(The link 2 back has the video)

Post : Blending real objects with 3D prints
URL : http://hackaday.com/2012/11/11/blending-real-objects-with-3d-prints/
Posted : November 11, 2012 at 8:00 am
Author : Brian Benchoff
Tags : 3d modeling, 3d printer, point cloud
Categories : 3d Printer hacks

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It's very subtle, but if you saw [Greg]'s 3D printed stone to Lego adapter (http://www.instructables.com/id/A-sandstone-block-built-from-lego-blending-real-o/?ALLSTEPS) while walking down the street, it might just cause you to stop mid-stride.

This modification to real objects begin with [Greg] taking dozens of pictures of the target object at many different angles. These pictures are then imported into Agisoft PhotoScan (http://www.agisoft.ru/products/photoscan/standard/) which takes all these photos and converts it into a very high-resolution, full-color point cloud.

After precisely measuring the real-world dimensions of the object to be modeled, [Greg] imported his point cloud into Blender and got started on the actual 3D modeling task. By reconstructing the original sandstone block in Blender, [Greg] was also able to model Lego parts.After subtracting the part of the model above the Lego parts, [Greg] had a bizarre-looking adapter that adapts Lego pieces to a real-life stone block.

It's a very, very cool project that demonstrates how good [Greg] is at making 3D models of real objects and modeling them inside a computer. After the break you can see a walk through of his work process, an impressive amount of expertise wrapped up in making the world just a little more strange.

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