How to Copy (almost) Any Object

[@ph1gm3nt]

I think this was for me one of the most enjoyable videos of 3d scanning. I didn’t even notice the length of the video. Bloody good job at holding my attention.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Cheers! That is praise in the highest regard! I do worry when I make lengthy videos that it will start becoming trite after a while.

[@BoltRM]

This is an outstanding video! Exactly what he^^ said. Fun.

[@clintyoung8255]

Until you mentioned it Gary, I didn't notice it either. lol

[@alexanderscott3647]

I agree, the time went by most enjoyably.

[@aerial_silks_hoop]

I always watch videos at 1.5-2x speed anyway. I'm impatient

[@lhardly]

Meshroom is the new big dog. No configuration at all, just drop the images and you're good. The scans are far superior than any other programs too!

[@lloydw88]

unless you dont have a cuda gpu. Wonder if anyone is gonna program that. But I agree, meshroom looks way better. but need a cuda card to make good models. thats the only downside.

[@TheLordSamoht]

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[@johnsandoval1246]

Does it work well with smaller objects?

[@zxc13x]

@@lloydw88 it's already available with out cuda, but it's impact the result, github.com/alicevision/meshroom/wiki/Draft-Meshing

[@benjaminyates2177]

Awesome!

[@macswanton9622]

From all of us who have had their dreams dented by the hard reality of 3D scanning, thank you for taking out some of the sting. Here's one more like and sub

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[@jeffbeck6501]

Subscribed. Unbelievably well-made video. Plus the info on how to get a scan of a head with 3DF Zephyr and painting specs on the model is really helpful and really important. Now I think I could do that finally. Imagine how many hours you have saved people times the number of people trying to do this and failing many times just like you did, but never documenting it like you did. Subscribed all the way. For life.

[@jeffbeck6501]

So much info, and the video is only 18 minutes long.

[@aphr0d]

Please make a tutorial on fixing meshes, you’re the only KZbinr I found who has been so helpful and clear. And you kept it interesting! You didn’t lose my attention once

[@joepie221]

I formerly ran the rapid prototype lab at Sulzer Orthopedics. Now Zimmer. I used to create complex bone models from CT and MRI data that was translated to .STL. The technology used individual sheets of heat sealed and laser cut paper. LOM...Laminate Object Manufacturing. These models allowed the surgeons to plan the repair and replacement of old or traumatized joints before ever cutting the patient. It was quite an advantage to be able to see the bone before cutting was involved. That technology was primitive compared to today's 3-D modeling capability.

[@nv7287]

I love that you show how much effort and times you tried to get the final result! - Not giving up its really the only way to get a successful outcome and of course some pretty cool tools!

[@chemicalreaction7788]

I’m watching videos to find out how to make myself into an action figure. It will be the greatest work produced by me. I may be holding a mirror to see a reflection of me as well. Thank you for the video.

[@sandnerdaniel]

I was hoping to get some tips, but this is a full-fledged documentary! Great video

[@andreisegal5223]

10:10 "I scanned bread" "How. Much?" "I have done nothing but scan bread for 3 days"

[@Ashkou623]

I can see you had spent great efforts in making this video, I really learn a lot from it, liked immediately

[@Yatukih_001]

I wish we had a cheap 3 - D printer which can do more than just connect to a cable and a Wi - Fi system.

[@erins.5420]

Tacky is only in the opinions of others and is none of my business what other people think of me. Just like it’s none of your business what other people think about you. Best advice I’ve ever heard.

[@andrewjohnson6716]

"Why would you can bread?" Theatre props, that's why! Thanks for giving me such a good idea! I can now make stage props of food much faster and easier.

[@kodakenta]

Wouldn't it be faster and cheaper to just go to the store and buy it rather than scan and 3D print it?

[@luchadorito]

Just dont teleport it

[@andremakris3061]

Arron for real lol

[@Gichanasa]

One of the best videos on 3D scanning I have seen... and I have seen a lot. Great work!

[@devjock]

Gives a whole new subset of use-cases for camera's expensive and cheap. And skullrings definitely aren't tacky. Yours has an awesome story connected to it. Cheers man, thanks for sharing! Have a few coffee's on me!

[@bertthebird2341]

*coffees

[@quaylensanders2882]

Hi

[@Harinair72]

Wow! A stunner of a video... I bet the compilation and editing took longer than the 3d scanning! 18 minutes never felt this short! An absolute beauty!

