Now that 123D Catch is no longer available, ReCap 360 is the only way of accessing Autodesk’s excellent photogrammetry engine from you smartphone — for free. I wrote a Full ReCap 360 Review earlier, but in this Tutorial I’ll show you how you can make 3D scans with the Autodesk.
- Autodesk 123D Catch is an intuitive application that will enable you to transform your photographs into three-dimensional models. Take multiple digital photos of stationary people, places or things. Powerful photo stitching technology operates in the cloud, generating realistic 3D models.
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123D Catch for the Masses
Matteo Luccio 2015-10-09 01:40:20
How to Make A 3D Model of Your Sleeping Cat
Stereoscopic imaging, better known as 3D, is not new.
In the 16th century, “binocular” images were viewed cross-eyed. In 1838, Sir Charles Wheatstone invented the stereoscope to give depth to images. It presented two offset 2D images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer, which the brain then combined to give the perception of 3D depth. In 1849, Sir David Brewster invented the first lens-based, handheld stereoscope. The View-Master stereoscope that you might remember from your childhood was patented in 1939. The 1950s saw a boom in 3D movies.
Now, you can not only view 3D models but create them yourself. All you need is a smart phone and Autodesk’s free 123D Catch application. Here’s how.
Choose your subject— such as a toy car, a pile of laundry, or your cat sleeping. Make sure it is not transparent or reflective.
Choose the setting. It is best if you can easily move around your subject 360 degrees, although 180 degrees can work as well.
Adjust your lighting so that you don’t have sharp shadows. Natural light on an overcast day is usually best.
Take 30 to 70 photos, the more the better, all around your subject and from above and below, with a lot of overlap between them.
Submit them via 123D Catch.
Wait. In the cloud, Autodesk will convert the photos into a full-color 3D object in the OBJ file format, texture it, and then convert the textured OBJ file into a streaming 3D model for display on your mobile device.
“This finalizing bit can be somewhat complex, and usually we see folks get hung up here if the project gets really huge,” says Christian Pramuk, Autodesk’s product manager for 123D Catch. Just wait, though.
On a computer, download and install Meshmixer, another free offering in Autodesk’s 123D Catch family of programs. From this program, you can access your 123D Catch projects as well as more than 10,000 models made by other users. You can download any model in one of three export formats: 1) an STL file, which is a typical 3D printing format, 2) a mesh package, which is the color version of it and comes with an OBJ file and a texture, and 3) a photo package, which consists of the original set of photos that you uploaded to create the capture.
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“Meshmixer can help clean up models and make them water-tight for 3D printing,” says Pramuk. “The strength of all these 123D Catch applications is that they are connected by a common account. So, for example, with your iPhone, you can capture something while you are out on the town, and then when you get back home you can do some further refinement on your desktop.”
For professional uses, you can open your model in Autodesk Maya 3D animation software or Autodesk 3ds Max 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software.
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I asked Pramuk a few questions.
Where does 123D Catch fit with other Autodesk products, such as ReCap 360 and Memento?Pramuk: 123D Catch is a mobile version for consumers to turn 3D photographs into a 3D model. It is a way to bring 3D to the masses. We see this as the next big revolution of sharing. With smart phones, many people share photos and now even videos. It is inevitable that we will get heavy into 3D sharing as well.
Will this explosion of 3D be another huge burden of data on the internet?That’s why we developed this mobile format. The mobile versions that you see on your phone are a lot smaller [than the full models in the cloud], so that they can be downloaded and shown in a few seconds without ruining your data plan.
Do you expect a certain percentage of users to upgrade to a pay version?Perhaps, indirectly. We launched the desktop app first, then released 123D Catch in October 2011, and shortly after came out with the mobile version. We really see that that’s the way to get people into 3D and to get people thinking in 3D. They just have to perform the familiar task of taking photographs, but with a little more attention. With some practice, you can get better at it.
We have other applications, such as 123D Design that may be more suited toward modeling stuff with hard edges and specific tolerances, whereas 123D Catch is really good at capturing, for example, a big pile of laundry or your dog in a funny sleeping position or a rock wall at an ancient historical site, that kind of thing.
How would you compare the capabilities of this free, consumer product with those of your professional products?
Our Memento product is in beta right now. There’s Re- Cap 360, in which you can also create 3D models from photographs. These products are aimed at professionals— maybe someone with a digital SLR camera with a very highend lens or somebody with a UAV who wants to do a digital survey. Technically, under the sheets, we are using the same engine, more or less, to create the models.
The difference is that we are allowing Memento and ReCap to use more photographs. 123D Catch limits you to 70 photos; ReCap goes to 250. You have a lot more data, and it exponentially increases the computational power and the quality of your model. You can also upload photographs at a higher resolution. Some of the digital cameras have 80 megapixels, which is an insane amount of information.
To make an analogy, Memento and ReCap 360 are for museum curators, whereas 123D Catch is for students on a field trip.
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123D Catch, by Autodesk, allows you to use 2D photographs, taken at various angles, to create a 3D model that you can edit, export, and 3D print. This process is called photogrammetry. There are 3 different versions of 123D Catch, all of them are free.
123D Catch Online
The online version allows you to upload 20 to 40 photos. Then the images are processed and automatically turned into a 3D model in the cloud. Once finished, you can orbit, pan and zoom your model with the view tools. You can also prepare your model for fabrication with cleanup and healing tools. Then export an STL or OBJ file for 3D printing.
123D Catch Mobile App
The 123D Catch mobile app for your iPhone or iPad is similar to the online version. The big difference is you can use your mobile device to take the pictures and manipulate your 3D model. After taking the pictures of your subject, you upload the images to the Autodesk servers where they are processed and turned into a 3D model. This process generally takes a few minutes. Autodesk then returns the 3D model to your mobile device where it can be viewed, cleaned up and stored. You can also 3D print models taken with your mobile device.
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123D Catch for your PC
123D Catch also comes as a download for your PC. The download isn't available for Mac at this time. The desktop program is more robust than the other two versions and offers more features. With this software, you can create animations, use the 3D print feature to optimize your models for 3D printing, and more.
All of the 123D Catch applications are available at https://www.autodesk.com/solutions/123d-apps. You will be required to set up a username and password with Autodesk in order to fully use 123D Catch, regardless of what version you choose. When you sign in with Autodesk, you will also have access to and be able to participate in the Autodesk community.
As a member of the community, you can share files with other members and view and download their creations.
Once you export a file from 123D Catch, you can import the model into one of Autodesks' other applications including 123D Design and 123D Make where you can edit and make changes to the object.
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123D Catch is one of the easiest ways to create a 3D model from a real object. And you don't need experience in CAD to prepare the model for 3D printing.
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