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3D modelling and design
Thursday November 30, 2017, 16h00-17h15 Greenwich Mean Time
Session 11: 3D modelling and design
Convenors: Graeme Earl (King's College London), Tom Flynn (SketchFab), Valeria Vitale (University of London)
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Q7DwW2SXhQQ
Slides: tba
This class will introduce 3D modelling and, in particular, the process of creating 3D models of existing and non-existing objects in Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. We will discuss how 3D models can enhance our understanding of ancient places and artefacts, and how they can be used not as mere illustrations but as proper tools for discovery. We will talk about how to share and publish 3D models, focusing on the use of the Sketchfab platform. In the exercise, the students will build a simple model of an ancient building using real data and visual sources, and will be invited to reflect critically on standards, documentation and transparency.
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- Vitale, Valeria (2016). "Transparent, Multivocal, Cross-disciplinary: The Use of Linked Open Data and a Community-developed RDF Ontology to Document and Enrich 3D Visualisation for Cultural Heritage." In: Bodard/Romanello, Digital Classics Outside the Echo-Chamber: Teaching, Knowledge Exchange & Public Engagement, Pp. 147–168. London: Ubiquity Press. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/bat.i
- Earl, Graeme (2013) "Modeling in archaeology: computer graphic and other digital pasts." Perspectives on Science, 21, (2), pp. 226-244. Available: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/204315/
- Diane Favro (2012), “Se non è vero, è ben trovato (If Not True, It Is Well Conceived): Digital Immersive Reconstructions of Historical Environments.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 71.3, pp. 273-77. Available: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/jsah.2012.71.3.273
- Denard, H., Salvatori, E., & Simi, M. “Learning by building in Second Life: reflections on interdisciplinary and international experiences” in Giovanni Vincenti & James Braman (eds) Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom: Practical Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Worlds (IGI Global, 2011), 134-158: http://eprints.adm.unipi.it/1219/1/LearningbyBuilding.pdf
- Hermon, S. (2008). “Reasoning in 3D: a critical appraisal of the role of 3D modelling and virtual reconstructions in archaeology.” in Beyond Illustration: 2D and 3D Technologies as Tools for Discovery in Archaeology, BAR International Series, 36-45. Available: http://archive1.village.virginia.edu/spw4s/Beyond/BAR/Hermon.pdf
- Beacham et al., Theatron 3 Final Report: http://www.theatron3.cch.kcl.ac.uk/fileadmin/templates/main/THEATRON_Final_Report.pdf
Discuss, with reference to one case study, the importance of transparency and documentation in 3D modelling of cultural heritage artefacts.
Build a model of the Ekklesiasterion of the Temple of Isis in Pompeii using Sketchup Make, following the details and dimensions given in the handout attached. Upload the model on Sketchfab and annotate it, as shown during the class.
- Download and install Sketchup Make, selecting the options “Educational Use” and “Sketchup Make” which will allow you to download the software for free.
- Create a free account on Sketchfab to upload your 3D model.
- Handout with step-by-step instructions
- PDF with photographic and other documentation for the Ekklesiasterion
- Textures for the 3D modelling exercise (zip format)
- Step by step guide for uploading to Sketchfab, adding styles and annotations (Google Slides version, recommended), PDF Version, Demonstration of 3D on sketchfab.com