scAnt (NHMW)

Figure 6: Examples of fully textured 3D models created with scAnt.

All models have been reconstructed with either Meshroom 2020 or 3DF Zephyr Lite (Table 4), and were post-processed and rendered in blender v2.8, using cycles. Boxes on the right illustrate various quality criteria for model reconstruction (A) Ventral, sagittal, anterior, and posterior view of Porcellio scaber, demonstrating the achievable model quality for the smallest scanned specimen. (B) Front right tarsus and claws of a Dinomyrmex gigas specimen, illustrating the mesh density, as well as the texture quality at small scales. (C) Rigged, untextured mesh after the pin has been removed and mesh smoothing has been applied to the model. (D) and (E) Close-ups of the colour detail retained for the elytra and thorax of the reflective Metallyticus splendidus specimen. Topology and texture detail of a Sungaya inexpectata model reconstructed with Meshroom (F) and 3DF Zephyr Lite (G). Zephyr captures fine surface texture better than Meshroom. All models, as well as additional details on SfM reconstruction and post-processing steps can be found on Sketchfab.