[@SwitchAndLever]

Haha, yeah, conservatively I think I spent 200 hours in total on this project, over the course of about six months. The editing and animations took much longer than I care to admit.

[@maryherbert2709]

I really don't understand exactly how this works. I'm 69 and this is so over my head. This is very interesting. The video is so well done. Your voice is so pleasing to listen too. You're a very intelligent young man. Thanks for sharing from Northern Illinois USA. Peace!!

[@SwitchAndLever]

Essentially it's triangulation. The program compares similarities from different photos, understands that what it's looking at are the same things, but in different positions. Then it understands (heavy simplification) from the changes in position where the camera ought to have been in relation to the object, and from there can reconstruct the geometry of the object. In theory it's simple, in reality it's far more complex 🙂

[@SH1974]

To avoid different light (exposing time, aperture) and different imaging scale (distance to the object, can cause also focus problems) and shaking problems, there is one magic key: don't move the camera - move the object! (if it's possible to move...) Get a used pottery wheel or any other "carousel" where You can set the Object on (to turn it) and put the camera on a tripod! Take videos with different camera hights. The resulting video quality will be much easier to process! (To make Your photo series even more precise, You can also put some angle marks around the outer rim of the wheel - and put a hand (vertical piece of wire or piece of cardboard, duct-taped on the bottom beneath the wheel) that indicates the scale - so You can turn Your object in precise angled steps!)

[@SwitchAndLever]

If you looked through the video you would've seen that I tried that method, and it's not without its issues. Firstly the algorithm in photogrammetry programs is heavily helped by the environment around the object you're scanning. By understanding the environment it can more easily understand the position of the camera, which in turn helps to understand the shape of your object. One way which can be more successful is using a greenscreen (like in Niels Provos' video I show a snippet of in my video), but if your object isn't sufficiently detailed that method will also be less than successful. I would rather recommend you take images with varying distance to your object. If there are parts with higher detail it can be very beneficial to take closeups of that area. The software should not have much issue stitching that together. Also the use of a tripod is entirely overkill as long as you work in good lighting so you can have shutter speeds on your camera fast enough to eliminate motion blur from shaking the camera. Finally I would not recommend using video for your scanning input. Even 4K video is lower in resolution (and more compressed, thus less detailed) than the photos even the simplest consumer digital cameras can take.

[@TheMorrigan31]

Wow this video really made me want to get a 3d printer! The artistic possibilities are practically endless!! Just the failed scans alone would be amazing as desk decorations.

[@amaihotaru3295]

Did you get one?

[@JanneWolterbeek]

Great overview of these technologies and just about enough depth to it. Love the humor as well!

[@pjbutler]

Awesome video. Would love to see a tutorial for turning digital elevation maps into 3d topo maps like you touched on.

[@mikecooper4066]

You have some serious talent my friend. Had to give this video a like! You are a great teacher by the way. I learned soo much from this as I’m a novice to 3D printing

[@Lazywatchsmith]

Skulls are awesome. I made a skull with sculptris an eventually i made a aluminium cast from it. Now I have a skull walkin cane that i do not need.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Of course you need it! Who wouldn't need one!?

[@jeric_synergy8581]

Skulls are trite and overused. I fail students who use them unless it's something new and superior. That's rare. REALLY rare.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Live and let live :)

[@terrandroid]

Lazy watchsmith I collect real human skulls

[@Lazywatchsmith]

The Greasy Strangler 🤔

[@reggycide]

2:57 Tip for noobs. Small aperture means large number on your camera. e.g. F20 (think of the number as a fraction of the lens, so F1.2 [1/1.2] is a wider aperture than F5.6 [1/5.6]) Use A - Aperture priority settings on DSLR. Nice vid.

[@capnskustomworks]

That came out beautifully!!! I used to wear a skull ring every day, as well! Not the same one, but I do like the one you've made a great deal!

[@dondec]

Very informative... and beautifully done. Especially liked your coverage of the failed attempts and process evolution. Most don't cover that and this is so vitally important for understanding. TY !!

[@wilhelmhagberg4897]

So true, wish more tutorials had this approach (not only showing when everything turns out perfect).

[@elmortobeats5919]

I love this age,and seeing so much creative people on KZbin 😁👍 it has become a hobby which inspires me when i make music. Stay creative!

