http://blog.creaform3d.com News, Opinions, Tips & Tricks about 3D technologies Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:34:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Search engine land recently published a very interesting article (in the very interesting world of search engines) about the way Google handles certain queries. The article states that the world famous search engines allows a single domain - from a well known brand - to dominate the first page of ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/08/brand-power-creaform-considered-as-big-as-apple-by-google/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brand-power-creaform-considered-as-big-as-apple-by-google 3D is definitely the hottest topic since the beginning of 2010. I can still remember the day I have waited 1 hour in the line trying to get two seats for Avatar at Eaton center IMAX after 4 weeks of glory in the box office. To be really honest, ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/07/2010-year-of-3d-are-you-ready/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2010-year-of-3d-are-you-ready Motion Capture is the term used to describe the process of recording movement and translating all the movements into a computer graphic model. The MOCAP is used to enhance the quality of the movements in a lot of movies and video games. For example, James Cameron used the motion tracking for ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/07/mocap-an-important-invention-for-movie-and-video-game-industries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mocap-an-important-invention-for-movie-and-video-game-industries A group of students and faculties from McGill University in Montreal have developed a new, inexpensive way to sculpt 3D models – with water!! This new ground breaking technology is brining the traditional rapid prototyping (RP) to a whole new level and the current practical applications of this project include commercial ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/05/take-3d-printing-to-another-level-%e2%80%93-ice-printing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=take-3d-printing-to-another-level-%25e2%2580%2593-ice-printing The Lumenas company is using the Handyscan 3D technology to produce their very first full-length feature The Legend of Santa Claus. Their technique is so innovative that they were featured in a 2-part report in an episode of How It’s Made on the Discovery Channel. http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/04/handyscan-3d-on-the-discovery-channel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=handyscan-3d-on-the-discovery-channel This article explains how Creative Tools cloned a thousand-year-old archaeological artifact using a Color Handyscan 3D scanner and a ZPrinter 650 3D printer from Z Corporation. This project stemmed from a fascinating archaeological finding of a thousand year old Viking belt buckle. Andreas Johansson from Länsmuseet Halmstad lent us the magnificent artifact that ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/04/cloning-an-archaeological-artifact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cloning-an-archaeological-artifact Since the introduction of the HandyPROBE, this device has been functioning in a third-party inspection software, such as PowerInspect or Polyworks. This requirement made it hard to combine both the probing results from the HandyPROBE with the mesh file from the Handyscan 3D. However, since VxScan 4.0, this integration is ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/03/getting-the-handyprobe-and-handyscan-3d-to-collaborate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-the-handyprobe-and-handyscan-3d-to-collaborate Check this out! Louis-Philippe Gendron, Computer Graphics Artist at Creaform, has produced a short animated film featuring a full-size 3D scan model of the Inukshuk that served as inspiration to the creator of the logo for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. This reproduction of an Inuit landmark, which is ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/03/the-winter-olympics-the-creaform-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-winter-olympics-the-creaform-way ACCURACY AND RESOLUTION IMPROVEMENT When we think of future laser scanning, first thing that comes in mind is an accuracy and resolution improvement. But this is not the big deal…  First parameters to consider are from an engineering point of view and are limited by price and engineering capabilities. Structural rigidity of ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/02/science-fiction-of-3d-laser-scanning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=science-fiction-of-3d-laser-scanning Boats fabrication has always been very traditional using well established processes and has always been reluctant and slow to incorporate new technologies. However we recently see a bloom of interest from different shipyards and boat architecture offices. TOOLS Leica C10 long range scanner combine with Handyscan 3D Technology makes the perfect tool ... http://blog.creaform3d.com/2010/02/creaform%e2%80%99s-acquired-long-range-scanner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creaform%25e2%2580%2599s-acquired-long-range-scanner