3D Scan of the Carleton Weight Room
I created a 3D scan of the Carleton College weight room using the mobile app Scaniverse. The scan captures the layout and physical structure of the training space used by Carleton athletes. The model was generated by walking through the room and capturing hundreds of overlapping images, which the software then stitched together into a single navigable 3D model. As I moved through the space, the app recorded different angles of the equipment, walls, and open floor areas in order to build a complete digital representation of the room. After generating the model, I exported it and embedded it into the project site so that users can interact with the space directly.
The visualization was created using Scaniverse’s real-time 3D reconstruction and photogrammetry processing, which converts a set of overlapping camera images into a textured 3D mesh. Photogrammetry works by identifying shared points across many images and calculating their spatial relationship, allowing the software to reconstruct the physical environment in three dimensions. This allows a real physical environment to be translated into a digital object that can be rotated, zoomed, and explored by viewers. Rather than simply showing photos of the weight room, the scan allows viewers to navigate the environment and understand how equipment, lifting stations, racks, and open training areas are arranged within the space. This makes the visualization more interactive and gives viewers a clearer understanding of the layout than static images would.
To improve clarity and usability, I cleaned the scan by trimming unnecessary geometry and adjusting lighting and texture settings within the Scaniverse export tools. This removed areas of distortion and extra background elements that were not relevant to the weight room itself. I also embedded the model in a format that allows smooth navigation directly within the website. These styling decisions help ensure that the model loads efficiently while still preserving enough visual detail to communicate the structure and layout of the weight room for viewers exploring the project site.
This is a really cool way to document a space that a lot of Carleton athletes spend so much time in, especially myself. The 3D scan does a great job of making the weight room feel interactive rather than just something you look at through static images. I also like how you explained the photogrammetry process, it helps viewers understand how the model was actually created. Being able to navigate around the equipment and lifting areas makes the layout much clearer and gives a much better sense of how the space functions in practice. Nice job team!