3D Scanning for 3D Printing:

Making Reality Digital, and then Physical Again

Michael Raphael

Founder and CEO

Direct Dimensions, Inc.

Offers a wide range of services & tools for the 3D scanning and printing worlds

Overview of Direct Dimensions, Inc.

Key industries served:

• Most Industrial Applications

• Military & Defense

• Buildings & Facilities (AEC/BIM)

• Art, Sculpture, Museum

• Historic Preservation

• Entertainment and TV/Movie VFX

• Digital Fabrication & 3D Printing

• Model Preparation for 3D Printing

Offers a wide range of services & tools for the 3D scanning and printing worlds

Overview of Direct Dimensions, Inc.

Rapid Solutions to 3D Problems:

• 20-year experts in coordinate metrology for reverse engineering & inspection

• 1000’s of 3D laser scanning and point cloud processing projects

• 3D CAD & BIM modeling, and visualization/animation

• Processing of 3D data for reproductions and 3D printing

• Product sales and application support and training

• Specialized 3D applications and process development

• Creators of ShapeShot 3D Photo Booth

Offers a wide range of services & tools for the 3D scanning and printing worlds

Overview of Direct Dimensions, Inc.

History and experience:

• Participated in the development of the Faro Arm PCMM

• Founded Direct Dimensions in 1995 to provide 3D solutions to the aerospace industry

• Maintains a comprehensive arsenal of 3D scanners, measurement tools, and software

• Completed thousands of project across various industries and applications served

• Today, 25+ employees with vast professional expertise and real-world 3D experience

Biography – Michael Raphael

Education

• B.S. in Engineering Science & Mechanics (VT)• Masters in Engineering Administration (GWU)

Career

• Liaison Engineer at Martin Marietta (Lockheed Martin)• Roles in engineering and quality departments• Created Advanced Quality Technologies group to resolve

engineering and manufacturing problems• Co-developed the electrogoniometer (FaroArm!) in 1989

Direct Dimensions

• Founded DDI in 1995 as ’one-stop 3D scanning shop’

Professional Life

• Author for LiDAR News – numerous articles on scanning• Contributor to Wohler’s Report – the 3D Scanning section • Active with many 3D conferences: SPAR, CMSC, RAPID, etc.

3D PRINTING & SCANNING Gartner's Hype Cycle

3D PRINTING & SCANNING Gartner's Hype Cycle

Both over 20 years old, actually 30 years old

• largely industrial with recent consumer interest

• Was $100K+ equipment cost with now sub-$1K

Range of objects

• physical world has huge size & complexity variation

Massive change over last 3 years

• “desktop” and personal 3D scanning

• 123D Catch and Xbox Kinect

Future – what’s next?

• who needs 3D scanning and why?

• what will be the ‘killer apps’?

3D Scanning vs. 3D Printing

3D Scanning is all about Making Digital Content

3D Scan to Revit (BIM) to 3D print example

Feature Replication

Feature Replication

Building Documentation

NYC Hotel Courtyard: Scan to Model to Print

NYC Hotel Courtyard: Scan to Print

� Four Focus3D 120 scans taken at NYC hotel

� Total time on-site about 40 minutes

� Data sufficient for preliminary architectural

modeling of courtyard and portions of

surrounding buildings

� Point cloud converted into 3D CAD model

� 3D CAD fabricated by 3D printing

3D Scanning

The DDI technicians scanned four different sculptures: the Amun, the Headless Princess, the Scribe, and a Kneeling King Tut. An articulating arm-based laser line scanner provided high accuracy and real-time feedback to assure complete capture before heading back to Baltimore to process the raw scan data.

Ancient Sculptures

3D Modeling

For the post-processing, we used Innovmetric’s PolyWorks Modeler software to create highly accurate watertight 3D digital models of each of the ancient pieces.

Ancient Sculptures

Data Analysis

During both the scanning and modeling processes, specific attention was paid to fine cracks and other imperfections in the original pieces. These are the qualities that would make the reproductions more accurate and realistic.

Ancient Sculptures

Final Product Ancient Sculptures

Half-Scale RP ModelCase Study I Digital Historic Preservation I Tomb of the Unknowns

Creating the Final ModelCase Study I Digital Historic Preservation I Tomb of the Unknowns

Team “Scantasia”

3D Scanning Museum Sculptures for Conservation, Restoration, and Awesome

Interactive 3D Online Display

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Team Scantasia

Deliverables to The Walters Art Museum

• Demonstration of various types of 3D scanning

• Accurate 3D documentation for conservators & curators

• Various outlets for 3D model presentation to public:• Shapeways for 3D printing

• Sketchfab for interactive online 3D viewing

• WordPress integration to existing website content

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6 ft. Youthful Franklin

3D Scanned Onsite

1

23D Computer Model

from 3D Scanning

Digital

Fabrication

from 3D

Model3

Laser Etched Crystal

8 and 12 inch

3D Printed Patterns:

8 Inch Bronze

Replica4

Life-Sized Sculpture

of Teddy Roosevelt

3D Scanned in Museum

High Resolution

3D Digital Model

1

3

24

Casting Pattern made with 3D Printing

6” Stone Replica

with Faux Bronze Finish

23D Digital Model of

Rosetta Stone

Hieroglyphs

Extreme High Resolution 3D

scanning of the direct cast

replica of the Rosetta Stone 1

3High Resolution

Casting Pattern made

with 3D Printing

412 and 15 inch Cast Stone

Rosetta Stone Replicas

High Resolution Scanning of a

Moth and the Resulting

Cast Silver Pendant

2

Aircraft

Ground Vehicles

Industrial Components

Consumer Products

Sculpture

Film VFX

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Behind the scenes story #2 Story #3 Story #4

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