Bovine heart

Scanners

Artec Spider II^*

* Scanned by legacy scanner Space Spider now upgraded to Spider II.

Scanning time

20 minutes

Processing time

30 minutes

Like a human heart — both literally and metaphorically — bovine hearts are soft, and need to be treated with care. Flipping the heart over results in a change of shape, which would make an accurate scan difficult. And while we can’t say we always recommend hardening your heart for optimal results, in the case of scanning it works like a charm.

Having frozen the heart, we left it to thaw for 15 minutes right before we scanned it. This checked two boxes: the thawing cleared away any ice crystals left on the surface, while the still-frozen nature of the heart kept it solid and firm. Scanning with the Artec Space Spider went quickly and smoothly with a heart that could be captured on both sides.

For future heart-scanning situations, here’s another method that could be used: hanging the heart in mid-air, and capturing it in one scan.

License

Under Creative Commons license v4, attribution to Artec 3D and a link back to our website is all you need to use this 3D model for free.

How to give attribution:
Bovine heart by Artec 3D

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