[@DuctTapeDylan]

this editing is unreal. bravo

[@PoniatBtw]

A funfact: The upside down house at 18:02 is placed in Szymbark (Poland), next to the place where the world longest board from one tree has been cut out :)

[@janne639]

Fantastic tutorial! I am a neophyte with zero 3D experience and a huge interest in learning about it. Until I found this video I was totally ignorant of how to create files. None of the videos about or instructions for 3D printers discuss files other than mentioning different softwares available. This step-by-step guide was a giant step for me towards understanding the process. I particularly appreciate the advice about spray painting the model in contrasting colors. I can't wait to try this!

[@faststongesdrc7075]

I have recently started making rc truck vaccum molding body and this is a great way for mr to cut some major working time on making 3d model. Thank you sir!👍💪👌

[@faststongesdrc7075]

@@christopherbradbury9124 hi. Thanks to show interest in my project. Ill make a short story: yes it work, but not on a scale I can sell them. The production cost is hight and at the end the result is not that great. Its easy to make a body with a thin plastic, but with a thicker plastics it's not the same. I dont have enought experience right now. But its going foward even with that covid19 virus. I also dont feel confortable salling the same body as traxxas. I also want to add that I started this project last September... perfections needs time. Thank you for your comments. Stay safe👍

[@becauseimafan]

Oh my...! I'd never have thought of 3D printing my precious items!! Holy crap, what a fantastic idea, I'm going to do it just like you did your ring for some of my (cheap but I love them) jewelry, what a great video! I love this. Really would never have thought of this, this is brilliant. And your video's quality is amazing, the explanations, demonstrations, errors encountered and WHY... Simply fantastic. Excellent job, will be referring to this video again! Thanks for your efforts and for sharing!!!

[@janehook6995]

I am quite old and find technology overwhelming. I am in Canada and have always used the traditional methods of mould making for any sculptures I have created. It is an expensive and time consuming process. I usually cast into wax (for bronze), plastic, hydrocal, winterstone etc. I have been procrastinating about learning about 3D printing but decided to have a look at your video, which was enlightening and helpful. What I particularly enjoyed were the many trials and errors as you figured our your process. It was useful in being realistic about the process and its complexities. If I head into this world, I will get my tech savvy nephew to help me navigate and learn. I do not generally give thumbs up or comment but thought I would let you know that I enjoyed your video and found it useful. I also want that bread! Take care Switch and Lever and thank you.

[@SwitchAndLever]

You’re a few years late on the bread I’m afraid, but I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Best of luck in the world of 3d scanning!

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

Why would you generally not give a thumbs up to a video if you liked it? That just makes no sense at all.

[@The3Dsmash]

"Unshaped Hipster" hahahaha, I died Superb tutorial! I learned so much and finally feel ready to try my first photogrammetry project. Thanks

[@nicksonmwenda1507]

Best 3d scanning video ever

[@SianaGearz]

Reflections are frequently a problem in photography and videography, so check out corresponding local forums and other such information sources for what people around you use as a "dulling spray" to remove them. Usually you'll find that hair care products are used, they are cheap, you can source them anytime and don't need to wait for shipping, and they can usually be washed off with warm water and soap, unlike paints which are permanent. Spraying a strong-hold hairspray from a larger distance and at an angle will make for a matte translucent surface as it sets in clumps, and blonde and highlight hair sprays are available too, pigmented in various colours.

[@omikronweapon]

I was just wondering about the paint used on the head. It was a nice method, but as the goal was to copy a "precious object", I doubt you'd want to use any permanent substance on it. Your suggestion seems very interesting.

[@muskokamike127]

Yeah, I learned about this about 20 years ago while working on a photo shoot. They were getting glare off chrome baskets and saw the guy walking around with a can of hair spray. It costs about 1/4 what the "official" dulling spray does and is available just about everywhere. It does just wipe off with warm water/cloth.

[@icenesiswayons9962]

I liked your video very much. The details of the struggles to perfect 3D printing/reproductions has been a trial and error only a few understand. There were times when you would think it's not even possible but every little advance no matter how insignificant promised a perfect end result somewhere in it's future. From idea to tangible reality. Thanks for sharing! :-)

[@amat2424]

Ive learned so much from this video. Much more than what ive initially expected from the title. THANK YOU.

[@alanfernandes3477]

the best video of 3d scanning of all time on youtube! thank you very much!

