Presidents Day Round Up

In honor of Presidents Day, here is a sampling of presidential sites we've 3D scanned at Direct Dimensions.

Last Friday Direct Dimensions was on-site at George Washington's Mount Vernon to fully digital document this historical home. The 3D scans will help preservationists determine the age of building components, from nails to floor planks, allowing them to decipher what parts of the home date back to Washington himself, and what parts are more "modern" repairs or additions. You can read more about the 3D documentation of Mount Vernon here.

Over 200 feet in the air, a monumental sculpture of George Washington sits atop the first Washington Monument in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood. As part of an extensive renovation project the sculpture was digitized for documentation and restoration purposes. Two different scanning technologies were employed, the Faro Focus and a handheld Artec EVA scanner.


Perhaps the most well known presidential monument is the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.  This image is from an actual 3D laser scan of the Memorial and was performed in Dec. 2001 as a demonstration of lidar technology. You can visit our Sketchfab page and download the model for 3D printing for free!
Happy Presidents Day!