Shampoo bottle cap

3D Model

This tricky object was 3D rendered in minute detail with Artec Micro, an automatic desktop 3D scanner whose 3D point accuracy reaches an astonishing 10 microns, which is below the human visibility threshold of 40 microns. Made of semi-transparent plastic, the cap first required a bit of dusting with an airbrush. This was done in order to prevent beams of light emitted by the scanner from going through the thin walls of the cap. Coated with matting spray, the object was mounted on Micro’s rotating platform with a clamp and scanned in two sessions. The user of Micro does not need to check if 100% of the surface has been captured. All they need to do is click the Start button and let Micro’s smart algorithms calculate the best scanning path. This way the user can be sure that all necessary data will be collected without the scanner generating redundant megabytes of frames. The proof of the scanner’s efficiency is in this remarkably detailed 3D model. Preparations and scanning: 30 mins. Processing: 20 mins.