[@imcool00011]

THis video is the best video about 3d printers, scanners and softwares.

[@JoeyRam.]

You can try also to place the object (not too heavy) in a battery operated Motorized Display Rotate Stand ...is a very cheap option to get online. One camera, one display base.

[@SwitchAndLever]

I address this in the video and why it’s not necessarily a good idea to spin the object rather than move the camera.

[@victorblanchard7774]

With app Bellus3D and iPhone you can scan your head and export the mesh in a quite high définition and also textures coordinates

[@SwitchAndLever]

While you can scan it saying it's "high definition" is pretty exaggerating it I'm afraid.

[@Geeksmithing]

This is a great overview of this process! . I especially enjoyed your physically drawing polygons on the head. 🤣 I have been wanting to do a video on this for quite sometime myself

[@Jellooze]

another rule of thumb for photogrammetry is that the photos overlap each other by 60%, source is that i work with drone photos of big areas for surveying, we use the software agisoft, there is a free version of it but you can export your work with it.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Agisoft is good, but I don't know if I'm using it wrong since all my results from it are much worse than 3DF Zephyr, when using the same source material. The results tend to be more noisy and more fragmented.

[@Jellooze]

Im kinda new to agisoft, but i would recommend the 60% overlapped photos, also something i learned is that pixels is everything and white pixels are basically dead ones. So the optimal camera settings is kinda counter intuitive, you should have as low ISO setting as you can, fast shutter-speed. Also using a relatively narrow lens also helps (18-24mm).

[@Alexander_Timonin]

@@Jellooze Thanks for the tips from a proper photographic perspective!

[@sharazar]

Great tips and details the process. I was trying to figure out how to get an copy of an existing option. Nice to know the option to just take picture and scan it is available, vs the 700+ scanner

[@c.h.4339]

Thank you for this gem of educational content. Im just a beginner to 3D printing and could learn alot from this video. Thx alot

[@CalamityAndy]

Loved the video. The ring isn't tacky, it's cool, and it has history and meaning.

[@pitstop8323]

Stumbled on this video by accident, so glad I did.

[@epaxinc1019]

Really nice video! I like this tipe of video a lot, because you don't show how to do something but you share the tools to make them :)

[@klyons217]

17:51 "That's really all there is to it". Months of work, thousands of photos, learning a dozen software tools, painting, stickers, modeling, printing, and purchasing (or home-brewing) several laser scanners. But you got a plastic head and a ring. Hmmm... at least it was free! The tip to paint it in a non-reflective coat, and spackle it with white and black paint is great.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Months of work? Naw, days of work, literally several days of work! Also never bought a laser scanner, I even specifically say this in the video. Though, you're kind of missing the point, this is what I made with it, to be able to share my tips and tricks on how to do photogrammetry and 3d scanning successfully, what you choose to do with it when you're done is totally up to you. If you think the end point was to make a small head and a ring and not to actually acquire the knowledge and learning in the process then I could see your confusion.

[@klyons217]

@@SwitchAndLever I actually do really appreciate that you did all this; I would have had to repeat it to learn what I did in your 18 min video. But I can say it would have taken me weeks. I was trying to capture the humor of "That's all there is to it". Seems like a lot to me! One of the best things I learned is it's not hard to order a metal version of a 3D object online. So I don't need to buy a metal 3D printer!

[@amrfwws4461]

This is so great! Thanks for sharing, I know that one day I'll need to scan something and print it on my 3d printer, this information would've help alot.

[@964cuplove]

I’ve used LiDAR scanners like faro for scanning sets and locations for movies and visual effects. They are great tools but it takes time…

[@wilhelmhagberg4897]

Interesting! I wonder if i's possible to use this technology for just creating a texture to project onto 3D models? I want to make 23D models from my Russian dolls and have no problems creating the models, the texturing is more comlicated though.

[@driesspeybrouck9721]

you can. You could make the reconstructions and bake the textures onto a low poly model

[@RosssRoyce]

Finally, sculpting and molding may be quicker and more exciting and satisfying than all this ?

[@SwitchAndLever]

Sculpting and molding won't create a copy of what you have, it will make your interpretation of it. You could copy a document in a copy machine, scale it up and scale it down if need be, but you wouldn't call you rewriting that document by hand a copy. As for satisfying, that's for anyone to decide. If I had the artistic ability to do sculpting on this level I'm sure it would be very satisfying, but as it is I don't, so it would be an exercise in frustration more than anything, notwithstanding that I don't have the facilitates to cast silver.

