Scanning with Artec EVA

The scans taken at the Liebieghaus serve in the SAC APD Master Degree program as a source for the analysis of form and aiming at reinterpreting these works by means of digital fabrication technologies.

Detail with and without texture

For the geometric analysis of the retrieved mesh data the component meshCurvature was developed for Rhino Grasshopper to evaluate local min radius, max radius, mean curvature, gausian curvature.

Clean data after remeshing

Cleaned up scan data at full resolution and reduced model to 2.000 faces.

At the moment we are doing some test on the potential and workflows around 3d scanning. The main interest is on the mid range scale (furniture / ergonomics) with the obvious aim to link it to 3d printing technologies. The first models are back from the printer.

After the initial tests it became very clear that the raw data needs heavy processing and almost certainly some “design input” to be of some use. In that sense we see great potential for all design disciplines.

Low polygon mesh with colored faces

Color print – low polygon model, 86 mm tall

Gold plated print – full resolution mesh, 43 mm tall

Gold plated print – full resolution mesh, 43 mm tall