Scan a real object

Photo Scan

Measure a real object from many photos, with no imagined back. Apple's Object Capture, built into macOS.

Download for macOS All models

One of several local engines in 3D Mate. Switch per model, any time.

A real street monument, filmed on a phone and rebuilt by 3D Mate.

What it is great at

  • Built into macOS. Nothing to download, and it works on the first run.
  • Measures the object it actually sees, so the back is real, not imagined.
  • The most accurate option when you can photograph an object from every angle.

Trade-offs

  • Needs a set of photos, 20 to 60, walking all the way around. It cannot work from a single picture.
  • Only for objects you physically have and can photograph.

At a glance

Unified memory
8 GB minimum, 16 GB recommended
On disk
None. Part of macOS.
Typical speed
Minutes, with photo count
Exports
GLB, USDZ, OBJ, STL, PLY
License
Part of macOS
Runs
On your Mac. Nothing uploaded.

The original model

Object Capture PhotogrammetrySession docs

Try Photo Scan on your Mac.

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Free to try. Install Photo Scan from inside the app, in a click.