excellent Textures 
Cons: 
•Expensive 
•Requires Complete Lighting Control
TECH: Photometric Stereo
TECH: PHOTOGRAMMETRY
TECH: PHOTOGRAMMETRY
TECH: PHOTOGRAMMETRY
TECH: PHOTOGRAMMETRY 
Pros: 
•Good Accuracy 
•Best Texture Data 
•Very Fast 
•Flexible 
Cons: 
•Heavy Processing
TECH: PHOTOGRAMMETRY
TECH: Hand-Held Structured Light
TECH: Hand-Held ARTEC
TECH: GeoMagic Capture
TECH: Hand-Held Fuel3D
TECH: Hand-Held Fuel3D
TECH: Turntable Scanner
TECH: MakerBot Digitizer
TECH: Mobile 
USES: 
•Recreation 
•Experimentation 
•Education
TECH: Mobile
MOBILE: iSENSE
SCANNING USES
USES: Engineering 
•Reverse Engineering 
•Prototyping 
•Production
USES: Engineering
USES: Medical
USES: Medical 
•Dental 
•Dermatological 
•Implants 
•Prosthesis 
•Full Body Scans
USES: Medical
USES: ART
USES: FASHION
USES: LANDMARKS
USES: Terrain Mapping
USES: CAPTURE THE MOMENT 
Bride Groom Pic 
Others? 
Can Duplicate Slide
USES: PRESERVATION
USES: PRESERVATION
USES: PRESERVATION 
Smithsonian X 3D 
3d.si.edu 
@3D_DIGI_SI
GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED: KINECT
GETTING STARTED: DAVID
GETTING STARTED: 123D CATCH 
•123D Catch Images
CHALLENGES: SCANNING 
•Specularity 
•Translucency/Transparency 
•Tiny Details 
•Data Overload 
•Texture Acquisition
CHALLENGES: SPECULARITY
CHALLENGES: SPECULARITY
CHALLENGES: SPECULARITY
CHALLENGES: TRANSPARENCY
CHALLENGES: TRANSPARENCY
CHALLENGES: TINY DETAILS
CHALLENGES: RESOLUTION
CHALLENGES: TEXTURE
WORKFLOW: POINTCLOUD CONV
WORKFLOW: MESH CLEANUP 
•Zbrush 
•Maya 
•Blender 
•Mudbox 
•Meshlab
WORKFLOW: PRINT PREP 
•Meshlab 
•Netfabb 
•Materialise Magics
SCIENCE VS ART 
•Not Turn-Key 
•Heavy Human Involvement 
•Need Good Artists
WHAT’S NEXT?
FUTURE: COMPUTER VISION
FUTURE: DIGITAL DOUBLES
FUTURE: MEDICAL BLUEPRINTS
FUTURE: VIRTUAL FITTING
FUTURE: HOLODECK
FUTURE: REPLICATION
THANKS! 
@captured 
CapturedDimensions 
CapturedDimensions.com

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