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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/issue/June_2012.html"> In this months http://www.smithsonianmag.com/issue/June_2012.html - June 2012 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ - Smithsonian Magazine there is a great article involving Reality Capture by Smithsonian curator Nicholas D. Pyenson Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals where you capture an existing object in a digital form such as a 3D mesh or point cloud. The article is “Save the Whale Bones – Laser scans record fossils” on page 84 of this issue and online at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/How-Two-Laser-Cowboys-Saved-The-Day.html" title="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/How-Two-Laser-Cowboys-Saved-The-Day.html - How Two Laser Cowboys-Saved
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At the end of the project they took photos of the scene and used the free http;//usa.autodesk.com - Autodesk 123D Catch to generate a 3D mesh model and then 3D printed a scaled miniature of the model . How great to have a miniature of a large project to show others, or place as an exhibit, or the coolest paperweight on your desk ever.
Having the digital models and 3D prints will allow the sharing of accurate data in digital and physical forma for scientist all over the world to determine what caused this and to preserve this unique scene forever.
Time lapse video of capture of the whales and more on their YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/3DSmithsonianDigi?feature=watch" title="http://www.youtube.com/user/3DSmithsonianDigi?feature=watch - http://www.youtube.com/user/3DSmithsonianDigi?feature=watch http://youtu.be/_9BAsyWOksg - Time_Lapse_05_G9_Arm_Scanning http://youtu.be/AKImR7Yg3S8 - Fossil_Whale_B31_short
Read more on the Laser Cowboys digitizing the massive Smithsonian collection by Cnet http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57384166-52/smithsonian-turns-to-3d-to-bring-collection-to-the-world/ - Smithsonian turns to 3D to bring collection to the world
They have a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/3d.si.edu - Smithsonian 3D Digitization
Cheers & happy 3D scanning! -Shaan
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