3d printing saves the day for time-lapse photography, May 15, 2012 at 09:01AM, from Hack a Day http://hackaday.com

B9Creator – A High Resolution 3D Printer, May 15, 2012 at 01:32PM, from adafruit industries blog http://www.adafruit.com/blog

RT @sydneypadua: 3d printed analytical engine!!!!

jQuery Plugin that casts photorealistic shadows. Perfect for eye-catching demos and landing pages.

2d/3d computer graphics tutorials

If you had a one-off Ferrari engine, you could scan each part and then re-create the entire motor. Right now, we’re scanning a Duesenberg body. It’s a classic example of high tech melding with old tech. There are cars sitting in garages around the country, and they haven’t moved in years for lack of some unobtainable part. Now they can hit the road once more, thanks to this technology.

In computer vision structure from motion refers to the process of finding the three-dimensional structure of an object by analyzing local motion signals over time. In Vision Science (visual perception), structure from motion (SfM), refers to the general phenomenon by which humans (and other animals) can recover 3-D structure from the projected 2D (retinal) motion field of a moving object.

"a conceptual framework of telephotogrammetry based on concepts such as telegeoprocessing, mobile photogrammetry, geomobility and web services. In order to be operational, telephotogrammetry requires a combination of four different facilities: imaging, positioning, networking and computing. It consists of a hand-held mobile mapping system ready to acquire, visualize and to transfer spatial information through the web. The system includes also specialized servers communicating with the hand-held device and devoted to store the data and perform intensive computation."

Proland is a C++/OpenGL library for the real-time rendering of multi-resolution terrains (up to whole planets), the real-time management and edition of vector data (representing for instance roads or rivers), the rendering of atmosphere and clouds, the rendering and animation of the oceans, and the rendering of forests.

rapid prototype machine that bends metal wire to produce 2D or 3D shapes