Thread: Free 3D model Service

Wow!... nice link.. Giving it a test but pretty impressed so far, if it gives you a usable model to cut then this just solved my search for a 3d scanner (affordable).

Be very interested in the resolution I get back from the high res model its processing now but the draft was pretty good as a start point .

Thanks heaps

Yep it would certainly be much cheaper way to go, by using a service like this, the model I got was good, but not a lot of detail in the model. But then again not sure of resolution you would go from a 3d scanner.
Ray

The first test I did was of a garden frog made of concrete. Very weathered and with a rough texture which seemed to help alot with the stitching. Standard res was really good IMO and would be a great start for something like z-brush or similar at a guess.
Getting dimensionally accurate scans however might be beyond its capability,,, doing some tests.


I shot 22 pics on a dirty plastic outdoor table with teh frog full frame (I think the texture of the table/background helps alot to in getting good scans)

My guess is that this is a beta release and they will allow you to use it for awhile then once they nut out the bugs and test the market it will become a subscription of high price add on. Its what happened with Vector Magic and Robo Realm to name a few (great s/w but it now costs)

So my suggestion would be to play with it as much as possible while its still free.. I doubt it will last.

cool

gets the camera out on his violin

i think the accuracy would be in the way you take your photo's , so ill use a telephoto lens , set it up square and level on an index table , so each shot is exactly the same angle difference from the last , and on the same plane

the square-er the camera is, the less lens distortion , and a telephoto lens would help even more , stay away from wide angle lenses

Will the attempt i did was with a cement squirrel, and I did use a dslr with a telephoto lens on a tripod, as the instructions says on their website, I took a picture at ever 10deg around the object, will roughly 10degrees I did this 2 times at 2 different height's, and few directly from the top of the object, which gave me 82 pic's. The 3d squirrel model came out well for a first attempt. If I was more into 3d model I would investigate it more.

Ray

i tryed but it seams this company demands a proxy sever , when the telstra mobile usb modem dosnt use one , cant start a new photo seen unless they know where you are ?