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MicroScribe 3D Digitizer from Immersion
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This paper presents a recent experience related to the use of 3D digitization and digital modelling. This was done with the aim to bridge the gap between physical and digital models produced by students as part of their design development exercise. The paper examines the use of 3D digitization in architectural design education, by using both contac...
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... The use of contact 3D digitization was previously explored as part of this experiment within an architectural studio. A Microscribe 3D digitizer was used to digitally recreate the analogue models, following an approach similar to that used in Fran Gehry's firm.With this method, however, it was found that models needed to be of a large scale for more precision, there was considerable time spent digitizing, and the accuracy of the captured data was lacking [7, 8]. Therefore, another approach was taken, experimenting with non-contact 3D digitization, and laser scanning in particular, using smaller physical models. ...
This paper assesses the use of 3D Digitization techniques by carrying out laser scanning of typical physical models produced by architecture students. The aim was to examine the product of laser scanning with respect to scanning and 3D modeling processes, and the effects of variables such as characteristics of the models, materials used, and design complexity. In order to assess the similarities and accuracies achieved by the scanning and 3D modeling processes, the research investigated human perception of differences between analogue and digital models. This enabled an assessment of the degree to which digital models were accurate representations of the real ones, and whether laser scanning can successfully be used as a medium to recreate and represent complex architectural physical models. The study presents a potential direction for digital translation in architectural education.
