Do-it-yourself 3D digitizing tools in preservation of cultural heritage

Abstract: With the purpose of making 3D digitization more accessible in museums, this study looks into adequate solutions for a low-cost scenario. Based on a do-it-yourself perspective, photogrammetry and laser scanning techniques were experimented on three artefacts from the Júlio de Castilhos Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Both techniques have shown great results, but the one based on photogrammetry presented more advantages, such as a smaller learning curve.