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- An overview of 3d printers. This could make things a bit less difficult to find the most ideal tool for the job. Or gather ideas to create a new, even better 3D printer.
- Researchers at Cambridge University have developed a new 3D capture system that could. ProFORMA – create 3D models. Just a webcam and the ProFORMA software.
Researchers at Cambridge University have developed a new 3D capture system that could revolutionize the way in which 3D models of real-world objects are created.
Too cheap to invest in 3D scanning gear? That is, if the ProFORMA, an engineering software that turns regular webcams into functional 3D scanners. Brown pride riders vol 1 raritan.
Currently, if you want a 3D model of a real-world object you can either download it from one of the many stock object websites out there or create it yourself. In both cases someone had to originally create the model which combines using a 3D modeling package like Maya with a number of images of the object that can then be wrapped on to the model to make it look like the original. It’s a time consuming process that needs one or two skilled individuals to construct properly.
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Qi Pan, 3rd Year PhD student at Cambridge University, along with Gerhard Reitmayr and Tom Drummond, have released the first details of a possible replacement for that system called ProFORMA. The name stands for Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition and allows anyone with a webcam to capture a real-world object as a 3D model with the textures already attached. You don’t need any skilled artists or modelers, just a webcam and the ProFORMA software.
As the video above demonstrates the user just needs to position the object they want captured in front of a webcam. Then the object is rotated and more information captured by the ProFORMA software. Eventually you end up with a very accurate, fully-textured 3D model of the desired object.
ProFORMA has already started winning awards such as the Best Demo Prize at augmented reality conference ISMAR 2009. It isn’t available to use publicly yet, but a post on Qi Pan’s University web page states that some library updates are currently being carried out and that in a few months time:
A Linux-based demo of ProFORMA should be released. This will be followed by a windows based demo.
Read more at the ProFORMA website, found via Futurismic
Matthew’s Opinion
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Learning how to use a 3D modeling package is no easy task if you want to be able to create realistic objects. It takes a lot of time investment and if you opt to use an application like MAX or Maya it is also going to cost you a lot of money.
There is always going to be a need for 3D modeling packages, but if such a system could be bypassed in certain circumstances it could lead to major cost savings and new functionality for end users. For example, video games are a very good example of how ProFORMA could be used to enhance a game.
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From the developers point of view ProFORMA could be a very quick way of getting specific low-quality objects into the game. But once the title has shipped the developer may also allow the gamer to create their own levels and if ProFORMA was available why not allow them to add their own models too?
There have been a few games in the past that have tried to personalize a game by allowing you to use your own likeness. With ProFORMA you no longer need to upload profile shots of yourself and have them converted. Instead just get a friend to rotate a webcam around your head and import that into the game.
The success of ProFORMA and the influence it has on different fields all depends on how it is released and just how good it is. If this is going to be a free download, and even an open source project eventually, then I expect it to be picked up pretty quickly. Even if it isn’t, Cambridge University could see a lot of success commercializing the system.