The 3D Digitization Lab collaborated with the Virginia Tech College of Veterinary Medicine to digitize 25 sets of equine dental clackers for use as interactive teaching materials. Because a horse’s age can be estimated by examining its teeth, capturing fine details was essential to the project.

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Using a cross-polarized imaging setup, we eliminated surface reflections and achieved accurate color data. The high-resolution models (~5 million faces) were optimized to ~25,000 faces for efficient online viewing, with high-resolution details and roughness maps baked in using Substance Painter.

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The resulting .GLB models will soon be available on the Virginia Tech Libraries website, allowing students to closely examine the teeth in an accessible, interactive format.

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Click on the images below to see renders of three of the low-resolution models from this collection.