IC design and product company Etron Technology has introduced a 3D ‘ThingCapture’ system, designed to simplify and reduce the costs related to image capturing and 3D printing.
The company has combined its proprietary technologies of 3D image capturing and 3D printing to create the ‘ThingCapture’ system.
The new platform uses two cameras for 3D image capturing which facilitates full-colour, 3D digitisation of objects in a natural light environment.
Scanning and capturing of human bodies has also become harmless because the technology does not use any artificial light sources such as laser, structure lighting or infrared.
However, industrial users will be able to add lasers or structure light in order to capture a precise image.
The technology uses an embedded advanced algorithm, with the platform delivering high-performance colour depth-map images and textures in 3D, which can simultaneously produce the object shapes for 3D printing.
According to Etron, ‘ThingCapture’ can be used for computer game avatars, 3D animation special effects, body scanning, digital collections custom action figures, reverse engineering, and virtual reality.
The system is aimed at lowering manufacturing cost and encourages general consumer use of scanning systems.
According to Etron its platform provides shortened lead time and a simplified process at a reasonable price when compared to traditional 3D capturing and printing process, making it appealing to consumer market.
