Recently I visited Colleen Flanigan an artist working to save the Mesoamerican reef and some marine biologists at the UNAM University in Puerto Morelos Mexico. While there I saw a skeleton of what was called a “sea cockroach” or “sea roach” which appeared similar to a slipper lobster…
Read MoreOn May 7th, 2015 a small team of us descended on the city of Atlanta Georgia to perform some research comparing terrestrial laser scanning of the exterior of a building to the results of photogrammetry using UAV and ReCap 360 and then the combined model from both processes.…
Read MoreJust seen a great example on Twitter of using Autodesk’s ReCap 360 to auto-magically convert photos into a 3D textured model. Video of the Apollo 14 Command Module autode.sk/1K4AGz6 by Mathew Byrd (Twitter @MatthewCbyrd)Bravo Matthew!
Read MoreI have been traveling a fair amount recently and about to enjoy some Summertime with my young daughter. I just returned from a work project in Mexico helping to train artists and scientist using Autodesk Memento to digitally capture corals and sculptures in 3D. While in Mexico a…
Read MoreThe oldest stone tools known to man were found in remote Northern Kenya. The tools date back 3.3 million years. My friend Dr. Louise Leakey documented the excavation and tools using Autodesk technology to share the discovery with the world. These historical findings are detailed in an article…
Read MoreAt the recent SPAR Conference Autodesk announced the new release of ReCap and the Reality Computing workflows that solve customer problems in various industries. Here are the highlights from that announcement. After more than one year of extensive usage of our first ReCap product line by thousand users,…
Read MoreAutodesk acquired REALVIZ in 2008 and several of the team based in France. This team went on to deliver the photogrammetry technology (turning photos into 3D models) for Autodesk. This technology started as ImageModeler and then Project Photofly which went on to become 123D Catch, ReCap 360 and…
Read MoreOur good friend and a smart innovative marine scientist Sly Lee of The HYDROUS had a nice online piece covering his work in Wetpixel.com. Sly uses Autodesk Memento to generate 3D textured models of coral from photos he and teams take underwater in coral reef locations around the…
Read MoreMy good friend (and brother from another mother) Hawaii based Marine Scientist Sly Lee has been featured in the Wired UK online and soon to be in the Wired print edition. Sly uses Autodesk Memento to build accurate 3D models to help track the heath and growth or…
Read MoreThe past two days almost a thousand have attended the REAL 2015 event here in San Francisco California at the historic Fort Mason. The conference covered everything dealing with Capture Compute and Create. There was everything from laser scanning systems, structured light scanners, infrared, photogrammetry, software like point…
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