Digital copying of sculptures

3D scanning and design

Figures of bas-reliefs

Accurate 3D scan of the figure of the high priest. The church Elizabeth. Engler's organs.
Copying sculptures by 3D scanning method additionally expands our offer, consisting in the possibility of electronic storage of an object, processing this data in a computer program, "redesign" of missing elements or fasteners and producing its faithful or modernized (adapted on customer's request) copy using CNC technology.
3D scan of the coat of arms. 3D model. Viktor-Art

Copying of sculptures - 3D scanning services

Our offer includes a service that enables digital copying of 3D sculptures, we can make using one of two technologies:
  • CNC laser scanning,
  • structured light scanning.
In both of these technologies, the software performs the analysis of the collected data in the scanning process and generates a point cloud that allows you to create a virtual object (digital copying of sculptures). Then these points are combined (in the triangulation process) into a triangle mesh. Successive meshes from individual projections can be combined to obtain an accurate and waterproof 3D model.

Copying sculptures - the offer of the viktor-art.pl online store

The services we provide related to the 3D digital copying of sculptures include:
  • 3D prototyping
  • 3D copying
  • 3D replicas
  • part measurement
  • CAD data recovery
  • reverse engineering
  • designing parts for an existing part,
  • improving the quality of manufactured parts or components,
  • model archiving,
  • virtual museums.
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Also check our offer regarding CNC milling and copying figures in wood.

Digital copying of sculptures - why is it worth it?

The main advantage of white light scanning is mobility and largely unlimited dimensions of the scanned objects. This means that we are able to make scans at your home, in production halls, directly in museums or in the open air.

At work, we use innovative technologies that allow for the efficient execution of quality objects:
3D shark. 3D scanning - Viktor-Art

White light structural scanning technology

it consists in obtaining information about the shape and geometry of an object using white light and its refractions on the copied sculpture. 3D scanners using structured light project light patterns onto an element and analyze the deformation of the designed patterns on planes.

The advantage of structured light scanners is speed and precision. Instead of scanning points individually, structured light scanners scan multiple points by scanning the entire field of view simultaneously. Scanning the entire field of view in a split second reduces or eliminates the problem of motion distortion.

The combined use of 3D scanning and CNC milling technology enables digital copying of sculptures, i.e. creating replicas of real objects in their original material without the use of traditional plaster techniques, which in many cases may be too invasive to be made on valuable or delicate cultural heritage objects.
Structural scanning Viktor-Art. High accuracy of scans.

3D CNC laser scanning technology

it consists in obtaining information about the shape and geometry of an object using a laser beam and non-contact measurement of the distance to the object based on the CNC feed.

The cloud of points created in this way from the scanned object allows to create a digital copy of the sculpture. It is a set of points that reflect the surface of the scanned object. They are described by three coordinates: X, Y, Z. Then these points are combined (in the process of triangulation) into a triangle mesh.
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The measured distances are very accurate, and the scanner itself can be used for both numismatic details and figures up to one meter high. The limitation of this type of scanning is its lack of mobility. All digital copied 3D laser scanned sculptures must be delivered to our premises.

For museum objects, historic elements (being part of a larger whole that cannot be transferred), or other models permanently connected to the ground, we recommend scanning with structural light at the client's.
The altar is made of wood and marble. Viktor-Art scan and model

Structural scanning

CNC laser scanning

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