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3 - Dimensional Scanning

Laboratory equipment includes a Roland LPX 1200 non - contact laser surface scanner and several PC and Mac workstations.

Raw scan data are collected and edited with Rapidform software and Wirefusion software is used to publish compressed 3-D Java files that can be viewed and manipulated on our webpage, without the need for specialized software or additional plug-ins.

As part of our project on the anatomy and function of the archosaur breathing pump, we are generating a database of 3-D avian anatomy, which is available online for the scientific community at large and the general public. With proper accreditation, any of these images may be used freely for educational purposes and uncompressed data files will be made available to the scientific community at large.

 

Links to pages on our 3-D scanning facility, cineradiographic research, and fieldwork, are located at the bottom of this page (and in the navigation bar).