Posts Tagged ‘orcam’

Killer 3-D

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Named after the scientific name for a killer whale and accurate to less than a millimeter, a new camera system developed by NEK is making waves in 3-D modeling.

Via PhysOrg.com

The OrcaM system involves a large sphere, likened by one viewer as a giant maw, inside which one places the desired object for 3-D scanning. Once the object is placed inside, the sphere is sealed shut and the seven cameras and lights go to work. The cameras take simultaneous high-definition photos of the object at different angles. Serving to define the object’s geometry, various combinations of lights illuminate the object differently for every shot, capturing the finest details. After the photo processing, computer processing of the image creates the 3-D model. Observers say the end result is a highly impressive agreement of the real object.