[@RosssRoyce]

Switch & Lever you are right, I have the prejudice of being an artists when I said that! For 1 to 1 scale mold copies I have had ver nice results with spinning the mold wrapped in a towel (centrifugal force pushes the metal down the mold, opening facing the spinner, only minimal force required). Another ancient method is sticking a half cut potato to the heated top of the mold immediately after spilling in the metal. I’ve done pretty smooth copies of plasticine sculptures (make sculpture, sink into it thin plastic foil dividers at strategic places where you want the 2 or 3 parts of your mold to open, then smudge plaster onto sculpture creating the mold..) with spilling soldering metal into them :P

[@csmcstrsshd]

Could you reduce the problems with scanning reflective surfaces using a circular polarising filter on your camera to eliminate reflected light?

[@hexahelix]

Great video, I wish it was 90 minutes or more. Love the way you explain stuff!

[@1objection]

That ring turned out really nice.

[@arthurcabral9561]

There are rings like that on Ebay. Small silver with ruby eyes were popular among sixties fans. I got mine facing eye socket forward on a shelf in my den. Precious and cute, but so creepy!

[@Stef_Z]

Since this video got released, Meshroom is probably the best bet for free photogrammetry

[@RayRand]

All I see on their site is downloads of 3d models, I don't see any actual software.

[@lhardly]

@@RayRand It's on their github github.com/alicevision/meshroom/releases/tag/v2018.1.0 I've used it a few times now and if you get the images right its the bomb

[@neuroblossom]

the photogrammetry evaluations are hilarious!

[@gr1347]

Wow, you are excellent. Good teaching style - you are smart, you get to the point, and explain clearly. Thanks

[@3DPENDEN]

Wow I didn't know this was possible. Thanks for the education. Also good to see that is not all just an instant success. It makes it easier to cope with my own trials.

[@muskokamike127]

One thing you might (me?) try is textured paint. There's lots on the market that are best known for non-slip surfaces. So if you paint the tops of stairs, there's "sand" in the paint that allows your feet to grip it. That might work best.....

[@SwitchAndLever]

Depends on the size of the grit, as it may actually be picked up by the scan. Look how fine details were picked up on the scan of the bread for instance.

[@muskokamike127]

it's pretty fine....like 220 grit sandpaper. But if it is quick and easy to get an accurate scan, it looks like smoothing it out in zephyr would save a lot of trial and error. There's also paint like you did with black and white. It's supposed to look like granite but really just looks speckled. Check out Krylon, they have all kinds of specialty paints that might help.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Smoothing is a last resort though as it has a tendency to also kill fine detail. The granite paint may be interesting, if it's fully matte, otherwise won't work well because of highlights. Can't really find Krylon paints over here though.

[@muskokamike127]

I hear you. I convert photos into 3d images to run on a CNC and the software I use turns each pixel into a point: high or low..soon as you start manipulating it you lose that detail.

[@quoththeraven3985]

Those bad scans on the mannequin head looked like some deep artistic reflection of modern man. Lol

[@maximalia44]

Thanks for doing all the tests and comparatives so we don’t have to. Amazing and very informative video !

[@drewx10]

Looking at this for the purposes of creating a respirator to fit the unique contours of a face to achieve a air tight fit. Thanks for the suggestions and thorough work. I subscribed!

[@SwitchAndLever]

Honestly I think that’s the wrong approach. The time required to scan a face and to adapt a 3D model to fit it properly would be far better spent in printing generic masks (in perhaps a few sizes) and rather thinking about the sealing interface material between mask and face. A soft and flexible material that fits against the face would be a better option, and would easily allow the masks to work on many different facial types. This also eliminates the uncomfortable hard plastic resting directly against the face.

[@drewx10]

@@SwitchAndLever Definitely was considering a soft material where skin contact would occur. A thought that came to me later was a full helmet, though that would have other bad effects on patient care. My goal was to utilize 3d printing or some kind of at home manufacturing to create usable PPE to combat the COVID-19 virus.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Oh, I think it's a worthwhile goal, I just don't think that 3D scanning, especially through photogrammetry would be the right approach due to the amount of manual post work you would need to do to even have a workable mesh to work with. The scale of the imported material won't be correct either, so you would have to compensate for that for each and every person you scan. In the amount of time you customize and print one mask for someone you could've likely printed ten masks that are not personalized.

