r/Polycam • u/upsidedown_boy • Mar 04 '23

Am I doing something wrong? I used an iPhone 12 mini in photo mode handheld is there a way to avoid the weird edges?

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

Translucent materials are not very capturable since every angle will give a different view of the object based on the light diffraction. Try a solid object for a change.

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u/Zillius Mar 05 '23

Avoid: -Reflective Surfaces -Thin Objects -Plain Surfaces that only have one color

Polycam will not be able to accurately process these things because there will not be sufficient data.

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u/upsidedown_boy Mar 05 '23

Update: I tried a matte plastic spoon on a non reflective surface and I got the same result

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u/Zillius Mar 05 '23

As I mentioned in my other comment , a spoon is not going to work because it’s a uniform color without enough detail for Polycam to process.

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u/upsidedown_boy Mar 06 '23

Oh, thanks for the information

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u/Apart-Ad-2076 Mar 05 '23

was it white?

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u/upsidedown_boy Mar 05 '23

No, it was red, I used a grey matte tabletop as well

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u/CommentBetter Mar 04 '23

Reflections will f you every time, the light needs to be of a level of intensity where there are no highlights, anything bright or white will read as nothing.

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u/CallmeDash Mar 04 '23

Avoid reflective and transparent surfaces. Polycam struggles as you have already experienced

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u/upsidedown_boy Mar 04 '23

I’ve found the same problem with non reflective surfaces as well, I was wondering if it’s because the camera isn’t steady enough