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artemdigital is now able to offer a laser scanning service for physical objects.

Laser scanning is ideal for digitisation of inanimate items such as mannequins and other solid objects, especially where small surface details need to be captured. Our AdSurface™ software, created by our team of in-house developers, permits generation of ordered models from raw scan data in record time and at a far lower cost than has previously been possible.

We are also able to scan larger objects, e.g. cars, and provide meshing (sometimes known as ‘resurfacing’) services to produce better ordered and more lightweight representations of scan data. Laser scanning is sometimes employed to generate high detail face scans from casts, which we can also do - entirely in house - if required.

Object scans have been used in animation projects to quickly generate digital representations of real world objects, and in engineering projects to recreate physical objects at any given size.

The Volkswagen Eos as it appears on the site Scanning the car Partial scan data from the rear of the car

Smoke and Mirrors | Volkswagen Eos

When Smoke and Mirrors were asked to create the graphics content for the launch of the Volkswagen Eos in the UK, they needed to create a model of the car. This can be done by hand modelling, but is a difficult task at best and getting an accurate model in this way takes a significant amount of time. A scan of the actual car is faster and provides the level of accuracy required.

A Volkswagen Eos™ Cabriolet was brought to our studio, and we spent the next two days acquiring the scan data to build the virtual model. The exterior and interior of the car were scanned along with several different sets of wheels. Sadly, we had to send the car back when we had finished!

The scan data were then resurfaced to create a more lightweight model that could be used on the Volkwagen website. Potential buyers can interact with the model to change its body colour, the upholstery and the wheels amongst other attributes until they get the exact look that they want in their own vehicle. The car can then be 'driven' around a simple environment, in which you can also learn about the additional features of the car.

Visit the site here to see how it all worked out (Macromedia™ Flash 8 or greater required).

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