[@Dragon121182]

You know whats funny is you say the bread has no use but its useful as a goal to acquire in wargaming as a food source lol great video btw

[@Superdupershaun]

I would love if you showed how to take the 3D model to the 3D printer?

[@specy_]

A way better software than those is "meshroom", it's completely free, doesn't have any limitation and tells you where you need more pictures. My first test was the exact SAME piece, it also gives coloured texture.

[@s.w.6977]

Instead of spraying paint onto the surface, try this: 1. Mix 100g of corn starch with 150-200ml of water for white contrast paint 2. Mix 50g of corn starch with 50g of coal powder (coconut coal powder is cheap on Amazon) and 150-200ml of water for grey/black contrast paint 3. Apply with a €2 car sponge, tap and wipe around a bit to create swirls and patterns It's cheap as hell (€2 sponge + €5 each for 500g starch and coal) and doesn't destroy the object (I've tried with things like spray chalk before but sometimes the solvent attacks the object's surface and causes chalk/paint to permanently stick). When I shoot in good lighting and input photos at ~3k * 2k res, Meshroom detects well over 100k features in each of them and the scans are extremely accurate.

[@poabeaving]

I tried several software products, including 3DF Zephyr and found that this was the best. I got the best result from the first try and it was the easiest to use. And it is also free. Installing Autodesk Recap is a nightmare..

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

free for 14 days though :(

[@Jean222Paul]

Great video, its been 2 years, since it was made, would you do a follow up video with updated new developments in both scaning and 3D printing hardware software, please?

[@cliffordnealon]

You did an excellent job with this video. Thanks!

[@Uradamus]

I wonder how well something like a water based spray adhesive along with a rubbed on coating of talcum powder would work for taking care of reflective surfaces. On the plus side that should be easy enough to remove afterwards with something like goo-gone or other similar cleaners. Possibly even something like a hairspray may be enough, instead of a proper adhesive, then you could clean it off with soap and warm water.

[@TreadTalk247]

Just curious of what it costs to have shapeways print the ring in silver? We are working on restoring a few vintage 1920’s Speedometers for cars and the old ones had originally been made of several pot metal parts, this would be a good way to have the parts replicated in aluminum?!!

[@AboveandBeyondGlobalDrones]

Interesting to bring together GIS / Photogrammetry with 3D printing. New to the later and wanted to say thanks for the information shared.

[@danyCD17]

This is the most informative video I have seen on this subject

[@muskokamike127]

I know this is counter to making a digital copy...but a really easy way to make a copy of the ring is to use sand casting....coat the ring in talc, pack the important face into the sand, gently remove, and pour full of molten aluminum. I've done all kinds of things this way. There is refractory "powder" that you mix like plaster of paris that is heat resistant so you can produce the mold from the ring.

[@SwitchAndLever]

And what if I want a ring that's like 20% bigger than the original, like in this case?

[@muskokamike127]

well then you will have to scan and edit the digital copy. I thought you just wanted a duplicate and suggested a way to do it quickly.

[@SwitchAndLever]

If you watched the video you see me doing exactly what I said. The original ring is just too small.

[@muskokamike127]

I didn't watch the full video on the ring, got a little bored after a while :-)....

[@pierreraffin-developpement1202]

Just added to the "Best Videos" playlist, awesome video :)

[@HarryNicNicholas]

there have been some quite interesting, and spooky, animations done using this technique....

[@Yatukih_001]

Great intro and presentation on 3 - D printing. Also useful for those interested in entry level 3 - D printers.

[@Yatukih_001]

@@SwitchAndLever Sorry. Fixed my comment and thanks for letting me know it was weird! Happy summer!

[@cvoisineaddis]

Along with shapeways, it's worth mentioning 3d hub for more simple plastic prints, and it's often cheaper. Also, I'm pedantic, and I like to say stereophotogrammetry to differentiate it from older style photogrammetry used for mapping.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Well yeah, photogrammetry in its core is just about taking measurements from photos. The first patent related to photogrammetry was in the 19th century already. There is also videophotogrammetry. However, photogrammetry is already a mouthful, I'm not going to make the word even longer to say 😄

[@cvoisineaddis]

Haha, yeah, I don't blame you. Whenever I say it, people look at me like I'm speaking gibberish.

