Is anyone using 3D Body Scan Hardware or Apps

[KeithFromCanada]

@kmf

@KeithFromCanada, that is a really interesting idea. From a user point of view I love it. From a coder point of view I need to point out that extracting measurements from a body scan is a non-trivial task and I know of no software that does it yet. Even commercial software. I say that in response to your suggestion or using “all” of the measurements.

Hmmm… While I am operating in total ignorance of the specifics, it seems reasonable to me that you could define initial measurements as two lines defined by three points on a plane set at a particular position and rotation on the model. (Circumferences would just be four lines on the same plane.)

To ‘drape’ the measurement over the model,

1. The endpoints are be moved on a line parallel to the surface normal of the model until they are each resting on the surface.
2. The centre point of each line is made an endpoint, creating two lines from each one.
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 until there are no more points that can be moved more a set value. (e.g. 2mm)
4. The measurement will be the sum of the lengths of the line segments.

Does that sound reasonable?