Summary

This hogscraper has a story to tell. Read more and listen to our historical podcast at:
http://susannalee.org/dh/2014/10/23/hog-scrapers-making-pork-rinds-since-the-19th-century/

Instructions

In order to 3D scan this artifact, we used two different technologies to create two different kinds of scans (both included in our object files). For our first set of scans, we used a repurposed Kinect sensor which was then linked to a laptop. Using Skanect software, we edited the scans. In order to use this method, we first attempted to stand the artifact on a Lazy Susan, put because of the fragility of the artifact, we instead had to improvise. Instead, two users held the laptop and the sensor and moved around the object, allowing the sensor to pick up the data. For our second set of the scans, we used an iPad software application, Structure Sensor, to scan the artifact. Using this method, the user connects a Structure Sense device to the iPad and slowly walks about the object, allowing the sensor to gather information about the object and send it to the application on the iPad. The iPad application then projects a real-time point cloud. As the scanner picks up more points, the object fills in. Should you need to edit the scans, you could use MeshLab or NetFabb.

19th Century Hogscraper