Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold
This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i
# 1 03-06-2009 , 08:20 PM
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Create a 3d scanner for less than

david-laserscanner.com/
This is an easy way to make a 3d scanner from only a webcam and a laser level
If you cant be bothered reading the manuals or documentation to see how it works, heres a video explaining the process (TBH it would probably simpler to watch this first, so you can see how it all works)
https://revision3.com/systm/laserscan

Sadly I cant try it because the USB ports on my pc dont work (its a laptop and a hardware fault user added image )

Not sure if it would be useful or not but when I have some more free time ill borrow a mates laptop and give it a go, it should at least be a fun distraction

# 2 06-06-2009 , 03:27 PM
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It works quite well if you have a good webcam. It can also read avi files, so you can record a higher resolution video using a digital camera, camcorder, etc. Pretty much the less noise the better, otherwise you'll get unusable data out.


Imagination is more important than knowledge.
# 3 15-06-2009 , 03:40 PM
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Ive had a go but didnt have any luck fusing separate scans.


heres what i got ( dont ask me what it is because I have no idea)
user added image

I also scanned a storm trooper but that failed miserably

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