ZScan is a 3d scanning method WITHOUT using laser scanner.
Thanks to a sophisticated image analysis algorithm ZScan is extremely
efficient and accurated.
RGB 3d Model acquisition and computation are done using digital images only.
Application Fields:
Architecture
Archaeology
Restoration
Cultural Heritages
High resolution modeling
Micro Modeling
Reverse Engineering
...much other...(*)
Main features:
High quality 3d Model with photographic fidelity colors
Extremely easy to use
Every model is obtained by 3 shoots only
Easy to move and great manageabilty of the instrument
Cheap
(*) ZScan can be used in every application where there aren't reflecting surfaces
ZScan Kit is composed by:
Nikon D80 digital Camera (10 Mpix), with 28mm fixed lens.
The camera is submitted to a specific
calibration executed in Menci Software labs
Precision slide bar (500 or 900 mm length)
Professional Manfrotto tripod with 3d head.
ZScan Software.
Position the tripod, mount the slide bar and camera on ruler
Do 3 shoots for each station. Every scene will be composed by a left, center and right shoots.
Don't move the tripod
Repeat shots by different positions to enterely cover the scene.
Time needed by operation:just to do 3 shoots (10-15 sec.)
Four steps:
Import taken pictures
Define image's area to be used to get 3d model
Define the acquisition step for each area
Execute the process.
Time needed by operation: it depends on area dimension and requested acquisition step.
With a good computer about 800 3d points each second are elaborated.
Original Digital Image
3d model useful area selection
3d model
5 pix step, 2 million points, 3 minutes computation
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