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VisualSFM, Tool for creating 3D reconstruction from photos

VisualSFM is a GUI application for 3D reconstruction using structure from motion (SFM). wikipedia: Structure from motion (SfM) refers to the process of estimating three-dimensional structures from two-dimensional image sequences which may be coupled with local motion signals. Plus no … Continue reading

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Big Data and privacy aspects

The information on this area is very much scattered. The links included here only a one possible track through the information available in internet. Better covering views are provided by the related books… Picture above is from big data infographic. … Continue reading

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David Laserscanner with webcam & line laser, Tools for capturing 3D objects

A tool called DAVID LASERSCANNER has a free alternative with limited options. The main limitation is that one can save captures with lower resolution only. The tool is shown below. And the setup consists of “corner with calibration picture”, line … Continue reading

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MeshLab, Tool for creating and manipulating 3D models

MeshLab is a free and open source alternative for creating 3D models (meshes) from capture data. Plus: lot of features and import and export formats Minus: crashes without informing the reason ie. need to save the work often Example 3D … Continue reading

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SCENECT with Kinect, Tools for capturing house layouts in 3D

SCENECT is a free tool from FARO to capture 3D point cloud of objects and environments. There are several other tools for the similar 3D capture, and the choice depends on the goals. In this case the main goal is … Continue reading

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Art of Illusion, tool for modelling in 3D

Art of Illusion is a good candidate for the first 3D modelling tool. It is quite straightforward to learn, and it is sufficient for basic work. I was searching for a 3D modelling tool in order to create book cover … Continue reading

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Sweet Home 3D, Tool for designing house floor plan and arranging furniture

Sweet Home 3D is free and open source tool for one particular task, house planning. Long learning curve is not needed, as the 15 minutes example below shows. Also there are existing examples to get started. The tool supports several … Continue reading

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