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3D Scan

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I didn’t even know that 3D scanning was something that existed before starting this project. I didn’t know how the technology worked or what to use to do the scan itself. It was even more interesting to learn that I can do it at home using my front camera. The process of scanning wasn’t the smoothest sailing because it took a lot of trial and error to get it right and there were still certain annoying imperfections but overall my scan came out well.

Below are some screenshots of my original scan.

Here is the model in Tinkercad.

In hindsight, I wish I had taken off my mask for the scan.

I finally got into the 3Space lab to plug the STL file into the 3D printer. While looking at my scanned model, I noticed a lot of inconsistencies in the bottom so I decided to put myself on a base of sorts in Tinkercad.

I have no idea what happened.

3D Scan

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To create this scan I had Professor Hooker take a 3D scan of my head. I then sent the file of my head scan to my phone then transferred that to Tinkercad.

I did not like the original size of the scan so I enlarged the overall size of the scan in Tinkercad so that the features of the print are more noticeable. I then downloaded the scan into Ultimaker Cura, sliced it, and then downloaded into the 3D printer. The results of the print are pictured below.

3D Scan

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The process of getting a 3D scan of myself took a lot of trial and error. At first my partner and I used ScandyPro on our phones to scan each other but we came to realize that the app wasn’t very accurate. The app only was able to pick up the front of our bodies but was unable to scan the top and back of our heads. We both decided that the iPad was a better option so we switched to using the Monocle Structure Scanner app to get an accurate enough scan to print. When we scanned each other we had to stand very still while the other person went around and got precise shots of our body. We had to angle the camera in the correct positions as well to be able to get detailed enough scans. The iPad allowed us to get scans of the back of our bodies as well as the top of our heads so in the end we stuck with the scans of ourselves from the iPad.

After I got the scan of myself that I thought was the best to 3D print I airdropped the files onto my computer. I downloaded the obj file of my scan and then imported it into Tinkercad. After importing the 3D scan into Tinkercad I then had to clean up my scan because it picked up some random objects but other than that the scan turned out well.

3D Scan

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For this project, I had to create a 3D scan of my head. At first, I attempted to do this using the FaceID camera on my phone and the Scandy app. However, I soon realized that it was difficult to get a clean 360 scan with it. The app did work as intended, but it was not ideal because I could only use the inner FaceID camera, which could only scan a few inches in front of it.

Instead, I used an iPad Pro with a LiDAR scanner to capture the imagery. This was much easier to use, but it did take several tries to get a good scan. The first scanning attempt went very slowly, and the model came out looking very strange. The issue was that the scanner was not calibrated properly and wasn’t capturing a smooth image, and a simple recalibration made it work much better. After recalibrating, the second attempt went much smoother. I had to stand completely still as a classmate moved the iPad around my body to capture a full 360 scan. Overall, the scanning process as a whole was very easy and straightforward once we worked out the kinks.

After transferring the .obj file to my computer, I imported it into Tinkercad. The model imported very well, with only a few floating pieces that I removed using hole shapes. There were no large gaps or abnormalities with the model, which made it simple to print and turned out well. Overall, I really enjoyed the process of 3D scanning and was surprised at how it can now be done so well with only a mobile device.

3D Scan

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This was my first 3D print and scan of a model of myself. The process was very interesting. Normally for us students, we would need to download the app, Scandy Pro, on our phone. However, it requires an iPhone that is iPhone X or later, and I did not have that type of model. So during class, I decided to use the school iPad Monocle Structure Scanner to scan. I first wanted to scan my Airpods case with the iPad, but due to the camera on the iPad not being able to correctly scan my Airpods case, I decided to scan a model of myself. After attempting to scan my Airpods case, our professor reconfigured the program and then approached to scan a model of myself. The process was very interesting, in the app, there is a 3D cube that captures the model within the box. So, to capture an accurate model of myself, I had to sit on a chair and not move to the best of my abilities. My professor then started to capture me sitting in the chair, circling around me, trying to capture every part of myself. It is an interesting process, that usually takes two people to complete. After capturing myself, the model looked very accurate of what it has captured. The files were OBJ format so I downloaded the files, then imported the files to my google drive, saved the folder onto my desktop, and then imported it onto Tinkercad. On Tinkercad, I increased the size of my model since it was very small when it was first imported. I then downloaded the model as an STL file, then transferred it to the Ultimaker program at the lab. I decided to add a raft at the bottom of my model so the print would go smoothly, and my model will stay upright thanks to the bottom raft. After the print, the model came out great, the print looked just like as in Tinkercad. I’m amazed of how it captured the details of my hoodie and beanie that I was wearing. I can’t wait to see what other types of 3D scanned objects I will be printing towards the future.

