Artec 3D

Artec 3D
Private
Industry 3D scanning software and hardware
Headquarters Luxembourg
Website www.artec3d.com

Artec 3D is a developer and manufacturer of 3D scanning hardware and software.[1][2] The company is an international group, headquartered in Luxembourg, with subsidiaries in the United States of America (Palo Alto) and Russia (Moscow). Artec 3D's products and services are used in various industries, including engineering, healthcare, media and design, entertainment, education, fashion and historic preservation.[3][4][5][6][7] In 2013, Artec 3D launched an automated full-body 3D scanning system, Shapify.me, that creates 3D portraits called “Shapies.”[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Technology

3D scanners capture the geometry of an objects and produce a three-dimensional digital model. Artec’s 3D scanners are structured light scanners.[14] They operate by projecting light in a pattern, usually in the form of multiple parallel beams, onto an object. By projecting a grid pattern on the object, the scanners are able to capture the deformation or distortion from multiple angles and then calculate the distance to specific points on the object using triangulation. The three-dimensional coordinates obtained are used to digitally reconstruction the real-world object.[15] Light scanners can utilize either blue light or white light, which is what Artec’s scanners use.[16] The choice of light does not impact the processes or concepts behind the technology.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Millsap, Bridget. "Artec & 3D Systems Team Up to Offer 3D Scanning Hardware & Software Packages". 3DPrint.com. MecklerMedia Corporation.
  2. ↑ Gangal, Sanjay. "Andrei Vakulenko, Chief Business Development Office Artec 3D". MCADCafe. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Hart, Michael. "St. Cloud State Equips Visualization Lab With 3D Scanners". Campus Technology. Public Sector Media Group.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Tanya. "Zombies and Prosthetic Limbs? The Many Uses of 3D Scanners". Live Science. Purch.
  5. ↑ Benton, Brian. "Reverse Engineering 101". Desktop Engineering. Peerless Media.
  6. ↑ Main, Douglas. "3-D Scanning Comes to the Doctor, and the Paleontologist, and the Fashion Runway". Newsweek. Newsweek LLC.
  7. ↑ Boyle, Alan. "How 3-D Scanners and 3-D Printers Unlock Prehistoric Secrets". NBCNews.com. NBC.
  8. ↑ McCue, T.J. "The Ultimate Selfie From Shapify.me". Forbes.
  9. ↑ Mearian, Lucas. "3D full-body scanning booth to create custom figurines". ComputerWorld. Computerworld, Inc.
  10. ↑ Scharr, Jill. "Capture '3D Selfies' with Shapify Booth". Tom's Guide. Purch.
  11. ↑ Harding, Xavier. "HOW I MADE A 3D-PRINTED FIGURINE OF MYSELF". Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  12. ↑ Chan, Marcus. "First Selfies, Now Shapies? Scanning Booths Capture the Moment in 3-D". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  13. ↑ Wei, William. "This machine lets you take 3D selfies and it's already a big hit in the UK". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  14. ↑ Dean, Al. "Review: Artec Eva & SpaceSpider". Develop 3D. X3DMedia. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  15. 1 2 Knicker, Mike. "3D Scanning Basics: How Structured Light Scanning Works". QPlusLabs. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Nutt, Amy. "Fossils point to new species of human kin". The Gazette. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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