3D Copypod
3D COPYPOD
People's Architecture Office
ARCHITECTS
People's Architecture Office
PRINCIPALS
He Zhe, James Shen, Zang Feng
DESIGN TEAM
Xiang Weixing, Xie Jun, Feng Ziqing, Zhang Zhen, Pablo Herraiz Garcia de Guadiana
PHOTOGRAPHS
People’s Industrial Design Office (PIDO)
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
China
CATEGORY
Small Scale, Other Structures
The 3D Copypod is a 3D scan booth that can instantly digitize subjects of a wide range of sizes. Objects are surrounded by a spherical array of over one hundred fixed focal length DSLR cameras.
Each camera is attached to a node of the Hoberman-inspired, isokinetic structure. With minimal adjustment, the 3D Copypod can contract to scan small objects and expand large enough to scan a group of people.
Folding panels that are lit from the interior enclose the structure of the 3D Copypod to ensure a shadowless photography environment.
Digital models are constructed from the photographic data to produce high resolution 3d prints. With the snap of a camera even subjects in motion can be captured in high quality and full color.
