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The intention of Cyberware in releasing these datasets is to both return value to the CG community, to which we are indebted for its past and continued support, and to promote these odd scanning devices that a couple dozen people here sweat over. We are interested to learn and see what you might accomplish by using these models.

The raw data output format from Cyberware scanners is an ordered point cloud. Cyberware has translators that support a wide variety of output formats, including 3D Studio & 3D Studio MAX, ASCII, Digital Arts, DXF, DXF (3D FACES), IGES 106, IGES 124, IGES 126, IGES 128, Inventor, OBJ, PLY, SCR (AutoCAD mesh), SCR (AutoCAD slice), STL, subdivision surfaces, and VRML. For more information, refer to our file formats listing.

All of the samples provided were scanned on a Cyberware Head & Face Color 3D Scanner. A scan takes approximately 16 seconds to complete and captures the 3D range (X, Y, Z) data as well as a 24-bit color texture map.

Following is a brief description of the types of files that one will find in our data samples (most files are compressed using the ZIP format):

Filename	Description
filename.ply	This file is a merged but unedited PLY file, created with software that is included in a scanner bundle purchase. This file typifies the results that one can expect to see when using a Cyberware Rapid 3D Scanner.
filename-E.ply	This is a PLY file that has been merged and edited. All editing procedures were completed using the PlyEdit software (included in Head & Face Scanner Bundle).
filename.iv	This is the original unedited CyScan scan file (Inventor format).

Most of the files here were saved in the PLY file format, which is available in the public domain. One may find sample I/O routines in C here:

• PLY File Format