My project is to build a 5-6 foot yard inflatable modeled after a 3 inch ceramic figurine. To start I need a 3D model of the figurine. If you can perform such a job please let me know. FYI, I’m not too tech savvy.
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Maybe give “Scan an object” feature of iRhino3D a try. It’s our free iOS app, you need a device with iOS 17 and LiDAR sensor.
- Download iRhino3D
- Scan figurine
- Scale up
- Profit …
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Thank you. I will look into this.
What’s the level of detail on your figurine?
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Good question. If I could attach a photo of the item that would help, but I see no way of attaching a photo. There are 6-7 different colors. If that helps. Since I’m new on this forum, can you tell me if there is a way to send you a photo of the figurine?
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You can copy paste an image file into a new post.
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Ok, let me try that. stand by
“C:\Users\Bob Doll\OneDrive\Pictures\Samsung Flow\20211209_172917.jpg”
Does that do it?
Haha no, in this case just drag and drop the image from file explorer into a post.
Copy paste would be for a screenshot
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Ok. I own an Artec Leo which is good for objects larger than an apple up to maybe a car. My best accuracy is 0.1 mm.
I’m not very positive that I could scan this to provide a useful result for rebuilding / remeshing this object. Especially when it’s scaled up a few times.
In case you got budget, look for someone with an Artec Space Spider or Artec Micro. These are the right scanners for this type of object.
Here’s a map of companies providing scan services:
3D Scanning Services near me | Online Map Locator | Artec 3D
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Theoretically, you can take a bunch of photos of the object, and use photogrammetry algos to make a 3D mesh.
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Yes, depending on the expected level of detail…
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Hello
like @lander said photogrammetry tool can be used. I have reality capture tool so if you can take many high resolution picture turning around the figurine I could give it a try.
Pictures must be put on the cloud (drop box, drive …)
I don’t think a super high resolution is needed to make an inflatable.
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I don’t see the benefit of spending much effort on scanning this, the final product will have to be massively simplified and abstracted.
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Mr. Siegrist, thank you!
Yes, you could trim the erroneous data from each photo, and somehow align the meshes from each with some type of algo, and thereby obtain a quite accurate 3D mesh in the long run.
But I don’t know of a solution for the alignment algo yet. Assuming the same solution would have trimming tools. If only Rhino had mesh alignment or pointcloud alignment algos 
There’s a reason dedicated software like Artec Studio exist…
Hello Mr. Delrieu, I can take more pics of the figurine, however does the photo shown in this post appear adequate in terms of resolution? To be clear the detail in the figurine does not need to be duplicated in the inflatable I want to make. For example the texture shown in Santa’s hair or the white trimming on his coat is not necessary.
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I am not an expert of this tool, I just used it on some architecture, that are not shinny !
Taking good pictures is not simple, so @martinsiegrist solution is surely the best because it will be done by a specialist.
Me I can just propose to give a try, no result guaranteed
Here a video that show the way to take pictures for the tool. The shinny parts could become a problem.
