A Workflow Integrated, Adaptive High-res High Quality Robotic 3D Capture Environment – Shiva

Abstract: We present Shiva, a workflow-integrated, robotic 3Dcapture tool for 3Dscanning small-to-medium sized objects. Addressing challenges in speed, flexibility, and automation. Shiva integrates 3Dscanning with robotic position, enabling a precise and rapid point cloud generation with automatic alignment with support for single and dual robot configurations. Implemented as a Grasshopper plugin, it can be integrated in computational workflows in need of feedback loops with physical objects, such as in fabrication with conformal or adaptive 3Dprinting. The developed tool is validated in use cases with bio-based materials to automate the quality of digital inspection, adaptive reuse, and real-time feedback through projection mapping.