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Features

Easy to use

  • Presets for scanning various kind of scenes without complex configuration.
  • Live feedback enables a fast and smooth workflow.

Sensor support

  • Kinect for Windows.
  • Kinect for Xbox.
  • Asus Xtion Pro Live.
  • Primesense Carmine 1.08 and 1.09.

Offline processing

  • All frames can be recorded on disk and can be processed again offline.
  • Benefit from future improvements of Skanect by reloading old scans.

Postprocessing

  • Hole filling and watertight mesh generation
  • Mesh simplification
  • Coloring (per vertex)
  • Color Inpainting for unseen areas
  • External editing in 3rd party software (e.g. Meshlab, Meshmixer).

Easy sharing

  • Share your model online in one click using Sketchfab.com.
  • 3D print your object online with Sculpteo.
  • Export the model in ply file format and load it into most popular 3D software, including Blender or 3DStudio Max.

Versatile

There are thousands of potential applications of low-cost 3D scanning, including 3D printing, custom fitting, or ornamental design. Skanect output models which are compatible with most 3D modeling software, and can generate watertight objects suitable for 3D printing.

Sample models

All these models were acquired without manual postprocessing using other modeling software, with two exceptions: Meshlab was sometimes used for some basic rectangular cropping, and MeshMixer to get a cleaner plane cut for the basis of some objects.

If you have a WebGL compatible browser, you can interact with the 3d models below. Note that the colors are a bit brighter when displayed using Sketchfab.com.