Format for human body modelling from 3‐D body scanning

Abstract

Presents a standard data format for describing and interpolating 3‐D human body shapes from data collected by a 3‐D body scanner. The body data were treated as a series of horizontal cross‐sections. Each cross‐section was described by 16 data points. The 3‐D surface can be calculated by interpolating between these sections. This procedure allowed editing and manipulation of raw scanned data, as well as substantial data reduction. Horizontal cross‐sections of the body were chosen to correspond to particular anatomical surface landmarks, rather than distances from a reference point. Hence, each data element described a particular anatomical location, irrespective of body shape and size. This feature allowed comparison and averaging of 3‐D shapes, greatly enhancing the application of 3‐D scanned data. The standard data format allows 3‐D scanned data to be transferred into CAD/CAM systems for automated garment design and manikin manufacture.

Citation

Jones, P.R.M., Li, P., Brooke‐Wavell, K. and West, G.M. (1995), "Format for human body modelling from 3‐D body scanning", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 7-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/09556229510080675