Texas_Mike

I am impressed. Thank You for sharing this.

Hi Clive, I've been busy on a large project and haven't done anything else except clean up my hand grip models with Autodesk ReCap photo Edit Tools. I am going to scan an entire office chair soon but I've decided to spin it on the chair's central pedestal. If I make any changes to the HID Tool in the future, I would add a camera mount that rotates around the center of the object being scanned. This would make it easier to keep the camera's locked focus the same distance from the object, while changing the cameras elevation.I also scored, for free, a couple of AlphaCam HD resolution web cams made by datalocker. I would like to find one more and experiment with shooting three different view elevations simultaneously with one rotation, while storing imagery on my laptop.I haven't been active…

Hi Clive, I've been busy on a large project and haven't done anything else except clean up my hand grip models with Autodesk ReCap photo Edit Tools. I am going to scan an entire office chair soon but I've decided to spin it on the chair's central pedestal. If I make any changes to the HID Tool in the future, I would add a camera mount that rotates around the center of the object being scanned. This would make it easier to keep the camera's locked focus the same distance from the object, while changing the cameras elevation.I also scored, for free, a couple of AlphaCam HD resolution web cams made by datalocker. I would like to find one more and experiment with shooting three different view elevations simultaneously with one rotation, while storing imagery on my laptop.I haven't been active on Instructables because of a large multiple instructables project that I'm working on, but I will post everything on Instructables about June. Good luck with your project, I'll keep an eye out for it.

Thank You I'm glad you liked it.

I'm glad you liked it. Thank You.

Hi Ken, Like what you have done. I would really like to see your drive by wire build if it's still available.

This is a wonderful process. I have a very rusty but structurally strong late 1960s early 1970s Sears Mini Bike that I've started to restore. Now, all of the metal parts are completely rust free. Instead of a 5 gallon bucket I had to use a 60 Gallon plastic trash can to submerge the frame. I simply added a proportionately larger amount of Super Soda. Totally excellent Instructable. Thank you for posting it.

Hi, I just checked it out, Looks Good. I did a brief search and it didn't come up when I was doing my planning. I probably used the wrong tag ques. I especially like the camera mounting arc. You and I have similar thoughts on the subject. Instead of creating a travel arc I was thinking about a "Y" shaped camera mount arm with the two Upper Y arms attached on opposing sides of the model mount out of the cameras field of view. The fixed arc guide has less spatially intrusion but limits the size of models, as the arc curvature must change as you pull back from the model. I also like your use of plywood. 10 years ago, I created a single seat, enclosed aircraft cockpit simulator that moved 60 degrees in both pitch (Y) and roll (X) made of plywood resting on wheels. It worked great. P…

Hi, I just checked it out, Looks Good. I did a brief search and it didn't come up when I was doing my planning. I probably used the wrong tag ques. I especially like the camera mounting arc. You and I have similar thoughts on the subject. Instead of creating a travel arc I was thinking about a "Y" shaped camera mount arm with the two Upper Y arms attached on opposing sides of the model mount out of the cameras field of view. The fixed arc guide has less spatially intrusion but limits the size of models, as the arc curvature must change as you pull back from the model. I also like your use of plywood. 10 years ago, I created a single seat, enclosed aircraft cockpit simulator that moved 60 degrees in both pitch (Y) and roll (X) made of plywood resting on wheels. It worked great. Plywood, when applied with proper planning, can produce extremely strong and rigid curved structures that are relatively lite weight. Before you ask, I didn't take any photos, but I still have the CAD drawings.My use of Photogrammetry (besides being novel and fun) was to easily create meshes for a throttle, joystick and chair to include in the 3D model of a home MMO gaming flight simulator I'm building. I can get a little anal too, when it comes to exactness and so I had to build a turntable. I need to find a 12 step recovery program for that anal condition :)Have a Great Weekend - Happy Making

Thank You very much for the comments. You are right about the measurements. Other than my Ego, I literally have a big head :) So I have to enlarge the pattern to fit me. I studied lots of side profile pictures when deciding where to place the ear cups and I discovered that ears not only come in different sizes and shapes but they are not exactly aligned with other features. I've been doing a little research to determine percentages of scale to make multiple cutout lines on one pattern so the material cuts can be adjusted to size. Styro's head is 21" or fitted hat size 6.75 and my head is 23.5" fit size 7 1/2. When I'm ready to cut material, I'll make plenty of seam allowance and pin the material for size 7 1/2. Then I can compare the two sizes of surface panels and extrapolate m…

Thank You very much for the comments. You are right about the measurements. Other than my Ego, I literally have a big head :) So I have to enlarge the pattern to fit me. I studied lots of side profile pictures when deciding where to place the ear cups and I discovered that ears not only come in different sizes and shapes but they are not exactly aligned with other features. I've been doing a little research to determine percentages of scale to make multiple cutout lines on one pattern so the material cuts can be adjusted to size. Styro's head is 21" or fitted hat size 6.75 and my head is 23.5" fit size 7 1/2. When I'm ready to cut material, I'll make plenty of seam allowance and pin the material for size 7 1/2. Then I can compare the two sizes of surface panels and extrapolate multiple size stitch lines on one pattern. If you have any other suggestions please post them.Thanks again for the comments, they are always appreciated.

Excellent on many Levels - Hey, next weekend can you knock out a version of the Animusic - Pipe Dream Machine :) Seriously Though..Great Job ...Thanks for Sharinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-A0jqMPd8

Good Job...Love the Intro :)

Thank You Very Much. Your critique and compliment is much appreciated. Especially so, when it comes from one, experienced in the art.

Very Cool - Thanks for going into detail. Seeing how it's done is inspiring to fellow creators. Look forward to seeing more. Good luck in the finals.