Last year, we were thrilled to have Santa Claus and one of his reindeers come to the factory the day before Christmas. It was one of the best ways to cap off a great holiday season, and this year we knew we wanted to include them in the fun once more.
Santa Claus made his return to our factory in Eindhoven and once again brought his reindeer. This year we had the pleasure of scanning the duo and were able to present Santa with his own 3D Selfie!
Check out that awesome scan! Think Mrs. Claus will like it?
Just like last year, Santa took a little tour of the factory and checked out all the amazing products being printed and processed:
And of course, he was wearing his 3D printed swag (check out that belt buckle!):
As always, we love being so connected to a community that helps us make the holiday a little brighter. Santa knows he’s always welcome to our factory, and we can’t wait to see him again.
Happy Holidays everybody!
Special thanks to: Our amazing community member, Roel Ruwaard, for donning the suit and bringing the Reindeer out to the factory!
EPIC — how did you guys scan him?!
Hi Jared,
the regular way of 3D scanning was used, except for the antlers (with every small movement of the head the scan would deform). Every year, the reindeer drop their antlers and grow new ones. The old ones have been scanned separately and have been added to the first scan. So some magic was needed to come to a good result! Glad you like it!
Best,
Ruud
Is that the structure sensor that you used on the ipad?
Hi Martin!
Yes we use the structure sensor – find more information here:
https://www.shapeways.com/getting-started/3d-scanning
Cheers,
Ruud
Bonjour j’ai fait l’achat de Isense scan 3D avec un Ipad Air 2 et je n’arrive pas a sortir de bon résultat lors de mes scans 3D avec le Isense aussitôt que j’essaie de tourner autour de la personne les images deviennent embrouiller,pouvez-vous m’aider ?
Merci et Bonne et heureuse année 2016.
Guy Vaillancourt,Gatineau,Québec,Canada
Tél: 819-968-1226
e-mail: guyvaillancourt3dimmortality@gmail.com