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Re:Meshroom: Open Source 3D Reconstruction Software (2018) [... by feniv on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @06:19PM (#19686939)
Is it possible to use the Apple Face ID sensor to perform a kinect-like 3D mapping of an environment or is the range of those sensors too limited for that?
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Re:Meshroom: Open Source 3D Reconstruction Software (2018) [... by nobbis on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @06:34PM (#19687027)
Range is too limited, it's front-facing (can't see what you're scanning), and the OS-provided SLAM system isn't available (so tracking error accumulates.) Issues that will disappear in the long-run, of course.

One startup taking that approach is https://standardcyborg.com. Apologies if linking to a business is unseemly - they are YC-backed at least.

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Re:Meshroom: Open Source 3D Reconstruction Software (2018) [... by jeffchuber on Thursday April 18, 2019 @12:05AM (#19688632)
Jeff from SC here. Thanks @nobbis!
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