Forbidden City

thingiverse

The original image isn't a photograph; it is a 3D model representation. Below, you can view the actual 2D photo used to create the 3D reconstruction. During a trip in China, I captured this part of an ancient water drainage system with my camera. It remains unclear whether the enigmatic creature depicted is a dragon, elephant, or crocodile. You can visit the Summer Garden of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China to determine its identity for yourself. The attached STL file contains a shell without scale and may require some repair work. I hope that someone from this talented community will find an innovative application for this model in otherwise mundane CAD-designed devices. Unfortunately, my creativity is limited to imagining it as a hook. If you're interested in more 3D scans from China, please let me know if the Thingiverse community desires additional replicas of Chinese art. To create your own model using my3dscanner.com, follow this tutorial: http://my3dscanner.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=61:tutorial-1-understanding-your-3d-model&Itemid=72.