— What we did —
The 202 Cisitalia Aerodynamica Berlinetta is a one-off coupe regarded as one of the most influential postwar sports cars; it was famously described as “a rolling sculpture” making it the perfect candidate for our digital preservation processing. The Brigade worked with The Cultivated Collector to 3D scan this streamlined body and generated a highly-accurate digital asset that can be used for a number of 3D applications including online showcase and reverse engineering parts in the event that the car is damaged or modified. Constructing a “Master Asset” is the first step in creating a dynamic online profile for any automobile which can be accessed virtually by anyone from anywhere in need of research, part replication, or perspective buyers. This process allows us to combine detailed historical data into digital interactive experiences that will profoundly change the way we engage with rare cars.
The 202 Cisitalia Aerodynamica Berlinetta is a one-off coupe regarded as one of the most influential postwar sports cars; it was famously described as “a rolling sculpture” making it the perfect candidate for our digital preservation processing. The Brigade worked with The Cultivated Collector to 3D scan this streamlined body and generated a highly-accurate digital asset that can be used for a number of 3D applications including online showcase and reverse engineering parts in the event that the car is damaged or modified. Constructing a “Master Asset” is the first step in creating a dynamic online profile for any automobile which can be accessed virtually by anyone from anywhere in need of research, part replication, or perspective buyers. This process allows us to combine detailed historical data into digital interactive experiences that will profoundly change the way we engage with rare cars.
— 3D Scanning —
Using a Peel 2, 3D scanner our team was able to obtain precise modeling data from the cars surfaces and parts . Steven Dibdin, from Additive Restorations was onsite to scan the shape and capture measurements within blank desires of accuracy. Millions of data points are recorded into the software in realtime to generate a dense point cloud. These individual points are then processed from the scanning software which produces a rough geometry or mesh of the car including all the critical surfaces that helps us locate where things are on the car. We can then further refine and model before applying textures and lighting.
— Digital Modeling —
Brigade imported the point cloud data and base mesh prepared by Additive Restoration in order to guide the modeling process to clearly define the cars shapes and details. In order to achieve the highest quality model to generate an exact replica of the physical car the digital sculpting process can be time-consuming and very meticulous.