[@amberravine2232]

PREVIOUS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT I "FOUND" EQUIPMENT IN A CORNER *Translated* - My boss fired me so I took equipment that nobody would notice, uploads video with adds and makes money to cover the cost of getting fired (Love you 🥰🥰:)) - great video

[@SwitchAndLever]

Cool story bro, that sounds much more logical than that I recorded a video which sat around on my harddrive for months during which time I changed jobs. 🤔

[@didziskrogzems9692]

Love the sense of humor. Even tough it's gluten free!

[@luisestrada]

I'm curious to know if lidiar on new phones will make this much easier now

[@ZarkOner]

The answer is yes

[@barryjohansen9936]

For the ring: make a silicon mold, cast in wax, use the lost wax method to cast the ring in any metal you like. Thoughts?

[@SwitchAndLever]

As I’ve pointed out plenty of times already. Yes, that’s a swell idea, if my hands were the same size as when I was a kid. Nowadays I can’t fit that plastic ring even on my pinky, so an exact copy would be less than useless. Besides, if you order it from Shapeways that’s essentially what they do. They 3D print the wax and cast it for precious metals.

[@mathiasbraunling368]

The printed bread surely does look amazing and also the rest of the video looks great! Thanks.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Cheers, I appreciate it!

[@microdesigns2000]

Nice video friend! I noticed the Fisher-Price camera and the spaghetti printer. The metal printing by Shapeways is awesome! Going to try it for sure.

[@seandejong5399]

could you maybe show us in another video how to get the model from 3df zephyr into a cad program and patching it/making it solid?

[@SwitchAndLever]

Nope. I don’t do long form 3d modeling tutorials or how to use programs in detail. There are many other people who do that much better than I do, and while I appreciate their videos making them myself is like pulling teeth.

[@ElieTordjman]

Somehow I stumbled upon this video after I pulled out my XBox 360 Kinect to see if it can be used as a webcam. Now I'm going to waste the next two years of my life trying to get a 3D model of my son's head from a 3D printer that I don't have. Thanks a lot!

[@KRGraphicsCG]

I have this EXACT mannequin head, and I, unfortunately, painted it matte black and splatted it with white paint to make it scannable... and DAMN it came out SO good.

[@arbozaliyan]

You sir got yourself a new subscriber. Also sticking a good flash light to the camera would solve the shadow problem.

[@amitfernandes4367]

You are equally as informative as you are entertaining. Subscribed!

[@j.pocket]

You should have a white or contrasting background in each picture you take. This should be as obvious as depth of field and lighting. You can achieve this very simply by using a piece of foam board that you rotate around the object as you walk around taking each picture. For what it's worth, it will provide faster and much more accurate results than what is happening here.

[@psychotimo]

makes sense that random works better than patterns, if you have matching patterns on either side of the face, the program might misinterpret them and fudge up the model, so any non random pattern can and probably will confuse your photogrammetry program and make your final model worse xP hence why meshroom mainly uses details outside of the model to get its camera PoV's right. makes sense though... i mean... how can you build an image, based on the points of that image, which you are trying to place, but you also need those points to see where to place the points;... that's what you are doing to your poor pc if you don't have defining unique features on all sides xP

[@bjarnehansen1101]

Good Video! Really good Idea with the dots on the objects! Also good to see a comparison between the programms out there!

[@SwitchAndLever]

Did you actually watch the video to completion? You don't need a 3D printer, you can order 3D prints from a wide variety of different online services, among them my favorite Shapeways. It helps if you have a 3D printer, but it's in no way shape or form required.

[@bjarnehansen1101]

@@SwitchAndLever Yeah, im sorry, yesterday was a bit of an emotional day for me, im sorry c: Im actually going to change the comment xD

[@3dguy839]

Switch & Lever bad acne is also good if your doing a face or buttocks

[@sebastianochoa5385]

Fun fact: one of those errors is how they got the album cover art for A rush of blood to the head.

[@FD-dh2fu]

Wow great info and detail. Thank you. Love the story as well.

[@ricorodriguez2761]

Buy a sony xperia xz1(or xz2) smartphone and do all the scanning process in 1 minute, pretty amazing feature that comes with this smartphone 😍

[@SwitchAndLever]

Yep, and while fun to play around with compared with the methods in this video the results are very low quality.

[@jimneysweep9810]

Finally a video how to do this . Thank you