3D scanning does not have to require expensive equipment and software. Using photogrammetry techniques you can do quite a bit of scanning for free with just a camera and some free, and (partly) open-source software. For lighting, a cloudy day is good or for small objects fluorescent lighting also casts very little shadow. You can also try doing it inside a shadow. --Note: No need to install Visual SFM or CMVS, just extract Visual SFM, then extract CMVS into the same folder. --The download link for CMVS is
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