3D Scan

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I created my 3D bust scan in class, working with a group of 3 other students to get a sufficient 3D scan using a variety of formats. We took turns using the LiDAR camera attachment on an iPad paired with the Monocle Structure Scanner application to scan each other, and while we tried the ScandyPro phone application, I found that the LiDAR attachment worked the best. None of us could manage to get the color on the scan to come out well, even after the LiDAR cameras were reconfigured. I had to stand completely still as a classmate circled me, capturing pictures of me of all angles. It took a few tries to perfect because my height made it hard for people to reach overtop of me and so my scans kept having holes at the top of my head, but eventually I got a scan that captured a perfect shape of me, not missing any areas or details, although the colors were not great.

The Monocle Structure Scanner application captured a series of images that configure into an .OBJ file, of which I Airdropped to my computer. Once on my computer, I used Tinkercad to increase the measurements to 42.0 x 53.0 x 24.0 mm and make other adjustments including adding a block to the bottom of the bust to give it a stronger base and a hole at the bottom to get rid of the extra pieces. From Tinkercad, I then exported the file as an .stl and opened it into Shapr3D where I adjusted the layer height to 0.5mm, infill density to 20%, and the plate adhesion to raft.

The process of creating the 3D scan took some work and a fair amount of trial and error, while putting it in Tinkercad, Shapr3D, and then finally printing the 3D bust was pretty simple once I realized what I needed to do to make it print in the best way possible.

Unfortunately, I unknowingly printed my 3D bust on a broken printer, so the back half of my 3D printed bust is very stringy and disorderly, and the front seems like the adhesion was messed up too. Because of this, I would say that my 3D printed bust did not come out as great as I hoped; overall the bust is very chaotic looking and the integrity of the design did not carry over. No amount of filing would help the look of this print because the filament is not connected, so it would all fall apart more than it already is.

3D Scan within Monocle Structure Scanner

3D Bust in Tinkercad

3D Scan

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In order to create this final model we had to start with creating a 3D scan of ourselves in the classroom. We used the iPad that was provided and scanned each other one by one. It took a lot of trial and error to get a good scan because the subject had to stay completely still the entire time. The person creating the scan had to make sure that they were scanning the person from all possible angles, which again added an element of difficulty to this project.

Once we got our final scan done, we exported it to our phones as a .obj file using Airdrop. I Airdropped the file to my iCloud drive so that I would have it right on my computer. Once I got home from class I imported the .obj file to Tinkercad to look at my scan. At first there was an extra piece that showed up next to my arm, but I used the “hole” tool to cover that up so that the print wouldn’t have a piece hanging off of it.

After fixing any issues in Tinkercad, I exported the file as a .stl and sent it to my Gmail. When I went into the lab I downloaded the file, put it in Cura and printed the file with a layer height of .05, an infill of 20%, and a plate adhesion as raft. I then downloaded it to the SD card from the Lulzbot, inserted that into the Lulzbot, and printed my final print. I was really happy with the way the print turned out, the only problem was the support plate. This didn’t show up in Tinkercad or Cura so I’m not really sure why it printed the way it did.

3D Scan

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The first part of this project required me to have a classmate take a 360-degree scan of my bust. A LiDAR camera on an iPad paired with the Monocle Structure Scanner application was used to complete this step. Although the scanning process required a few trials runs, professor Hooker’s comprehensive explanation and demonstration on how to use the software allowed us to complete this step without any major problems.

The Monocle Structure Scanner was able to created a 3D model by compiling multiple photos, which it transformed into an .OBJ file. Below is a picture of what the scanning software’s interface looked like. In the upper left hand corner are the dimensions of the scan. I then proceeded to airdrop the file onto my laptop from the iPad and then transformed it to an .STL file in Tinkercad, in order to make any necessary edits. Thankfully I did not need to make any major transformations to the file. I merely scaled down the bust and used the hole shape to remove extraneous pieces.

All in all, it was not a very complicated process. I was able to gain a much better understanding of how 3D scanned objects can be translated into 3D printing software. After I finished making the necessary edits to my .STL file in Tinkercad, I printed my model with little to no problems!

Karina’s 3D Scan

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The process of getting this 3D scan took a lot of trial and error and it was actually quite challenging to get the hang of the 3D scanner. At first, I downloaded the Scandy app to my phone, but quickly realized it was not my best option present. As a class, we all decided that the iPad Monocle Structure Scanner was much more efficient in getting a good enough scan to print. While scanning, the object (my classmate or myself) had to stay still as we moved the scanner around it to get all our angles. I was able to get a lot of decent scans of my classmate, but thought the one done of me was best and should be the one to get printed. For some reason the scanner was having trouble fully scanning the back of my classmates head, so it would always leave a big opening. Even the scan of me had some openings on my head, but I was able to fill them in on Tinkercad.

After I got the scan of myself that I wanted, I saved it and sent the files to my Mac laptop via airdrop. The files were obj. so in order to convert to stl. and to fix the openings on my head, I had to import it into Tinkercad. I used my Tinkercad knowledge and skills to do such adjustments. I even added a little ring to the top of my head to make it into a fun keychain of myself. Once I made the adjustments to my 3D scan, I was finally able to print it!