Jacob Hunwick Week 13: Laser Scanning

Concept: For my 3D scan I wanted to collect data from an object that would be nearly impossible to create from modeling. So, I chose a small shell I found on the shore of Lake Huron in Michigan.

Materials: Hard translucent plastic. I chose hard translucent white plastic as my beauty layer to make the shell look similar to its natural texture

Process: First, I scanned in the shell and corrected/aligned the scans, and fused them in rapid works. Next, I took into the model into rhino and chopped off the bottom quarter of the model in order to fuse the large hole that is intrinsically in the shell. This made it necessary to lie the shell opening side down.