Fugitive Love, Rodin, Portland Art Museum

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I am part of a thriving community of creators in Portland, Oregon. We call ourselves Layer Geeks and even have a club on meetup.com called the “Portland 3D printing lab” – it's where we share our passion for 3D printing and challenge each other to push the limits. We also love working on fun projects like 3D printing a life-size cow, #crowdcow being one of our favorites. This project stands out as one of my greatest accomplishments to date. The Portland Art Museum asked me to 3D scan the Cantor foundation's statues made from the works of Auguste Rodin. With patience and a steady hand, I guide my iPad equipped with the Structure scanner from Occipital. In real-time on an iPad, I can see the object being recorded into a 3D printable model. I used Autodesk's Meshmixer application to size and clean up the scan. The Portland Art Museum made this collaboration possible, and I feel truly fortunate to be able to share these scans with my fellow makers. I invite you to explore the scans, create them for yourself or a friend so you too can become part of the maker movement. Go visit "Auguste Rodin: The Human Experience" if you can (the exhibit is ongoing through April 2017).