Looks pretty cool.
Feedback about the 3D navigation experience:
* very laggy on Firefox android, on a decent device * very laggy on Firefox linux (Intel graphics) * smooth on Chromium with the same linux (Intel graphics)
Show HN: I 3D scanned the interior of the Great Pyramid at Giza
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Re: Show HN: I 3D scanned the interior of the Great Pyramid at Giza
#62Amazing work. I'm also interested in digitizing artifacts and historic places, but haven't been able to figure out how to go about getting a project off the ground.
Any chance you'd do a write up explaining how you were able to get this project set up? I'm more interested in the logistics and the red-tape you had to go through in order to get access to do the scans. I see you've got a business setup around it as well, are you hiring? The jobs page leads to the blog right now.
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#63Originally, the exterior of the pyramid was covered in polished limestone (casement) that has since fallen off/been removed. Apparently you would have been able to see them from many miles off as incredibly bright triangles.
I wonder if they'll ever be restored.
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#64Looks pretty cool. Feedback about the 3D navigation experience: * very laggy on Firefox android, on a decent device * very laggy on Firefox linux (Intel graphics) * smooth on Chromium with the same linux (Intel graphics)
smooth on Firefox in Linux for me, Intel graphics
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
A void? Is it another chamber? I have so many questions. Though from the images, it doesn't seem like a chamber. https://www.livescience.com/scan-great-pyramid-of-giza
A void. It looks uneven, not like a chamber, but quite large.
Stone contractor promised to deliver 1000 blocks, only installed 753 blocks. Pocketed the difference.
Re: Show HN: I 3D scanned the interior of the Great Pyramid at Giza
#66This is very insightful. Thank you for all your work!!
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#67Beautiful! Thanks for doing this work. Can you explain a bit on the process that was used to create this? How do you determine your position inside the pyramid precisely? (would make for a great dungeon-style game :)
I've used the BLK 360 before so some comment here. Essentially you scan at various points within the volume of interest, e.g. you walk around, place the scanner, scan, repeat. Each scan takes a few minutes at high angular resolution. Leica provides software called Register (or Cyclone) to match the scans together. Because you generally don't have GPS (the BLK doesn't have a GPS onboar and GPS is anyway much more inac…
Awesome, thanks for sharing. We use cyclone for 3D CMS scans of open holes at the mine I work at. Cool to see other use cases. Were you using 3DReshaper before the rebranding?
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#68Nice! I was just there last week. Are there any efforts to scan the ground in places like Saqqara? It seems there is still a ton of stuff left in the ground. After seeing the pyramids and Luxor I am amazed at the scale and precision the Egyptians were building such a long time ago. Truly impressive.
That's awesome! I wonder if we crossed paths. Are you still in Eg? I've worked with projects at Saqqara and Luxor too, some of it is public and being used for education if it's interesting:
Luxor Temple: https://luxortemple.mused.org/en/guided/178/luxor-temple
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#69AMAZING! Will try it out on a headset, and show it to kids who have been asking mummy questions.
Thank you so much!
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#70Someone lost their hat to the right of the entrance.
I was clicking around for quite a while before I realized I could use WASD+arrows.