2026-09-23 23:41 UTC
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@grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange 2026-09-23 23:43
@rk@mastodon.well.com oh shit if he's literally done you favors that's a different story. Refer him to someone if you do happen to know, but 3d scanning is more niche than printing! I really hope people get good at it though being able to just print a plastic replacement part would be so cool
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@clew@ecoevo.social 2026-09-23 23:53
Oh dear, actual fix it neighbor is a special case. If you told him you can check out the software part, but know nothing about the hardware, do you think that would steer the expectations helpfully? @rk@mastodon.well.com @grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange
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@patrick@retro.social 2026-09-24 06:28
@rk@mastodon.well.com Depends on what he needs. I 3d-scanned some figurines (height: ~5cm/~2inch) with a smartphone once, and while it needed some post-processing, https://poly.cam/tools/photogrammetry did a pretty good job. They had a "free for limited use" model back in the day though, no idea what's hidden behind their "7days trial" thingy now. In general, if it's "2D [phone] camera pictures/video to 3D model", the keyword to lookup is photogrammetry. The "standard" free software for that seems to be https://alicevision.org/view/meshroom.html, but I didn't have the hardware (they required nvidia back then, bleh). @grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange