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Thursday, May 16 • 10:45am - 11:00am
(Collection Care) A Workflow for 3D Modeling and CNC Cutting Object Mounts from Polyethylene Foam (10:50-11:00am)

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Sometimes an object is difficult to mount (skulls) or so fragile that handling for mount-making can pose an unacceptable risk (cartonnage). Non-contact methods such as photogrammetry, laser scanning, or CT scanning can be used to make three-dimensional (3D) computer models without damaging the object, and then these models can be used as a starting point for programming robot cutting tools such as Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines to cut exactly-fitting mounts from polyethylene foam. In this short presentation I describe a workflow used at The Field Museum in Chicago for machine cutting polyethylene foam storage and display mounts from 3D object files.
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JP Brown

Regenstein Conservator for Pacific Anthropology, Field Museum
JP is the Regenstein Conservator for Pacific Anthropology at The Field Museum, Chicago. He holds degrees in both Archaeological Conservation and Computer Science. He started working on 3D imaging of museum collections in 2006 and has been doing CT, laser scanning, and photogrammetry... Read More →

Thursday May 16, 2019 10:45am - 11:00am EDT
Salon A2-A3, Uncas Ballroom Sky Convention Center, Mohegan Sun
  Specialty Session, Collection Care
  • Track Collection Care
  • Ticketed Included in Main Registration
  • Authors in Publication Order JP Brown
  • Abstract ID 19044
  • Tags CNC cutting,3D scanning. Photogrammetry,Mount making,Laser scanning,CT scanning,Polyethylene foam