{"id":79588,"date":"2023-07-11T17:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/magiscan-app-lets-users-create-3d-models-with-their-smartphone\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T17:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T00:21:00","slug":"magiscan-app-lets-users-create-3d-models-with-their-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/magiscan-app-lets-users-create-3d-models-with-their-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"MagiScan App Lets Users Create 3D Models With Their Smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"
As if our smartphones weren\u2019t already incredible enough, startup company AR-Generation<\/a> is using them to bridge the gap between the real and virtual worlds. With their new cutting-edge app, you can create 3D models with only your smartphone and use them for any AR<\/a> or metaverse<\/a> application.<\/p>\n Meet MagiScan, an AI-powered 3D scanner app that produces high-quality 3D models for any AR or metaverse application. Developed by AR-Generation, a member of the NVIDIA Inception<\/a> program, MagiScan is the first and only 3D scanner in NVIDIA<\/a> Omniverse, a real-time 3D graphics collaboration platform.<\/p>\n The MagiScan app, available on both iOS and Android devices, allows users to capture an image of any object using their smartphone camera and quickly generate its detailed 3D model. AR-Feneration co-founder and CEO, Kiryl Sidarchuk, estimates that this process is up to 100 times less expensive and 10 times faster than manual 3D modeling, making it an accessible and user-friendly option for creators. With MagiScan, creators can easily refine their work and increase accessibility to AR technology.<\/p>\n <\/img><\/p>\n While 3D scanning with smartphones is not new technology, it has significantly improved over the years. In 2015, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a tool for measuring real objects in 3D space<\/a> using \u201caverage\u201d cellphone cameras. They developed their technology to perform accurate measurements so it could be helpful in self-driving cars and virtual shopping for eyeglass frames.<\/p>\n A similar technology was also created in 2021, called the PhotoCatch app<\/a>, which uses the then-new Apple Object Capture photogrammetry technology.<\/p>\n MagiScan is incredibly easy to use. Simply open the app, scan an object from all angles, and wait for a few seconds for the app to generate a 3D model. Once done, you can export your 3D model in various formats, including STL which allows you to print your model.<\/p>\n In addition to personal use, brands can also use MagiScan for their online platforms. Just enable \u201cConnect MagiScan for Business,\u201d then scan your products and add their 3D models to your website.<\/p>\n AR-Generation also created an extension<\/a> allowing MagiScan users to export their 3D models directly to the NVIDIA Omniverse<\/a>. \u201cWe customized our app to allow export of 3D models based on real-world objects directly to Omniverse, enabling users to showcase the models in AR and integrate them into any metaverse or game,\u201d<\/i> Sidarchuk said<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/img><\/p>\n This extension is made possible by OpenUSD<\/a> or Universal Scene Description, an open-source software originally developed by Pixar Animation Studios for simulating, describing, composing, and collaborating in the 3D realm. The OpenUSD compatibility is Sidarchuk\u2019s favorite Ominverse feature, and he believes that OpenUSD is the \u201cformat of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n The company chose to build an extension for Omniverse because the platform, according to Sidarchuk,\u00a0 \u201cprovides a convenient environment that integrates all the tools for working with 3D and generative AI.\u201d<\/p>\n The impact of 3D models and AR is not limited to the gaming and metaverse realms. E-commerce businesses can also benefit from the rapid advancements in this technology.<\/p>\nIntroducing MagiScan<\/b><\/h2>\n
How MagiScan Works<\/b><\/h2>\n
Exporting 3D Models Directly to Omniverse<\/b><\/h2>\n
MagiScan and Augmented Reality\u2019s Impact on E-Commerce<\/b><\/h2>\n