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Ponta Lab based in Japan has created a new professional 3D scanner software which has been designed to provide professional results in a home environment. Now using just a $100 handy scanner ...

Polycam, an app that uses a smartphone’s sensors to capture 3D scans of objects, is raising cash from prominent investors, including Adobe and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Polycam today announced ...

3D scanning is important because the ability to digitize awkward or troublesome shapes from the real world can really hit the spot. One can reconstruct objects by drawing them up in CAD, but when ...

At the heart of this technology is the ability to create detailed, high-resolution 3D models of physical spaces, known as 'point clouds'. Using a combination of 360-degree camera to capture the image ...

Like many people, I have been preparing files for 3D printing using 3D modeling programs or downloading them from 3D model ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Amazon is reportedly looking for people who are willing to have their bodies ...

Chevron USA Production Co. exceeded its project goals by deploying 3D laser scanning and modeling on a Gulf of Mexico platform upgrade project. The technology reduced shut-in time by more than 40%, ...

Today’s 3D scanners can be handheld, compact devices that are lightweight and maneuverable. The manufacturing industry has evolved significantly since the Industrial Revolution, evolving from the ...