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Many of Growshapes' customers are universities who have adopted 3D scanners as tools to fulfill their research project goals in reverse engineering, biomedical, anthropology, digital arts and beyond. But interestingly, we have only sold 3D scanners to a handful of high schools. This summer, we hired a high school intern Stephen Kwak, who is a sophomore at Belarmine College Preparatory in California. As a summer project, Stephen embarked on a new challenge to 3D scan his favorite item - a baseball! Beyond studying hard at school, he plays as an outfielder and pitcher in a baseball travel team called, California Bulldogs 16u, competing in both local and national tournaments. He was also part of the Bellarmine Freshman Baseball team last spring season. So you know why he wanted to 3D scan a baseball! Stephen ultimately wants to scan various baseball equipment including his glove to figure out how to create a better fitting glove through scanning his hand. He also wants to help kids with disabilities that prevent them from playing baseball. That will be the next stage of his 3D scanning journey! Check out what he learned over the summer using the HP 3D Structured Light Scanner Pro S3 with Dual Camera and see how he embedded the 3D scan file into Microsoft Powerpoint as a 3D object so you can see the 3D scan from all anggles.
His interest in technology stems from his parents both having engineering backgrounds, which has influenced him immensely. Currently Stephen is most interested in 3D related tech and artificial intelligence. It's great to see new 3D tech being explored and used by a high school student - great work Stephen! Growshapes is an HP Silver Partner of HP 3D scanning solutions and the official U.S. distributor of Open Technologies 3D Scanners - an endorsement that makes us proud.
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Growshapes likes 3D-scanning stuff (naturally!) to see how digitization impacts industry and people. This month we 3D-scanned a beautiful Bizen-ware bird, created by Japanese ceramic artist Yukiko Akai, who lives in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Yukiko uses an 800-year-old kiln firing method for ceramics, which originated on the Korean peninsula and migrated to the town of Bizen, Japan, eventually evolving into Bizen-ware. Bizen-ware is a durable ceramic with a distinct gloss created from a chemical reaction of clay, fire, and firewood ash, rather than from glazing. Even without glazing, the ceramic is watertight. Because of Bizen-ware uses all-natural materials and processes, Yukiko also participates in the excavation of medieval kilns to research historical kiln structures, document findings, and educate others. Such research aims to not only uncover the past, but also enable exploration of new artistic expressions. This summer, Yukiko and her Master (teacher) undertook a project in Arkansas to recreate the Bizen-ware process there, using the clay and local materials of Arkansas. You can read more about the project here. When Growshapes encountered her work, the first thing we thought was, “Let’s digitize!” So here it is. A piece from Yukiko's signature "Bird" series in its digital glory.
This piece was a bit tricky to 3D scan due to its dark color, gloss and the concave shape on the top. The key was to place the object in the right position, 3D scan from several angles so that the light would cast on all angles of the object. The "Bird" has been scanned using the HP 3D Structured Light Pro S3 with dual camera, with the scanner set up on the desk scan lever, and the object placed on the automated turntable. Click to buy the HP 3D Structured Lights Scanner Pro S3 with Dual Camera Bundle. The whole scanning process took less than 2 hours from set up to file clean up. Organic shapes, especially symmetrical ones, tend to be difficult to align in 3D scanning. But the HP 3D scanner alignment features really excelled once again!
Growshapes is an HP Silver Partner of HP 3D scanning solutions and the official U.S. distributor of Open Technologies 3D Scanners - an endorsement that makes us proud.
See the innovators on Growshapes’ social media channels to get the latest expert news on innovation in 3D digitization, then share your thoughts and join the conversation about 3D digital innovation with #digitize3D |
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