3DBigDataSpace, Session 1 - Capture & Practical Foundations - In Person

3DBigDataSpace - Session 1 - Capture & Practical Foundations

The Hunt Museum, as part of their contrituion to the 3DBigDataSpace project is delighted to offer this full day, in person workshop which introduces participants to the complete capture-model-print pipeline with an accessibility focus.

The day combines demonstrations, station based practice, live mesh review, slicing and a printing/finish demonstration. Participants will rotate through capture stations, test handheld scanners and follow a photogrammetry workflow. The afternoon focuses on quick mesh fixes, print planning and tactile testing.

This workshop provides practical skills and tangible outputs that you can take back to the museum and use in your future work.

This workshop will be facilitated by Tadhg Charles - PhD researcher, focused on inclusive museum access; experience in 3D digitisation and tactile interpretation. Guest access consultants and museum staff will be present.

Who should attend?

Museum professionals including curators, access officers, learning staff, exhibition designers, conservators and museum professionals new to 3D capture.

What will be covered:

10.30-11.00 Tea/coffee on arrival

11:00–11:15 Welcome, accessibility checks & project framing
11:15–12:30 Photogrammetry & handheld scanning: demo + capture practice
12:30–13:00 Group capture rotation
13:00–14:00 Quick mesh review and repair demo (Meshroom/Blender/Meshmixer)
14:00–15:00 Lunch* (please note that this is not provided)
15:30–16:30 Slicing primer: orientation & supports (Cura demo)

16.30 - 16.45 Break. Tea/coffee is provided
16:45–18:00 Printing & finishing demo (FDMoverview)
18:00–18:45 Structured tactile testing with access consultants (B&VI input)
18:45–19:00 Reflection & homework briefing

Training participants can purchase lunch in the Hunt Museum Cafe or local establishments, located in close proximity to the museum.

Learning Outcomes:

· Understand the full capture–mesh–slice–print workflow and essential terminology.

· Capture a high-quality photographic dataset suitable for photogrammetry.

· Recognise and correct common capture errors.

· Participate in tactile testing and reflect on accessibility outcomes.

What to bring

Bring a smartphone with camera, laptop with browser. A small, non-sensitive object to scan is optional (bring only if you hold permission).

Prework for Participants

A short video on "How to photograph for photogrammetry" and a check list will be supplied to participants via a OneDrive link in advance of this session.

Access & Consent

Live captions will be used for demonstrations. Transcripts and large-print handouts available on request.

Braille copies available if requested at least 7 days before.
Sessions will be recorded for research with participants’ consent.

You can opt out of any public sharing of your outputs.

Registration Policy & Consent

By registering you agree to participate in research activities associated with this training. Recordings, files and survey data will be retained for research with participant consent. You may opt out of public sharing of any specific model.

Contact tadhg.charles@northumbria.ac.uk for data queries.

Privacy & data handling: All data handling follows institutional GDPR and research ethics guidelines. Personal data is retained separately from model files; model metadata can be anonymised prior to research outputs.

Cancellation policy: Please notify in advance if you cannot attend to release your place.

Organisers reserve the right to reschedule if necessary.