Frog on a seashell

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What's going on? My sister picked up this trinket recently and I thought it would be awesome to scan, texture, and print! Software/Hardware Used Nikon D7100 paired with a Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM lens. Arduino (teensy 3.1) handles the automated turntable. Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 takes care of capturing images. Adobe Bridge processes files and provides lens correction, along with cropping capabilities. Agisoft Photoscan is used for scanning, yielding a precise pointcloud with minimal white noise around the object's edges. ZBrush adds texture details to the imported .obj file, reducing mesh size in the process before exporting it again as an .obj. Simplify3D converts the stl file. Print Settings Ultimaker printer brand is used here, specifically the Ultimaker Original model. Rafts are not required for this print job. No supports are needed due to the object's design and printing parameters. Resolution ranges between 0.1 - 0.2 mm, depending on the selected settings. Infill percentage is less than 5% for a more open structure. Design Process Scan: I captured 32 photos using an automated turntable I built from scratch. The raw .NEF files were then exported through Adobe Bridge with lens correction and cropping applied. Those images were imported into Agisoft Photoscan, resulting in a precise pointcloud with minimal white noise around the object's edges. Detail: The .obj file was imported into ZBrush, where it underwent decimation to reduce mesh size, followed by texture details addition before being exported as an .obj again. Final STL: It was then imported into Simplify3D for stl conversion.