Getting ready

It is good practice to make a backup of your folder containing the Photo Scene data files and photos. Keep all the backups of the originals together in a folder. In the following recipe, multiple resolutions will be generated for each scene. Keeping all of your data files organized is very important!

How to do it…

Open 123D Catch and sign in. Open an existing capture and proceed as follows:

How it works…

When Autodesk first processed your photos, it generated a very low-resolution draft of your scene. This draft is just a little lower in resolution than a Mobile resolution export. The following chart compares the resolution of a typical scene saved in all three resolutions:

We would typically assume that picking the highest resolution would be the best for 3D printing. However, by experimenting with the various resolutions with each model, you may find that a lower resolution is either better or more interesting than a higher-resolution export.