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Three-dimensional scanning of furniture in scientific
documents involves the use of technologies such as Terrestrial cottonbro studio
Laser Scanning (TLS), custom trolley-based systems with laser
scanners, and advanced methods such as reversible jump

MCMC for structural element identification.
Additionally, repositories such as 3D-FUTURE provide
richly annotated 3D furniture shapes for research purposes.
Recent advances include Mesh CA, a method that combines
neural networks and differentiable rendering for 3D object
reconstruction without 3D supervision data. These approaches
enable the generation of accurate 3D furniture models, aiding
in tasks such as furniture classification, structural element However, because of the growing need to digitise real-world
identification, and texture recovery for comprehensive research objects for manufacturing in the shortest time and at a price

in areas like 3D modelling and object pose estimation. as low as possible, such as ornamental objects or various
Tsipotas and Spathopoulou, Elgewely, and Wang described components of furniture where the precision of the resulting
3D scanning technology for restoring and protecting ancient 3D model is less demanding, it can be used for this purpose
furniture. These studies concluded that digitalisation significantly and only for large objects. Photogrammetric methods cannot
enhances restoration quality when combined with modern be used to scan small and precise objects.
manufacturing methods. Valero et al. conducted one of the first studies focusing
Three-dimensional scanning also has technological applications on 3D scanning challenges for various complex surfaces of

in the furniture industry. Sydor et al. used 3D scanning to furniture using hand-held and stationary scanners. This is
measure the instability of pinewood. one of the first papers to research problems for 3D scanning
In this study, 3D scanning was used as a metrology tool different complex furniture surfaces using hand-held and
to evaluate the sustainability of wooden furniture elements for stationary 3D scanners.
robotic montage. Bodi et al. explore the relationship between Different materials were selected as experimental objects
cutting parameters, material properties, and part geometry in through the hand-held laser three-dimensional scanner mapping
CNC machining and its impact on the quality of furniture parts. experiment, and three-dimensional scanner measurement
Two methods are presented to evaluate surface flatness technology was used to quickly transform the scanned image
and roughness, including manual and automated measurement into one data point after another.

techniques. The authors confirmed that 3D scanning helps Three-dimensional data were obtained by scanning the
automate manufacturing processes to improve the quality of surface of complex furniture, and then the scan data were
components. converted into a standard data format to simulate the model
Curta et al. present a digital close-range photogrammetry of the scanned object.
method as an inexpensive digitisation technique used for The research studies mentioned above are the only ones
abstract-shaped real objects, with the ultimate goal of being found on the furniture industry’s application and methodology
unique or mass production of the object using CNC machining. of 3D scanning. As mentioned above, much of the research

Although photogrammetry is a type of 3D scanning, it is refers to general 3D scanning technology, its application, and
generally not used in industrial applications. its methods in other industries.