3D scans for furniture restoration

3D scans for furniture restoration can generate considerable savings, as complex applications do not have to be reproduced manually but can be duplicated digitally. After digitization, these can be reproduced as often as required. And thus become part of your digital parts warehouse.

In this example, two lion figures were to be replicated. These flank the tops of a 100-year-old secretary.

Due to their rather poor condition, no casts could be taken directly. The new lions were also to receive some repairs and be produced in a more suitable size.

The originals were measured with an Artec Eva M. and then processed in Blender 3D. In the clip, the textured lions, the original scans and the customized ones are in one color.

Some old repairs and the base plates on which the statues stood were adjusted. This mainly involved removing casting and material defects in the area of the hind legs, defects in the manes and impact marks. These could be digitally filled and supplemented in Blender 3D.

As the spare parts needed to be a little smaller, we also adjusted the sizes. The plates on which the lions were mounted had become deformed over the years and were straightened.

The figures were printed on an SLA resin printer and then molded by a casting specialist. A simple 405 nm standard resin was used for this. As the finished prints were not exposed to much stress, there was no need to use expensive technical resins. This meant that the costs for the project could be kept low.

The originals will remain in the customer’s possession and will be restored separately over the course of this year. Thanks to the contactless capture, the replicas could be created without damaging the originals and are now available as digital twins for reproduction at any time.

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