This week was much the same as the previous, as I brought the Artec Spider back to BVMC.

We worked mostly with two objects, a new, smaller piece of trench art and a very unusual helmet.

For the piece of trench art, we tried modeling it two different ways – via Kiri Engine and via the Artec Spider.

Above is the piece of trench art made via Kiri. I have not yet uploaded the modem from Artec Studio, though I can report some interesting observations. *First* the Artec model is higher resolution – you can zoom in and see detail even more clearly. *However,* it almost appears “double struck,” where some portions appear twice, very slightly offset from one another.

I am hoping to work with Artec Studio on my personal desktop which is several years newer than the laptop provided to me along with the Spider. It will be able to run the program considerably more quickly, which should allow me to run models and make changes to settings and re run the model in much less time. I have run the software in a demo version and found this to be true, but the demo version does not allow me to save projects or export them. I believe UCF has additional licenses of the software that I can be “loaned” in a fashion similar to the actual scanner itself. A project for another time.

Another object we scanned was this helmet from the Fedayeen Saddam, a paramilitary force operated by the son of Saddam Hussein from the mid 90s until 2003. The son was, evidently, quite the Star Wars fan and modeled these helmets after Darth Vader.

I am quite pleased with this model. The exterior texturing looks phenomenal, and I managed to capture a good bit of the interior, as well.

Next week we may try making a model of a bust or mannequin, at the request of BVMC.