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Alessia Lamanna

Hello,

since this morning I'm dealing with an Intel RealSense Depth Camera D455 with which I should acquire a 3D scan of an instrument, to be imported later in Autodesk Inventor. Based on the information and examples of use that I have found so far and on the first tests I have done, it seems that this camera is suitable for making a 3D scan of relatively large objects such as a car, while it's not possible to reach the resolution necessary to draw a fairly accurate scan of the instrument in question, which has small parts such as buttons. Am I wrong? Do you have any suggestions for me?

Thanks in advance, and best regards!

Alessia

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  • MartyX Grover
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    Hi Alessia Lamanna  If you are aiming to import a scan into Autodesk Inventor then it sounds as though you are trying to create a solid 3D model scan such an .obj or .dae file.  Is that correct please?  If so, one of the available methods for accomplishing this would be to create a point cloud scan of the object in the free RealSense Viewer tool and then export the scan as a .ply file and import the ply into a 3D modelling software package that supports ply import (either by default or with a plugin).

    The link below has a tutorial for creating a point-cloud ply in the RealSense Viewer and then importing it into a free tool called MeshLab for conversion to a solid mesh in a file format such as .obj or .dae. 

    https://www.andreasjakl.com/capturing-3d-point-cloud-intel-realsense-converting-mesh-meshlab/

    As mentioned above, a ply can also be imported into other 3D modelling software, such as Blender and Maya.

    If you are performing close-range scanning with the RealSense Viewer of a small object then the discussion in the link below about enhancing image quality when scanning a toothpick may be helpful.

    https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/issues/8228

    There are also RealSense-compatible commercial 3D scanning solutions available. If you have access to Windows or Android, DotProduct Dot3D Scan is compatible with the D455 camera model and has a free trial version.

    https://www.dotproduct3d.com/dot3dscan.html

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