3D Printing at UMW

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Scanning with Skanect

Playing around with new software we purchased called Skanect which uses our trusty Kinect to scan in objects. The nice thing about this software is not only the interface but also the fact that it has some editing options like closing holes and cropping built in as well as colorizing the final object. I’m also […]

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ReconstructMe and Realistic 3D Scans

I’ve been playing recently with a great new piece of software called ReconstructMe which is free for now and Windows only. It uses the Xbox Kinect (an incredibly worthwhile investment for 3D scanning) to create 3D models. The greatest thing about this software is it stitches together scans in realtime so 360 degree scanning is […]

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3D Scanning from Photographs with 123D Catch

A few weeks ago while researching options for creating 3-dimensional models from photographs, I came across a really amazing piece of software that is in beta right now (and free!) called 123D Catch. It’s from Autodesk who is well known for their CAD and 3D modeling software. Unfortunately it is only available for Windows right […]

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3D Scanning with Xbox Kinect

The Xbox Kinect is a popular accessory to the Xbox 360 gaming console, but it’s also been hacked away at by a community of people doing interesting things with the device. You see, the Kinect has 2 cameras that can read depth information, which makes the device much more interesting than a simple webcam. In […]

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