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The state of affairs with 3D visualization is sort of the absolute opposite of the state of affairs with 2D visualization! With 2D, capturing is easy, reproducing is hard. Cameras are a dime a dozen… printers aren’t. But, with 3D it’s the other way around. 3D printers have vastly overtaken the 3D scanner industry, making it easy to build creations, but not so easy to capture existing 3D objects around you. The folks at 3DMakerpro want to change that. With a price as low as $199 for super early bird backers (regular buyers will have to pay the original MSRP of $359), the Seal and Seal Lite are portable consumer-grade 3D scanners with a high accuracy of 0.01mm/0.02mm (depending on the regular or lite variant), rivalling most industrial-grade 3D scanners. Designed to be pretty much held and used like a barcode scanner, the Seal uses a blue encoded light-based imaging system that delivers rich, detailed 3D scans with the wave of your hand. The scanner captures at a staggering speed of 100,000 points per second, recording both color and depth detail even in low light, with AI-powered tracking and stabilizing features. For that compelling price point, the folks at 3DMakerpro hope to shift the scales by making 3D capturing easier, more accessible, and more affordable than 3D printing!

Designers: Sun Jianfeng, Ding Yong, Wang Yuan, Li Ying, Luo Wei & Wang Xin of 3DMakerpro

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Unsurpassed Resolution – Boasting a remarkable 0.05mm resolution, Seal captures intricate details effortlessly, offering up to 5 times the resolution of similar scanners.

Vivid Textures – 24-bit color camera adds vivid colors, contrast, and intricate details to models.

Faster Scanning – Single-frame coded structured light technology, each photo can generate a point cloud frame, achieving true 10fps.

Just as a standalone device, the Seal 3D scanner is no larger than a bar of soap. Built into it, however, is a high-definition color camera that captures 24-bit color and texture information onto a CMOS sensor, along with a blue-light encoded structured light 3D scanning system that captures 3D detail at up to 5x higher resolution than most cameras. This means crisper scans and accuracies of up to 0.01mm getting recorded in each file, effectively making the Seal’s scanning technology the best-in-class for consumer-level scanners (and even some professional scanners). This also translates to faster workflows because you spend up to 40% less time on 3D CAD software creating or touching up scanned models. The Seal Lite is just as efficient as its higher-end sibling, boasting the same scan speeds, but with accuracies of 0.02mm and Mono color/texture information instead of 24-bit.

Multi-Axis Turntable

The Seal and Seal Lite come with two accessories that make the scanning process buttery smooth. For smaller objects and for more controlled scans, the Multi-Axis Turntable lets you mount your Seal or Seal Lite on a static arm, while the object you want to scan sits on a rotating turntable. The turntable itself has a 90° swivel-arm for adjustable captures, and once set up, the entire process is completely automatic. The turntable rotates on its own, while 3D data gets captured and synced with 3DMakerpro’s JMStudio app.

Smart Grip

For objects too large to place on the turntable, the Smart Grip proves to be the perfect accessory. Attach it to the base of your Seal and it becomes almost like a barcode scanner, letting you capture 3D data with a wave of your hand. A Scan Distance Indicator on the back (facing the user) lets you adjust your scan range, while a single button lets you easily and intuitively start and stop scanning. The Smart Grip connects the Seal scanner to your phone (with dedicated iOS and Android apps) so you can pretty much scan objects anywhere without worrying about wires and laptops and other hardware, and a built-in 10,000 mAh battery gives you a whopping 240 minutes of continuous scanning or approximately 100 scan sessions on a full charge.

Brilliant in Darkness – 9-level light adjustment for versatile scanning in varying colors, materials, and lighting conditions.

Lightning-Fast Speed – Collecting 100,000 points per second, it swiftly scans body parts and more.

While it may seem like great hardware can instantly lead to great scans, the reality is that there’s a lot of software tweaking that goes on behind the surface to make the Seal as good as it is. For starters, the short-wavelength structured light system does a remarkable job of grabbing detail, but this is only enhanced by the Seal’s anti-shake optical stabilization that ensures a jittery hand doesn’t affect the scan output. Similarly, AI-based tracking allows the Seal to intuitively scan surfaces without requiring tracking markers, ensuring a seamless 3D model output that isn’t riddled with glitches and stitches. The Seal captures a stunning 100,000 data points per second, making scanning much faster, and a 9-level light adjustment features lets you scan comfortably in bright sunlight as well as low-light settings.

Versatile – Supports OBJ/STL/PLY/ASC formats, catering to all 3D model needs.

