After several years of fighting with technology, our 3d laser scanning program is up and running here at the RMDRC. We're currently scanning original specimens that are in the restoration queue in order to generate mirror image parts for missing bones. We started with simple parts on the
Avaceratops including cranial and limb material, and progressed to more complicated things like the dentary and maxilla. Not satisfied with the amount of punishment we dished out on ourselves, we then tried
Enchodus bits like the super thin premaxilla and operculum. They all turned out extremely well.
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| One of our new printers which works surprisingly well |
Now that we have more complete sets of replicas to work with, our restoration of these specimens will be not only much more accurate but also faster.
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| Avaceratops lower jaw, with white 3d prints of actual material |
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| Avaceratops tibia, split in a computer so it could fit in the printer |
Next on the docket is some of the cranial material of our
Daspletosaurus specimens. Donor parts from other animals will be brought in and scaled to size. Surprisingly easy to do with the software and operators we now have here. If you are out there and need some items scanned, give us a call!
