Digital sculptures rebuilt for computation

Abstract

This study concerns the modeling of an ancient statue. This project aims to suggest a methodology for the restoration of deteriorated statues, by means of using numerical methods to diagnose weakness areas, and suggest or test the most adequate restorations. For computation, geometric models are rebuilt by computer-aided. The complexity of the artworks shape, requires us to adopt a different approach by acquiring the statue with a laser scanner. In a first step, digitizing and registration are performed. Finally, we made the geometric model ready for computation.