Compatible Software

Scanned data gets sent either to your smartphone app, or to the JMStudio software available on Windows and Mac-based systems. The Seal and Seal Lite both output in OBJ, STL, and PLY formats, while also recording in crisp 24-bit color too (or in Mono texture format for the Lite variant) for vivid scans. These scans can then directly be used in all 3D applications for modeling, rigging, animation, archviz, or even metaverse applications. Heck, if you own a 3D printer, you can take prints of your scanned objects too! The Seal 3D scanner starts at a discounted $399 (with an MSRP of $699) and comes with an aluminum outer housing, while the Seal Lite boasts of a discounted $199 price tag (and an MSRP of $359) and a plastic construction.

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If you told me the Dodge Tomahawk went electric and showed me the above photo, I’d probably believe you. However, this clean, mean machine is the Porsche 619 electric concept by Jackson Zhang, an automotive designer and CGI artist based out of California.

Designed as a response to Porsche’s goals of going electric by 2030, the 619 gives the automotive giant its first proper electric motorcycle (even though Porsche has experimented with e-bicycles before). Its unique design quite literally puts Porsche’s automotive DNA in the backseat, while starting entirely afresh. The key, for Zhang, was to create something minimalist, geometry-driven, and iconic. The result is an eclectic beast that borrows a limited amount from Porsche’s design semantics, but pretty much charts its own journey with a bold, blockish form factor that’s still comfortable to sit on and ride around in. The segmented LED matrix headlight boldly reinterprets the one seen on the Taycan, while the taillight wraps around the seat, complete with the word “Porsche” integrated into the outer cover.

Designer: Jackson Zhang

The Porsche 619 concept was made for the enthusiast, not the functionally-driven user. Everything about it screams speed, enjoyment, and luxury all wrapped around in one giant parcel. It isn’t designed to be hyper-aerodynamic like Porsche’s four-wheelers, but has the wheels of a motorbike that means absolute business.

Zhang designed the 619 in two distinct variants – a slightly plan version above with a leather seat and a rear cargo rest, and a more luxurious variant below that has a fuller seat, although still designed only to seat one rider. The lower variant with the cargo rest appeals to a utility-driven audience, but ditches the iconic branded taillight. The higher-end version, however, comes with all the bells and whistles, including Porsche branding on the sides as well as on the taillight, and even LEDs built into the spokes of the wheels, creating a dramatic light show while you blitz down the tarmac.

Zheng attributes the block-ish design to the presence of a large battery unit that drives the 619. A charging port on the top lets you juice the battery, while a hatch right in front lets you disengage the battery and remove it for charging externally or swapping out with a fresh battery set. Power from the battery is guided to a rear-wheel motor that’s connected to the main motorbike’s body using a generatively designed rear wheel fork. Zheng’s pursuit for minimalism led him to rely on generative/parametric design to create a fork that has a high strength-to-weight ratio. The rear wheel also has a single shock that attaches to the underside of the seat, giving you a comfortable ride even on rough terrain.

Although conceptual, the Porsche 619 is certainly a looker. It does for the car brand what Motorrad did for BMW, and what Ducati did for its parent companies Lamborghini and Audi. While Porsche hasn’t made any explicit plans to branch out into motorcycles, the Porsche 619 concept is wishful thinking and desirable aesthetics at their best!

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Earlier this year, Nothing teased a sub-brand by the name of CMF with nothing more than just a logo reveal. Today, leaked images obtained by Twitter-user @techleakszone show three CMF products in the works. We upscaled these low-res images to get a clearer picture of the three products – a smartwatch, a pair of TWS earbuds, and a 65W GaN charging brick, all scheduled for an end-September release in India. All products have one thing in common – the use of a vibrant orange that draws instant attention to them, in a way contrasting Nothing’s transparent approach to design rather wonderfully!

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The most prominent of the products is the smartwatch, which is priced at a budget-friendly ₹4499 ($54.48 USD) and comes with a 1.96″ AMOLED always-on display. Styled to somewhat lock horns with other budget watches/wearables like the Fitbit, the CMF smartwatch comes with an aluminum alloy case and a silicone band. A 330mAh battery gives it up to 13 days of use on a single charge, and the wearable works as a comprehensive fitness/sports tracker with support for 110 sports, along with features like heart-rate monitoring, blood-oxygen monitoring, stress monitoring, sleep tracking, etc. The spec sheet below compares the watch with other budget smartwatches on the Indian market, comparing features along with an incredibly competitive price tag.

