Group Members: Brayden Strock, Jake Breazeale, Faimon Roberts
This week our group worked on modeling the Stone Bridge in the Japanese Garden using three different key techniques. We wanted to make this stone structure accessible to people who aren’t able to visit it in person. Using these three methods, we think that we were able to accomplish our goal.
Between the three of us, we divided the work by dividing which tools we used. Brayden took Polycam to make a 3D mesh model of the bridge, Jake used Scaniverse to create a panoramic of the bridge, and Austin utilized Agisoft MetaShape to use photogrammetry to create a different 3D model.
Faimon: My role for this part of the Japanese Garden Project was taking photographs and using them to input into the program which creates a 3d model. I thought it was super interesting how the program could find, from 40 pictures, the angle that each photograph was taken from in comparison to where our object, the stone bridge, was. It was also cool to see the program use those pictures to create a detailed and accurate 3d model of the stone bridge.
Jake: My role for the project was to use the Scaniverse app to capture a MP4 video of the stone bridge in the Japanese Garden. I had a great experience using the app and getting the angles right to capture the video. I think the Scaniverse app was a great way to provide a more complete view of the surroundings and features of the area around the stone bridge.
Brayden: My role for the project was to use the Polycam app to create a mesh model of the Stone bridge to upload to the website. I thought that using the app was super intuitive and getting all of the pictures and angles was super easy as the app just did it for you. I think that this is a super effective way at developing digital 3D models and makes things very accessible online. I think that this is a super useful tool that I will use on future projects.
As a whole, doing this gave us a great understanding of how much work goes into making things into digital models. I have a new appreciation for how all of it works and the challenges that come with taking the pictures, adjusting the angles, and making sure everything was covered. It was a lot of work, but I think we got some really cool results and we’re excited to do more work with them.
I thought your group’s reflection did a great job explaining how each team member contributed to the project. It was interesting to see how the three different techniques, Polycam, Scaniverse, and Agisoft MetaShape, each provided a unique way to capture and represent the Stone Bridge. I also liked how you discussed both the challenges and the benefits of creating digital models. Overall, it sounds like your group gained valuable experience and produced some impressive results.