RealityScan 2.0: When Your Phone Becomes a Professional 3D Scanner
Epic Games has decided that anyone can play at being a digital archaeologist with RealityScan 2.0, the improved version of its photogrammetry tool. 🏗️ This update brings such intelligent improvements that they're almost scary, including an automatic masking system that removes backgrounds like magic. Now you can scan objects without worrying about that ugly sofa that always appears behind... though you still need to worry about your dog moving like crazy.
The New Features That Will Make Your Workflow Happy
Version 2.0 doesn't come with crumbs, but with a feast of features:
- AI Masking that does the dirty work for you
- Quality analysis tool that points out where you failed
- Aerial Lidar support (in case you want to scan your city)
As they say at Epic: "Finally a tool that tells you exactly which photos are missing... even though you still don't know how to take good photos."
Mobile or Desktop? The Eternal Battle
Epic promises to unify both versions, but in the meantime:
- The desktop version enjoys all the new features
- The mobile app is still useful (though a bit jealous)
- All versions maintain the free policy for small studios
So there's no excuse not to try it, unless your studio bills more than a million... in which case, why are you reading this instead of buying it? 💰
The Wet Dream of 3D Artists
For Blender, Unreal Engine users and the like, RealityScan 2.0 is like having:
- A professional scanner in your pocket
- An assistant that cleans up your mistakes
- A shortcut to hyperrealistic models
Perfect for scanning from a coffee cup to an entire building (if you have patience and a good drone).
A Realistic Warning
Although AI can do wonders, it still can't handle pets moving like they have intravenous caffeine. So if you wanted to scan your cat to turn it into an NPC in your game, better wait for version 3.0... or use the traditional method: lots of treats and lots of patience.
And remember: if your scan goes wrong, you can always blame the lighting... or that the object moved on its own, of course. 😸