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Three-dimensional scanning as a means of archiving sculptures

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dc.contributor.advisor De Beer, D.
dc.contributor.advisor Kühn, C.
dc.contributor.author Honiball, Marike
dc.contributor.other Central University of Technology, Free State. Faculty of Humanities. School of Design Technology and Visual Art
dc.date.accessioned 2014-10-15T22:39:02Z
dc.date.available 2014-10-15T22:39:02Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11462/149
dc.description Thesis (M. Tech. Design technology) -- Central University of Technology, Free State, 2011 en_US
dc.description.abstract This dissertation outlines a procedural scanning process using the portable ZCorporation ZScanner® 700 and provides an overview of the developments surrounding 3D scanning technologies; specifically their application for archiving Cultural Heritage sites and projects. The procedural scanning process is structured around the identification of 3D data recording variables applicable to the digital archiving of an art museum’s collection of sculptures. The outlining of a procedural 3D scanning environment supports the developing technology of 3D digital archiving in view of artefact preservation and interactive digital accessibility. Presented in this paper are several case studies that record 3D scanning variables such as texture, scale, surface detail, light and data conversion applicable to varied sculptural surfaces and form. Emphasis is placed on the procedural documentation and the anomalies associated with the physical object, equipment used, and the scanning environment. In support of the above, the Cultural Heritage projects that are analyzed prove that 3D portable scanning could provide digital longevity and access to previously inaccessible arenas for a diverse range of digital data archiving infrastructures. The development of 3D data acquisition via scanning, CAD modelling and 2D to 3D data file conversion technologies as well as the aesthetic effect and standards of digital archiving in terms of the artwork – viewer relationship and international practices or criterions of 3D digitizing are analysed. These projects indicate the significant use of optical 3D scanning techniques and their employ on renowned historical artefacts thus emphasizing their importance, safety and effectiveness. The aim with this research is to establish that the innovation and future implications of 3D scanning could be instrumental to future technological advancement in an interdisciplinary capacity to further data capture and processing in various Cultural Heritage diagnostic applications. en_US
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dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher [Bloemfontein?] : Central University of Technology, Free State
dc.subject Three-dimensional imaging en_US
dc.subject Information visualization en_US
dc.subject Cultural property - Protection en_US
dc.subject Art objects - Conservation and restoration en_US
dc.subject Art and technology en_US
dc.title Three-dimensional scanning as a means of archiving sculptures en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dc.rights.holder Central University of Technology, Free State


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