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The model shown (a maquette or design model for a larger piece) was originally produced in the 1950's by a student at the Slade school of art.
Its 3D representation was created by uploading a series of photographs to a cloud-based 3D model creation service this service did not allow annotation of the model, in order to have this functionality the 3D file created (the .obj file) was downloaded and re-uploaded to sketchfab.com where annotations were added - the embed code provided by Sketchfabwas then used to embed the object in MyPortfolio.

A 3D model is not appropriate for all object types, obvious ones to exclude are pictures, maps or documents that are essentially 2D in form. There are some technical limitations - techniques used for the creation of this model will not handle photos of highly reflective or transparent objects - in order to model this kind of object a more complex workflow would be required - this is outside the scope of these pages.

The model is not perfect but it's interesting that a few years ago this kind of model creation would be very expensive and strictly in the domain of 3D modelling experts. The field has advanced rapidly to the point now that non-experts who want to create, display and perhaps even print the models they construct can do so with only a small investment of time - the tools and services used to create and display the example model are currently free.

BASC2001 Advice on digital representation of objects

BASC2001 Advice on digital representation of objects

Digital Representations

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