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Here’s milkscanner, a 3D scanner that gets each slice of the 3D scan with a spoon drop of milk!

Friedrich Kirschner’s Milkscanner is a clever method for scanning 3D objects using only a webcam, some milk, and a camera rig made out of LEGO.

The basic idea is this: you place an object in a container, incrementally fill the container with milk, and take a photo after each tiny fill increment. The Milkscanner software mattes out the white part of the images, resulting in a silhouette “slice” of the object for each increment in the Z dimension. Each slice gives you information about the outer perimeter of the object at that depth (assuming the object is convex).

via hackszine

Tags: 3d objects, 3d scan, 3d scanner, camera rig, clever method, friedrich, images, increment, kirschner, lego, mattes, outer perimeter, photo, silhouette, spoon, webcam

This entry was posted on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 11:10 am and is filed under Consumer, Cool, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets.
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