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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 Whole Body X 3D Scanner. A scan takes approximately 16 seconds to complete and captures the 3D range (X, Y, Z) data as well as a greyscale luminance map.

Following is a brief description of the types of files that one will find in our data samples:

Filename	Description
filename.ply	This file is a merged and edited PLY file, created with CyScan and PlyEdit software (included in a Whole Body Scanner Bundle). This file typifies the results that one can expect to see when using a Cyberware Rapid 3D Scanner.
filename-MO.ply	This is a PLY file that has been merged ONLY. No editing was peformed on this model.
filename-BAF.ply	Here is an unedited PLY file that has been run through the Whole Body AutoFill routines (automated processing).
filename_Echo_Files	The 4 Echo files are located in this folder on our FTP site, along with the texture maps. These files are not merged or edited in any way.
filename_IV_File	This is the original unedited CyScan scan file (Inventor format).
filename_PLY_Files	Here are the 4 PLY files that were used to generate the edited PLY file, the filename-BAF.ply and filename-MO.ply files.

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