Hey Guys!
I will tell you some of my experiences, tests, and tricks that I am applying for scanning.I took two weeks conducting scans of different types of models of different sizes, and I will share my experiences.
To begin, I use the tripod for free scanning and standard mode scanning with turntable. Is very flexible, and doing a few tests, you can scan objects of respectable sizes, using the automatic mode.
The light is very important. If the room has plenty of natural light, the calibrations will not work, or will scans misaligned.
One of my first models was a dragon with a broken claw.
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The figure is complex and has dark colored varieties. I added three standard scans at different angles. To scan areas in shadow, I made 3dprintings pieces that help me support models at different angles (wedges and supports) .The result is surprising and very fast compared with other scanners (Matter & Form). Add other examples of scans, such as the figure of a virgin, which exceeds scan size "standard", but to use the tripod, I got a range that was able to catch all the model, and it was automatic . The figure was matte white. The result is spectacular.
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After these examples, I scanned a lion marble protruding from the turntable, but add 4 scans, not only with different angles, but also with protruding parts of the turntable drive. The result was excellent, but with some noise caused by the material, so I had to do some retouching in Zbrush.
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The hardest to scan parts are metals and dark colors. Even materials that do not seem problematic, as had the lion, can cause noise and loss of details.For avoid this, users are using talc to solve the problems, but in metals talc is not permanent, it is not fixed. To create a coat of matte white, I tested the liquid vinyl, and it works great! The liquid vinyl is used to paint plastic parts for cars, or thumbnails, and the biggest advantage is that ... removes easily with your fingers. For this to be done, you have to give at least two or three coats of paint as if it only gives the layer is very thin and breaks when removed, and is much more work. The layers are very thin, and no detail is lost. I performed two tests, one with the lion..and the result is very soft, and recovers details in the mane.
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Finally, I attached a base of a collectible figure, which I painted with vinyl and is relatively large ... the same size as the turntable. Only I applied a layer of vinyl only, so separate it is becoming more difficult ... with a thicker layer would have been better to remove.
Regardless, this layer is sufficient to achieve high detail in scanning, detecting very fine grooves on the base. Besides ... this scan was performed in free mode. Only 3 scans were sufficient to achieve the end result, then retouched in Zbrush.
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I hope my advice and my experience will serve to enhance your scans, and encourage Shinig3d to improve the software, as there is much room for improvement, as the Cancel button, point cloud export ... and .. ¿Colour? : D: D
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