Polycam, an app that uses a smartphone’s sensors to capture 3D scans of objects, is raising cash from prominent investors, including Adobe and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Polycam today announced ...

There are multiple apps that use the iPhone to perform 3D scanning of objects, but most of them require a LiDAR scanner (distance measuring sensor) and cannot be used on models that do not have a ...

Trimble introduced recently version 6.5 of its Trimble RealWorks software. The software provides an intuitive and efficient solution for integrating 3D laser scanner data into the plant lifecycle work ...

Polycam is an affordable alternative to pro-level 3D scanners and is much less effort than traditional photogrammetry methods.

Volumental is taking its in-store 3D foot-scanning technology and putting in the palm of shoppers’ hands. Known for its in-store foot scanner and integrated FitTech suite of 3D scanning and data tools ...

Not content with letting you 3D print your images on demand, Scandy is today launching a beta program for its $500 device to make it easy to scan objects in 3D, all from your Android device. The ...

3D scanners are used across a wide range of industries and applications due to their ability to capture the physical dimensions of objects and environments quickly and accurately, enabling their ...

Earlier this year, Epic Games announced a new app called RealityScan that lets users scan objects and turn them into high-fidelity 3D models using the iPhone and iPad camera. After months of beta ...

In this paper, the authors contain an analysis of the application of 3D scanning in the process of creating a very precise numerical model of historical buildings. 3D scanning is used in inventory ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...