1. about RealityCapture

Let's look at a Wikipedia description first: RealityCapture (also known as RC) is a photogrammetric software that can create 3D models from disordered photos (ground and/or air) or laser scanning without seams.

To put it bluntly, three-dimensional scanning, taking photos to generate models.

2. effect display

Let's look at the picture first. It's cool. It's without maps. Maybe you feel the accuracy is average.

Then take a look at this, map possession, I have no culture, at that time directly called wc.

3. Process

The whole process is like this. Take a bunch of photos around the object, drag the photos into the software, generate the model with one key, and then generate the map with one key.

What is the relationship between 4. and product design

Then, after calling WC, as a product designer who is not a beginner, I should also think about how this thing should be used by me. I now realize that there are two situations in which we have used this software. Welcome to the background to add private letters:

1. Handheld product design. Before designing such products, we often make a model to measure the man-machine relationship. The shape of this model will change slightly. At this time, the function of 3D scanning is reflected, which can scan real-world things into computers for auxiliary modeling, or use plug-ins similar to Mesh2Surface to convert them into curved surfaces. In this way, the accuracy will be much higher, and the solid model made at that time will be restored as much as possible.

2. Some objects that cannot be taken away can be photographed and stored in three-dimensional data.




5. shortcomings and limitations

You may be shouting Niu X when you see here, but after my test, this software is also very limited. Its understanding of the body comes from the photos, which also requires the quality of the photos. Basically, only objects with high brightness and low reflection can be accurately modeled. Transparent and black frosted light may not necessarily show any shape or black objects that cannot be well reversed.
Maybe it will be a pity for you to see this, but as a product student, I think this thing is enough. Because the verification model we made, either sludge or foam, actually meets the two requirements of low reflection and not very dark, the other is to find a good day to take photos in the sun.



6. About Software Downloads and Resources

As for where to download the software ~ this kind of thing ~ needless to say, there are always some routines you know, I will not spread special versions of the software. Then the tutorial ~ station B search software name has a quick start tutorial, I also learned about this software there, relatively simple.


7. said something at random.

I don't understand why product design seldom makes models at the end of the day. I feel that this is a very important step. Some designs can't even see the last model from beginning to end. They are all done on the computer or hand-painted. Shouldn't we do industrial design? Shouldn't industrial design be a three-dimensional story? Why is the whole process basically completed in a two-dimensional environment??

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I put a bunch of shoes photos and scanned original documents involved in the article backstage and replied to "shoes" for you to test or see whether the generated model is useful to you in advance.