Is THREE Handheld?
THREE is not a handheld scanner, it is a fixed-position scanner. But it still captures large objects. In fact, we would argue that in several ways it is significantly easier to capture large objects with THREE than it is with a handheld!
Scanning Larger Objects
In this week’s video Drew uses THREE to scan the air intake of a Mustang engine, taking us through the process of capturing the entire object over a series of overlapping scans and then aligning them together to form the finished product.
As you’ll see, with the exception of a pretty nice tripod, there’s nothing particularly special about this setup. The car is in a regular garage, with the hood up. The components in the engine are black, of course, but a little dusty. With his Gen 5 iPad, tripod and THREE, he takes 11 scans of the engine, and shows us how automatic and user-directed alignment works. Check out the video by clicking the image below:
Getting Great Results
I like this video for a few reasons. It shows how THREE is used to capture larger objects in sections, and it shows how the alignment features work. It’s just a simple process, and gets the job done well. We can watch the whole scanning process, with Drew explaining what he’s doing and why. Note you can download the completed scan from a link on the YouTube page.
Although we’re still several months away from release, you can see in this video and in our other blog articles and videos how well it works even with alpha-stage software. We’re excited about everything THREE can do and how easy it is to get excellent results, regardless of the object color or size you’re working with.
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