Category Archives: Digitizing

Tristan the T. rex is here!

Posted on December 16, 2015 by

And here he finally is: Tristan the Tyrannosaurus rex! As of a few seconds ago the press embargo has ended, and I can finally show you all what a wonderful specimen I was press-ganged into living for allowed to work … Continue reading →

Posted in digiS, Digitizing, Dinopics, Dinosauria, MfN Berlin, photogrammetry, Theropoda, Tristan, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 15 Comments

Tristan 3D printing

Posted on November 11, 2015 by

So, you’ve all been faithfully following this place in the hope of catching an early glimpse of the greatest T. rex to ever grace a European museum? A preview that shows a tiny bit of the majestic bones? Or maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Digitizing, Dinopics, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, MfN Berlin, photogrammetry, Theropoda, Tristan, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 5 Comments

Photogrammetry tutorial 11: How to handle a project in Agisoft Photoscan

Posted on October 11, 2015 by

Over the course of the last year I have helped a bunch of people with their photogrammetry projects. Usually, they needed help with the photography – understanding how the program works, so that they take the right amounts of photographs … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, digiS, DigitalSpecimen 2014, Digitizing, How to, MfN Berlin, photogrammetry | 29 Comments

3D digitizing black, shiny bones

Posted on August 12, 2015 by

I know you all wait for news on Tristan, the Tyrannosaurus rex that will soon grace the exhibition spaces of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. I know, and I understand, and I feel with you. Really, I do. But…. see … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D modeling, Conferences, Digitizing, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, Kentrosaurus, MfN Berlin, Ornithischa, Stegosauria, SVP 2014, Theropoda, Tristan, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 15 Comments

Less than 4 minutes to 3D digitize a large bone! (digiS project)

Posted on June 26, 2015 by

It’s been quiet here recently, and as is usually the case my work load is to blame. It’s not just that there is way more work than time to do it, but that I am currently doing a bunch of … Continue reading →

Posted in digiS, Digitizing, Dinosauria, Giraffatitan, Kentrosaurus, MfN Berlin, Ornithischa, photogrammetry, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Stegosauria | 13 Comments

My awesome digiS project: mass digitizing sauropod bones

Posted on May 22, 2015 by

Last year I applied for a grant from the Senatskanzlei Berlin for the 2015 digiS funding programme. digiS is a state-wide (i.e. Berlin-wide) programme intended to coordinate and support digitizing efforts.They have an about page on their website that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Berlin, Dicraeosaurus, digiS, Digitizing, Dinosauria, Giraffatitan, Kentrosaurus, Ornithischa, photogrammetry, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Stegosauria | 12 Comments

Photogrammetry tutorial 10: an improved method for mid-sized objects

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

Last December I was granted a sack full of money by the Senatskanzlei Berlin for the 2015 digiS programme. I’ll soon post more about that; what matters for this post is that I promised to mass digitize the rather unwieldy … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D modeling, Digitizing, Dinosauria, Giraffatitan, How to, MfN Berlin, photogrammetry, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha | 5 Comments