Capture, an iPhone 3D scanner app, hints at the future of augmented reality

3D scanners don’t have to cost a fortune: As it turns out, you may already have one in your pocket. A new free app called Capture uses the TrueDepth sensors on X-series iPhones to make crude 3D models of small objects, which you can then plop into different settings through augmented reality or share with other folks through iMessage or other means.Or let’s put it this way: With Capture, I can use my iPhone XS Max to scan a 3D model of Macworld’s old Macintosh SE, being careful to scan each angle I can reach (or until it times out). Once done, I can flip and spin the 3D model around inside the app as though the old Mac were a prop in a video game. I could also send it to a friend, who’d then be able to use her iPhone’s camera see how it looks on her own desk through augmented reality. This will work even with her iPhone 7, which doesn’t have the TrueDepth sensor built in.To read this article in full, please click here