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New app based on Apple's Object Capture API turns photos into textured OBJ or USDZ models.

Monday, June 28th, 2021

New plugin makes it possible to use the open-source image-based modelling framework from Houdini.

Friday, February 22nd, 2019

Master best practices for capturing real-time assets for games with this detailed, practical 96-page guide.

Sunday, August 13th, 2017

Update to Epic Games' free app provides more control over scans, with the option to create 1-million-poly models with 8K textures.

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Scans Factory's Temples of Cambodia asset pack comprises 120+ 3D scans of ruined temples for use in virtual production and VFX.

Sunday, October 6th, 2024

Neat free add-on from the developer of Kiri Engine lets you manipulate and render 3DGS scans directly inside Blender.

Saturday, September 28th, 2024

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to process 3D scans of an actor for use in a FACS-based facial animation rig in Maya.

Sunday, September 22nd, 2024

Neat open-source tool lets you crop and clean up 3DGS scan data in a standard web browser. Source code is available under an MIT license.

Monday, August 12th, 2024

Popular photogrammetry software is now free to users with revenue under $1 million/year. Check out the other changes in RealityCapture 1.4.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024

Users with LIdar-equipped iOS devices can also now process photogrammetry scans locally, without uploading data to the cloud.

Friday, September 15th, 2023

Discover how to create production-quality 3D scans of props in The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Sunday, April 30th, 2023

Open-source geospatial data plugins create full-scale replicas of the Earth inside game engines.

Saturday, March 25th, 2023

Reconstruct 3D scenes matching 360-degree video and export to DCC apps as PLY or OBJ files.

Monday, March 13th, 2023

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