Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
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Re: Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
#2FWIW this is a pretty cool app. Makes for an interesting way to generate 3D models of things without any training in using CAD or modelling tools.
Re: Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
#3So this came out a few years ago [1] and then it seemed like it just disappeared. This is the second or third thing I have seen on this in just a few days.
What happened in the interim?
[1] http://blog.123dapp.com/2011/12/3d-scanning-for-posterity
Re: Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
#4So this came out a few years ago [1] and then it seemed like it just disappeared. This is the second or third thing I have seen on this in just a few days. What happened in the interim? [1] http://blog.123dapp.com/2011/12/3d-scanning-for-posterity
The Android version was released recently, September 9, 2014.
Re: Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
#5It makes me think of the "fabled" (if you will) copy machine, where you basically xerox a physical object. Obviously it's more complex than this, but it's exciting to think about where the 3D model and 3D printing industries are headed, and specifically with development of their intersection
Re: Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
#6Is this really a Show HN? Did you make this?
Re: Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
#7There's documentation of a method to achieve the same thing using free-ish software here: http://wedidstuff.heavyimage.com/index.php/2013/07/12/open-s...
Principally it uses VisualSFM and Meshlab, both of which came to life as testbeds for algorithm research but are now useful in their own right. By all accounts 123D Catch does an excellent job, but is quite rigid in its workflow. Apparently it uses the engine from Acute3D's considerably more expensive Smart3DCapture.
Sadly neither VisualSFM or 123D Catch are usable for commercial work because of license and copyright problems respectively.
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Re: Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
#9Having worked with this kind of software solutions since the ninties I must say that you should really instead look into the software Photoscan from russian Agisoft (www.agisoft.ru) it's alot more flexible and is very cheap ($129 usd)
This was called "Photo Fly" before when it was a "Autodesks Labs project" and I belive the tech originates from when autodesk bought the french software company RealViz that made the software Photomodeler.
Re: Show HN: 123D Catch by AutoDesk – Create 3D scans of virtually any object
#10If you're looking for the professional, desktop based version of this software, it's called Project Momento and is currently in beta
https://beta.autodesk.com/callout/?callid=D69655022B4F42C880...