A digital acquisition instrument used to record the three-dimensional geometry of an object and produce a digital 3D model.
A laser scanner records the three-dimensional surface of an object and produces a digital representation. Le voci del marmo includes laser scanning among the tools of contemporary sculptural practice.
The captured geometry can support documentation, enlargement, reduction, CNC machining, conservation, replication, and comparison between physical and digital forms.
Etymology
English technical term adopted in Italian workshop usage.
Sculptor Notes
Scanning records geometry; it does not decide what matters sculpturally. Resolution, occlusion, reflective surfaces, registration errors, and later mesh processing all affect what survives from the physical object into the digital model.
References
https://levocidelmarmo.sns.it/scheda_oggetti_relazione.php?denom=laser+scanner&id=39