Phone-based 3D scanning that turns rooms and objects into usable models
Polycam turns a phone into a 3D scanner. You capture a space or object with the camera, and the app reconstructs it using photogrammetry or LiDAR where the device supports it, producing a textured mesh or a Gaussian splat. Scans can be measured, cropped, annotated and exported to formats that CAD, BIM and 3D printing tools accept, and the browser library keeps everything organised across devices. It is the practical option when you need an as-built model of a real room, a product reference or a site survey, without hiring a scanning service or buying dedicated hardware.
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interior scanning, 3d printing references, prop digitisation and site documentation
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No. Photogrammetry works on ordinary camera phones and covers most objects and rooms. LiDAR, where available, helps with speed and scale on larger interior scans.
Measure and annotate it, then export a mesh or point cloud. Common uses are as-built documentation, feeding a design tool, or preparing a model for 3D printing.
Usually surface material. Mirrors, glass, polished metal and moving objects break reconstruction. Textured, matte surfaces in even lighting scan far more reliably.
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