Digitising Artefacts
What is it? Guidelines
What does it allow you to do? Digitise 3D objects using photogrammetry
Cost? Free, although you may need to buy some equipment for the photogrammetry
Who is it for?
A history buff A multimedia company A school teacher A small museum or heritage organisation A techie person
Museums and heritage organisations often care for collections of intriguing and amazing objects, kept safe in their buildings. But imagine what more we could do if we could take these objects out of the museum back to the places where they were made and used, or share them with more people than could visit in person, or re-imagine their original surroundings: 3D digitisation of objects opens up all of these possibilities.
This toolkit contains guidelines on photogrammetry – a process of making 3D digital models by taking many photos with a conventional camera and then feeding those photos through some specific software. You can also see some of the 3D models we made of artefacts relating to our case study sites and explore links to other information and guides.