It’s been a big week for us with a lot of news and some exciting announcements. And as always, there are a lot of amazing 3D things and people in the world. Happy reading.
April 19, 2013
November 28, 2012
The Beatles said that you get by with a little help from your friends. So when you’re not simply getting by, when you’re thriving, like Geomagic® is, well, that takes more than just a little help. It takes great collaboration with an incredible group of strategic partners. So, in the spirit of the holidays, we thank those who continue to play a key role with Geomagic in the capture-modify-make ecosystem. So grab a glass of eggnog; put on a festive sweater; and let’s scan, design and 3D print some custom holiday decorations!
January 31, 2012
Can you copyright a manufacturing assembly? Can you patent a sculpture? Who “owns” public spaces? Do you have the right to manufacture replacement jigs for a production process you did not create? What rights exist in public buildings?
October 25, 2011
Many years ago, visitors to Stonehenge used to be able to touch and even climb the stones that are this mysterious monument in the middle of England’s Wiltshire Downs. For a long time now though, visitors have been fenced away from the artifacts in an attempt to prevent wear-and-tear and vandalism.
In a further attempt to be able to track erosion and subsidence, English Heritage, which runs the site, has now had the monument scanned and converted into 3D data. These models are also ready to be used to increase public understanding, allow experts to work virtually on the site and can be used for reconstruction purposes.
Consultants from Greenhatch Group were contracted to scan and build the data. This was achieved using scanners from Zoller+Frolich UK and Leica GeoSystems, reading the data into Geomagic Studio to achieve precision of +/- 0.5 mm.
You can read the press announcement and view video of the models here.
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In September 2011, Karl Matthews, VP of Product Management at Geomagic, managed to take a moment to pursue history himself at Stonehenge
A screen grab of the 3D animation currently on display at the English Heritage web site (click image to go to video)
