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Hands On With Skanect

By On September 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

There’s quite a few free tools to make good use of your XBox Kinect 3D sensor. We’ve already tested ReconstructMe, a wonderful tool for scanning 3D objects

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Why Hollywood loves 3D printing

By On April 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The movie industry is beginning to see how much value 3D printing offers, especially on effects-heavy films that are made with huge numbers of 3D digital models. This glove, used in ‘Iron Man 2,’ was made using a 3D printer, and is part of a full-body suit used in some of the film’s live-action scenes.

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Replicating with ReconstructMe

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Amy Buser Reconstructed People have been using the Microsoft Kinect with 3D printing for a while now using excellent programs like Kyle McDonald’s KinectToStl .  However, until recently, most programs can only capture one side of an object which creates a kind of relief sculpture.  To get around this limitation, you could take multiple scans and manually merge them.

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