AA School / 3d laser scanning workshop
3D Laser scanning workshop at Royal College of Art
The idea was to learn how a handheld 3d laser scanner work.
This is my right hand, being prepared for the scanning.
Those reflectional points need to be placed on the volume, otherwise the scanner can't "see" very well.
Merlin's shoulder being scanned
Some animal bone for Brian's project and what you can see in the mean time on the display of the computer. Obvious there is a special software which come with the scanner [I forgot the name]
Hannah, the scan goddess :D, here you can actually see how the scanner is used.
The overall idea is that, if you wanna scan something with this thing you need some free time, allot of preparing and some computer skills.
The scanner is not very happy with hairy surfaces or black surfaces, don't even remind of glass or mirrors ... what make him "see" is actually the triangulation of the laser beam. This is why you need to move the scanner round and round around the 3d object.
I scanned my right arm trying to move it slowly to se if you can scan the motion.
The result ?, like the scanner was drunk or something, it scanned the first position and the final one, I was expected at least to se a morphose between both positions.
.. and here you can give it a spin.
Never the less, I saw some really nice scans done with that thing also, so it's possible and it's more accurate and fun to work with than pointing around with the articulated arm 3d scanner / Immersion Microscribe.
But most interesting will be to make one. [details here]