Artec and Mirror Image 3D Provide Full-Body 3D Scans in 12 Seconds at NJ Mall

Source: http://3dprintingindustry.com/

In my experience, people go to malls to resolve the daily ennui or just because there’s nothing else to do in that particular area. There are others who like malls for all kinds reasons, like getting exercise in the winter. Well, now mallsters can get a full body scan in just 12 seconds with a visit to their local Shapify Booth. Artec 3D and Mirror Image 3D have announced the installation and opening of an Artec Shapify Booth at theFreehold Raceway Mall in Freehold, NJ. After a full-body scan, the resulting digital model is then emailed to the customer and, after a few weeks, they’ll receive a “shelfie”, or “shapie” in this case, in the mail.

Freehold Raceway Mall shoppers will be able to commemorate life’s most typically celebrated occasions as 3D models: graduations, weddings, and pregnancies. Or, if they’re settling an insurance claim, they might consider capturing bodily disfigurements. The process is quick, painless, and easy, and will introduce many consumers to their first experience with 3D technology. And I’m sure people will grow as fond of “shapies” as they are of selfies.

Tom Kapps of Mirror Image 3D said, “The growing popularity of 3D technologies is undeniable. Customers want to experience it firsthand, but in a way that’s easy, fun and affordable. The Shapify Booth is making this possible, and it’s our hope to bring this technology to locations throughout the country and beyond so everyone can take their selfies to the next dimension.”

If you’ve never been inside an Artec 3D Shapify booth, here’s what it’s like: four wide-view, high-resolution Artec scanners rotate around you to capture your “reality data” from all angles. These are the same high-powered 3D scanners that capture incredible detail for a wide variety of applications in a growing number of industries, such as aerospace, media and manufacturing fields. And, now these scanners will capture every single detail about you, down to the color of your shoelace tips. Artec’s software meshes snapshots of the digital you to create a head-to-toe 3D image file which can then be 3D printed. In this case, the 3D you can be shipped to your house or can be ready for you on a future trip to the New Jersey mall.

Artyom Yukhin, president and CEO of Artec 3D said, “We are thrilled to announce another retail location for the Shapify Booth now with Mirror Image 3D at the Freehold Raceway Mall. Our technology has helped people all over the world capture and forever-remember loved ones, places and moments in ways unimaginable just a few short years ago. We’re excited to continue to bring our 3D technology to more users and public locations.”

The Shapify Booth is opening for business today, April 8 at the Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold, NJ.