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If you don't need publication-quality 3D models, the latest iPhones have built-in LIDAR sensors, both front (for facial recognition) and back (for AR). There a
by Youden 5y ago
If you don't need publication-quality 3D models, the latest iPhones have built-in LIDAR sensors, both front (for facial recognition) and back (for AR).
There are a variety of apps that can use these built-in sensors to build 3D models of the environment in what I think is a pretty painless and intuitive way. The results aren't publication-quality like the NYTimes' guide's results but it's quick, easy and "good enough" for many purposes.
Personally, my preferred scanning app is Heges [0]. Record3D [1] by the same developer is also really cool, albeit not a scanner app.
One note though: if you want high-quality 3D geometry, use the front LIDAR sensor, not the back. The front sensor is much more precise.
[0]: https://hege.sh/ https://hege.sh/
[1]: https://record3d.app/ https://record3d.app/
- cyberge99 5y agoAlong those lines, I use Scaniverse. I believe they were recently acquired by Nanant maker of Pokemon Go. Their vision (no pun intended) is to scan the whole world Pokemon Go style. An interesting endeavor if you ask me.
- easton 5y agoI wonder why their app doesn't support the front-facing LIDAR sensor like the others. (Also, mandatory "Google bought it I bet it's shut down in 6 months". There, now nobody else has to say it.)