An automated scanning system to create photorealistic digital 3D objects

An automated scanning system to create photorealistic digital 3D objects

Zhirkov A.O. (IPRPII MSU, Moscow, Russia; LLC "Teleport3.ru", Moscow, Russia)
Kopanev P.D.
Rodionov R.O. (KIAM RAS, Moscow, Russia)
Sanzharov V.V. (MSU, Moscow, Russia)
Galaktionov V.A. (KIAM RAS, Moscow, Russia)
Frolov V.A. (IPRPII MSU, Moscow, Russia; KIAM RAS, Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the creation of photorealistic digital 3D objects – a task in demand in the retail, design, and entertainment industries. An analysis of current reconstruction methods revealed their key limitations: difficulties working with mirrored, transparent, monochromatic, and thin surfaces; the impossibility of simultaneously accurately reconstructing geometry and materials; and the high labor expenses for obtaining reliable models using reverse engineering methods. The goal of the study is to minimize manual labor and obtain reliable copies in a single scanning cycle. A method for separate reconstruction of geometry and materials using washable texture markers is proposed, ensuring material recovery and stable geometry reconstruction. The system architecture supports the integration of implicit neural reconstruction methods and active scanners. Experiments on a representative dataset have demonstrated high accuracy in the reconstruction of geometry and materials, correct relighting of models, and low operator time costs (less than 15 minutes). The resulting digital objects are suitable for use in AR/VR/web environments. Testing identified a common automated-system limitation: fidelity decreases as the virtual camera approaches, and solutions to mitigate this were proposed.

Keywords

photorealistic digital copy; material acquisition; 3D reconstruction.

Edition

Proceedings of the Institute for System Programming, vol. 38, issue 3, part 3, 2026, pp. 79-100

ISSN 2220-6426 (Online), ISSN 2079-8156 (Print).

DOI: 10.15514/ISPRAS-2026-38(3)-37

For citation

Zhirkov A.O., Kopanev P.D., Rodionov R.O., Sanzharov V.V., Galaktionov V.A., Frolov V.A. An automated scanning system to create photorealistic digital 3D objects. Proceedings of the Institute for System Programming, vol. 38, issue 3, part 3, 2026, pp. 79-100 DOI: 10.15514/ISPRAS-2026-38(3)-37.

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