Apologies for not getting back to you sooner. I hit a busy patch with talk and student deadlines. I'm in the process of developing some new approaches to 3D data collection and analysis based on the eigenshape method. My understanding is (though I have not confirmed this personally) a variety of currently available software will handle 3D data. This includes the following.
Edgewarp Morpheus Morphologika I haven't tried Edgewarp, though it's available for down load. Morpheus doesn't seem to be available or appear to have been updated in years. And I've submitted an e-mail request to be sent a copy of Morphologika, but am still waiting for that to arrive. Wish I had better news. As I said, I'm developing my own 3D software now. Norm MacLeod On 23/8/05 14:11, "morphmet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Norman, > > I read your interesting response to the question of Ming regarding a 3D > scanner. Could you recommend an illustrative paper, which shows how to deal > with 3D landmarks in terms of geometric morphometry? I know that, in > prnciple, the calculatiuns are not different from those for 2D landmarks. > Which software package would you recommend to use for that purpose? > > Sincerely yours, > > Oliver Betz > > >> We have a K-M VIVID 910 Color Laser 3D scanner in the NHM Palaeontology >> Dept. and have been experimenting with an ALICONA Infinite Focus Microscope >> which we've had on loan for the last few months. For insects I'd think the >> Alicona would be the better bet, though the K-M could handle specimens down >> to a cm or so in length. This technology is 'moderately priced' right now, >> at least as far as serious scientific instruments go, especially macroscopic >> scanners (e.g., ï¿¡10K-ï¿¡60K). That having been said, the price drop over >> the >> last few years has been impressive. Systems that were no better than the K-M >> came with a price tag of over $1 million 5-7 years ago. >> >> >> Norm MacLeod >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> Prof. Norman MacLeod >> Keeper of Palaeontology >> The Natural History Museum >> Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD >> >> >> (0)207 942-5204 (Office) >> (0)207 942-5546 (Fax) >> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/a&ss/nm/nm.html (Web Page) >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> On 18/8/05 15:06, "morphmet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Dear colleagues, >>> >>> Does anyone know about the application of 3d scanner in digitalization >>> of insect specimens? How? How much? >>> >>> yours sincerely, >>> >>> Ming BAI >>> >>> >>> ---------- >>> Dr. Ming BAI >>> Box 36, Institute of Zoology >>> Chinese Academy of Sciences >>> 25 Beisihuanxi Road, Haidian District >>> Beijing, 100080 >>> PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA >>> >>> TEL: 86-10-62528635; 86-10-62552338 >>> FAX: 86-10-62565689 >>> QQ:21074161 >>> ICQ:347-152-001 >>> MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> MAILBOX:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/workers/MBai.htm >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> DO YOU YAHOO!? >>> é èå è´¹Gé®ç®±ï¼ä¸å½ç¬¬ä¸ç»æ åå¾é®ä»¶éªæ°è¶ 大é®ç®± >> >> >> -- >> Replies will be sent to the list. >> For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org > > > > Prof. Dr. Oliver Betz > Zoologisches Institut > Abt. Evolutionsbiologie der Invertebraten > Auf der Morgenstelle 28E > D-72076 Tübingen > Germany > > phone: 0049-(0)7071-2972995 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http:/www.uni-tuebingen.de/agbetz > > -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
