A piece of free software turns a webcam and laser level into a modeler's best friend!
Explained Here:
http://revision3.com/systm/laserscan/
Download Here:
http://david-laserscanner.com/
BTW, Systm is awesome! Yay!
Homebrew laserscanner
Re: Homebrew laserscanner
I saw that when it first came out and I actually got it to work. It's not good for games because it's not low poly and the resulting model needs a lot of work to make it in to any kind of usable model. But it was fun being able to scan objects and have them become 3d models.
Re: Homebrew laserscanner
The pro version generates usable high-poly models in seconds, and the meshes spat out by the free version are easily touched up by meshedit. I'll post a model to prove my point as soon as I find my laserlevel. Watch the video, it tells you all the tricks.