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The second product (code-named Corsola) is a ₹3499 ($42.3 USD) pair of TWS earbuds designed to compete with other brands in the low-budget segment. CMF’s earbuds are significantly different in appearance from the Nothing Ear (2) earbuds. They aren’t transparent, and they come in a circular case instead of a square one. The earbuds have up to 45dB of active noise cancellation and an impressive 37-hour battery life with the charging case. Just like the Ear (2), they are IP54-rated as well, although at half the price.

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The third is probably the most interesting product of the lot – a GaN charger designed to compete in the accessories market and probably bring in the green for CMF by selling to both Android and iOS users alike. In a world where phone makers are increasingly deciding to ditch the idea of packaging chargers along with their phones, CMF’s 65W GaN charger makes quite an impact. With three ports (two USB-C and one USB-A), the charger can simultaneously power three devices, giving you a multifunctional power brick that takes care of your phone, tablet, and earbuds or power bank. The GaN semiconductor keeps the charging brick’s size extremely compact, and that bright orange color means you’ll never misplace it! The charging brick is expected to have a ₹2499 ($30.2 USD) price tag at launch a month from now.

Images via @techleakszone

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Mexican architecture firm Estudio Atemporal has completed a gabled multi-building house that flows between indoor and outdoor living in Valle de Bravo.

Named Casa Mola, the 4,600-square-foot (430-square metre) house was completed in 2021 in a densely forested area.

Estudio Atemporal, which is based in Mexico City, arranged the spaces so the residents could live “more organically.”

“Being inside protects from weather conditions and generates intimate moments, being outside extends the spatial appropriation to the entire forest, generating breaths from a more hectic life,” the studio told Dezeen.

The project is composed of four structures: the main dogtrot-style house, a covered outdoor kitchen, a large sleeping cabin and a small sleeping cabin. The architecture studio aimed to blend the structures in with the context, allowing the site to be the design’s key feature.

“The routes towards the different volumes allow direct contact with the environment,” the studio explained. “The house, surrounded by the forest and away from close neighbors, is a place of silence and contemplation towards nature.”

The volumes are constructed with light grey and sand-coloured smooth concrete and topped with timber gabled roofs with exposed rafters that cross the walls, extending from interior to exterior.

Wide slat shingles and brick walkways provide detail and texture, while black metal frames floor-to-ceiling glazing.

The arrangement of the volumes relates to the site’s climate, topography, vegetation and sunlight. Rather than clearing trees to have enough space for the whole program, the team separated the rooms into small forest clearings and protected the existing trees.

“Their arrangement responds to a need to generate a series of experiences and routes between interiors and exteriors that are present at all times,” the studio said. “In turn, this location avoids blocking the views between them and seeks to have optimal sunlight.”

The main house uses a dogtrot passthrough to divide the public areas from the private zones. A bunk room holds one end of the rectangular plant, while an open living, dining and kitchen space comprises the other.

The interior is composed of natural colours and textures with smooth multi-toned concrete floors, wood and concrete built-in furniture, solid wooden doors and a waterfall kitchen island.

A black metal fireplace and chimney and dark kitchen cabinets accent the neutral tones with delicate pendant lights suspended under the exposed trusses. White straight-stacked backsplash tile has a similar shade to the white walls.

Adjacent to the main house is the pool deck with an outdoor kitchen. A black metal structure rises out of the brick deck and connects to a concrete wall, forming a breezy covered space with a white tiled counter and warm wood cabinet doors.

The main sleeping cabin is located downhill with two dark green bedrooms outfitted with neutral tones furnishings. The bathroom is finished with black walls and an oval stone sink. A floating wood counter and skylight above the tub lighten the space.

The smaller sleeping cabin is located uphill next to a parking area and contains a single suite.

In addition to preserving the existing landscape, the house aims to work in harmony with the land, utilizing local, low-maintenance materials and low-consumption lighting and equipment. The design also includes wastewater recovery and returns rainwater to the site.

Nearby in San Simón El Alto, Estudio Atemporal completed a holiday house with a metal oversized gabled roof. The studio also converted an industrial factory into a co-working space in Mexico City.

The photography is by LGM Studio.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a playground in LA designed by architecture studio NBBJ in collaboration with Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

American musician Flea of the Hot Chilli Peppers and architecture studio NBBJ completed the renovation of a playground in the Watts neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

Flea drove the project by funding it and bringing together a team of community members, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and designers.

This week’s newsletter also included a pair of skyscrapers designed by Selldorf Architects in New York, a staggered office building by Eric Parry Architects and a furniture exhibition in New York by Jeff Martin and Sam Klemick.

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