3D Scanning a Person

43mIntermediate2014-12-02

Authors

Kacie Hultgren

Multidisciplinary Designer

Course details

New consumer-grade 3D sensors in products like the Microsoft Kinect make scanning people easy! And with 3D printers, you can turn those scans into "Mini-Mes" that can be used as cake toppers, game tokens, or action figures. In this course, Kacie Hultgren will guide you through the process of creating a "3D selfie" that's ready for printing. Kacie uses the free software Meshmixer to repair and enhance the scan, before printing it with a MakerBot. Don't own a 3D printer? Kacie also shows how to export your model and send it to Shapeways, where you can order a 3D print.

Learning objectives
Setting up 3D sensors
3D scanning a bust or a person
Exporting a scan
Smoothing and filling the mesh
Automatically repairing the scan with Meshmixer
Printing your scan with a MakerBot printer
Optimizing a scan
Ordering a 3D print with Shapeways

Skills covered

Meshmixer3D ScanningAutodeskProjectProduct and Manufacturing

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you need to know
03 - Using the exercise files

1. 3D Scanning with a Sensor

04 - How does it work
05 - Getting set up to scan

2. Scanning a Person

06 - Connecting your scanner
07 - Capturing a scan
08 - Processing a scan
09 - Exporting a scan

3. Repairing a Scan

10 - Introducing Meshmixer
11 - Orienting a model
12 - Selecting and erasing
13 - Smoothing and filling
14 - Extending surfaces
15 - Cutting a flat bottom
16 - Automatic repairs with Inspector
17 - Detailing with brushes

4. 3D Printing with a MakerBot

18 - 3D printing with Meshmixer
19 - 3D printing your scan with a MakerBot

5. Optimizing a Scan

20 - Touching up color
21 - Sizing and exporting your model
22 - Uploading and ordering a design with Shapeways

Conclusion

23 - Next steps