09 Nov

Posted at 13:47h in 3D Capture
Are you enjoying Autodesk Memento? Now is your chance to give some feedback to the development team via the Stanford Creative Ignition Lab. We would be grateful if you would Take the Survey. What might you do with Memento? I modeled these giant freighters automatically from just 150 photos:

31 Oct

Posted at 13:37h in 3D Capture

This video was created automatically by Memento by setting "Key Frame" views for the camera to fly though (an option presenting opportunity to filmakers and animators). Video can be exported at ultra high resolution (up to 4K). https://youtu.be/60_wLdESkec The original model was a carved wooden horse. I...

28 Oct

Posted at 13:38h in 3D Capture, 3D Printing

I've been having a great time viewing and downloading models of the ancient artifacts that have been  3D scanned and posted at Smithsonian 3D and African Fossils.  I can't wait to print this lion skull.  Great stuff to mash-up into my own 3D designs.  Reality...

22 Oct

Posted at 12:51h in 3D Capture
I am in the midst of a thrilling new project involving 3D scanning and reality computing.  I've been selected to join the Innovators Program of the Stanford Creative Ignition Lab. Our mission is to explore developing technologies such as reality capture and augmented reality as they relate to the creative process and to innovate real world solutions. As it happens, I have been using the core technology for some time in my own creative work.  The lab is hosted at Autodesk, where we have been exploring the use of a piece of Beta-stage software called Memento.  Currently available as a free download, Memento allows users of minimal technical ability to create photo-realistic 3D models using either plain photos or data from a digital scanner as input. https://vimeo.com/139001272 Since I don't have a 3D scanner yet, I have been a heavy user of the photogrammetry features.  

11 May

Posted at 09:45h in 3D Printing, Digital Modeling & Fabrication, Grant Diffendaffer Design, Jewelry, News and Information, Steadcraft

What if you took the best traditions of handcraft--reverence for the made object, heartful engagement with material, and mastery of skill, and combined that with 3D printing and digital fabrication? What if artisanry is not lost to unthinking machinery?  What if everything was beautiful, individual, and made to last? May...