When talking reconstructions, imagine if we can bring back to live objects that got damaged through time, or if we can 3D print objects directly into our office from places we never had the time to go and visit.
The good thing today is that we have crowd sourced photos, and we can use these images to get 3D models that can eventually be 3D printed.
These are 3 examples that were reconstructed by the ReCap 360 service using publicly available photos on the internet that were uploaded by any of us.
The first mesh model is the well-known Mount Rushmore. Around 25 photographs were downloaded from the web that had decent resolution with the most even lightning in-between the images.
Photos from the web:
And the raw model from ReCap 360, resulting in 1.3 million polygonal mesh:
And at the end the famous Bamiyan Buddha. Unfortunately this precious monument got damaged and do not exist today, but not the case with its photographs. Thanks to the internet and this technology, these sites can now be digitally preserved and maybe at some point used for restoration exactly as they once were.
Another note worth mentioning is that the algorithms that are used for generating these meshes are constantly improving in time!!!
Interesting, isn't it?
Video of the reconstructed Bamiyan Buddha mesh model.
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It's unbelievable what you can create today with nice set of images.
A group of scientists from The Hydrous institute are using ReCap 360 to convert corals into a 3D digital models. Models that they can use to monitor coral growth, physical impacts, disease, and bleaching. As they say "this technology is going torevolutionize the coral reef science and education.”
You can learn more and view some of the models in 3 dimensions from their webpage.
Impressive, isn't it? Below is just one sample that we've printed out.
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This unique collaborative endeavor has the goal to utilize the latest reality capture technology to document the campus of The History Park at San Jose. The Reality Capture training center provides opportunities for the private sector, non-profits and institutions of higher education to work together to solve some of today's most pressing engineering issues.
On 18th of July the History Park successfully marked the close of their first technology summer camp.
This is just another example of this technology being adopted for digital preservations.
Anyone can use this link to sign-up for their following training camp. Student participants will be trained on laser scanning and photogrammetry technologies on both ReCap & ReCap 360 software applications. Teams will be assigned to a specific digital documentation project within the park and they'll be responsible for creating 3Dimensional models of their assigned project for cloud based and database exhibits.
There is no registration fee for this program. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis.
For more news about this project you can check this video.
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This December will mark the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
A symbol of that attack has always been the U.S.S. Arizona, which almost 73 years later remains at the bottom of that shallow harbor, a memorial to the men who died there.
Today Autodesk is undertaking an amazing project to map and preserve the shipwreck that's been sitting on the bottom of Pearl Harbor since December 7th, 1941.
"You've got a steel battleship that's been in salt water for more than 70 years, odds are it's not the same ship it was even ten years ago," said Kelsey.
The mission; to digitally map every detail and bring the experience back to everyone visiting the memorial.
Autodesk makes all kinds of software used in architecture and movie special effects. But this time its equipment and expertise are being used in a three-year project to detail every aspect of the Arizona.
"Our objective was to make it highly accurate, a survey, ultimately a 3D model of the ship and the memorial that we can use a baseline, come back some years later, do the same thing again, overlay the model and look for changes,"
Autodesk is scanning the entire ship, the most comprehensive survey ever done and the first survey done in over 30 years.
Watch this inspiring video of the work being done so far.
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The Smithsonian and Autodesk introduced the Smithsonian x3D Explorer, an interactive 3D educational tool accessible to anyone via the web. Autodesk built the tool exclusively for the Smithsonian to democratize access to prized specimens and to bring their stories to life. The public can now experience priceless objects digitized by the Smithsonian like never before, from seeing “behind the glass” to holding 3D printed replicas.
3D technology is beginning to revolutionize museums in the same way it has revolutionized entertainment, manufacturing, and architecture, and the Smithsonian aims to be at the forefront of this transformation.
“Capturing digital 3D models of our vast and complex collections of artifacts is a major priority,” said Gunter Waibel, head of the Smithsonian Digitization Program Office. “Working with Autodesk we can now share our collections with more people than we could ever reach before. It is our hope that the Smithsonian x3D Explorer will enhance education and research in ways we haven’t even imagined.”
Autodesk actively supports a variety of museums and national heritage organizations with its reality computing technology to help preserve and protect cultural heritage artifacts, structures and even fossils. Creating detailed 3D models means that some of the world’s most prized artifacts and scientific specimens housed in the Smithsonian collection will be preserved and made available to the world, enhancing education and research for generations to come. Less than 1% of the Smithsonian’s collection is on display at any time, and some objects in their collection will never be on display. The ability to showcase objects digitally opens up a world of education and exploration like never before. While a significant amount of the organization’s “flat” objects such as photos or documents have been digitized, most Smithsonian collections are of 3D objects. Autodesk worked with the Smithsonian to create an entire web experience: a museum online complete with a gallery, guided tours, research data, and a 3D object explorer. The x3D Explorer launches with 3D models of 21 representative objects from its collection.
“We’re honored to have played a role in preserving such invaluable pieces of history and humanity,” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president at Autodesk. “We hope that exploring these priceless artifacts, heirlooms, fossils and scientific specimens in 3D will generate more public interest and learning around science and technology – especially among students.”
The Smithsonian’s x3D Explorer’s stunning 3D models of historic treasures and scientific specimens are available for anyone for free to view, study, interact, visually manipulate, and share. Many of the 3D models are available to download for personal and educational use, including the ability to produce physical objects using 3D printing. For example, classrooms around the globe can now work with educational replicas of these artifacts, and hopefully encourage further interest students to explore the vast collections of science, technology, engineering and anthropology that is captured at the Smithsonian.
The Smithsonian Digitization Program Office is chartered with digitizing as much of the Smithsonian’s collections as possible, and the scale of the collection presents a significant challenge. The office relied on Autodesk ReCap and Autodesk Maya solutions to easily and quickly capture artifacts with photos and turn them into detailed 3D models that can be viewed in “Hollywood style” quality with the x3D Explorer.
Click this link to enter the explorer, or check this sample video.
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In this webinar Chad Studer (founder of ADSK solutions) very well describes how today's 3D laser scanners are being used in construction with Autodesk software.
In details he demonstrates Autodesk ReCap, and how to align, edit & prepare your laser scan data for downstream use.
Then he continues with Revit, and elaborates on all the as-built modeling features within the software.
And finally Navisworks, construction verification & clash detection, how today is all possible with Building Design Suites.
Check out the webinar to learn all about:
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