r/Glasgow Tools

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Author	thrungoli
Comment	Hey man! Normally I would love to do this but as I've injured my back this week and live outside Glasgow these days, I can't. Buuut here is a guide on how you can do this yourself. [https://youtu.be/k4NTf0hMjtY?t=282](https://youtu.be/k4NTf0hMjtY?t=282) This guy uses Meshroom, which you can download for free ([https://alicevision.org/#meshroom](https://alicevision.org/#meshroom)) and use very easily. It looks complicated, but you can literally drag and drop a good photoset and get excellent results with the default settings. I would recommend taking as many photos as possible, taking an initial 360-degree set around the object, and then taking close-up shots afterward. Keep in mind that you want to avoid direct sunlight hitting your object, as this will mess up the scan. A dark overcast day in Glasgow should do the trick. As a sidenote, I've had some trouble with the latest version of Meshroom, but if you download version 2019.2, it should work perfect! (Though newer versions yield better results, generally) If your photos aren't being recognized, I would suggest changing the "Describer Preset" settings under the "Feature Extraction" node from "normal" to "high" (this will increase computation time). Depending on your PC's specs, I would also consider (unless your PC is a beast) scaling down the "Max Input Points" and "Max Points" in the "Meshing" node, and increasing the "Texture Downscale" slightly in the "Texturing" node. But like I said, if you're unsure, you can probably just use the default settings if you prefer! After this is done you can preview the model inside Meshroom, but you can also right-click the "Texturing" node to find your file location of your .fbx file (3D model). Good luck :D
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/r3s4n5/urgent_3d_scanning_service_or_someone_with_a_3d/hmdzurh/
Created	Sun 28th Nov 2021 11:00am
Status	normal ()

Hey man! Normally I would love to do this but as I've injured my back this week and live outside Glasgow these days, I can't. Buuut here is a guide on how you can do this yourself.

[https://youtu.be/k4NTf0hMjtY?t=282](https://youtu.be/k4NTf0hMjtY?t=282)

This guy uses Meshroom, which you can download for free ([https://alicevision.org/#meshroom](https://alicevision.org/#meshroom)) and use very easily. It looks complicated, but you can literally drag and drop a good photoset and get excellent results with the default settings. I would recommend taking as many photos as possible, taking an initial 360-degree set around the object, and then taking close-up shots afterward. Keep in mind that you want to avoid direct sunlight hitting your object, as this will mess up the scan. A dark overcast day in Glasgow should do the trick.

As a sidenote, I've had some trouble with the latest version of Meshroom, but if you download version 2019.2, it should work perfect! (Though newer versions yield better results, generally)

If your photos aren't being recognized, I would suggest changing the "Describer Preset" settings under the "Feature Extraction" node from "normal" to "high" (this will increase computation time). Depending on your PC's specs, I would also consider (unless your PC is a beast) scaling down the "Max Input Points" and "Max Points" in the "Meshing" node, and increasing the "Texture Downscale" slightly in the "Texturing" node. But like I said, if you're unsure, you can probably just use the default settings if you prefer!

After this is done you can preview the model inside Meshroom, but you can also right-click the "Texturing" node to find your file location of your .fbx file (3D model).

Good luck :D