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OpenVertebrate Presents a Database of 13,000 3D Scans of Specimens
Author : exikyut
Score : 158 points
Date : 2025-04-05 02:15 UTC (20 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (www.openculture.com)
| exikyut wrote:
| 3D objects viewable in-browser can be found here:
| https://sketchfab.com/FloridaMuseum/models
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| So far about 800 objects have been uploaded, including within the
| past fortnight.
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| Some noninteractive colour images are available here:
| https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/overt/gallery/
| gnabgib wrote:
| They're in a number of places, but the most complete seems to
| be morphosource:
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| https://www.morphosource.org/projects/000368762 (17867 scans,
| 10920 specimens)
| Daub wrote:
| The Sketchfab collection seems to have been set to non-
| downloadable. The morphsource collection can be downloaded, but
| only as an image sequence, not as 3D meshes. Fairly easy to
| convert images sequence to mesh, but I wish they had made the
| task more straightforward.
| Daub wrote:
| I take it back. The volumetric image series format of
| morphsource is not agreeable to being easily converted to
| mesh objects.
| exDM69 wrote:
| There are meshes in morphosource too. Didn't try downloading
| any but they are available as STL files with 1-2 million
| polygons per model. Some meshes are individual bones or
| skulls, others are complete specimens. The interface is a bit
| clumsy but you can use "mesh" in your search string
| Daub wrote:
| Thanks. I will re-look.
| gnabgib wrote:
| (2024) Original source:
| https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/scientists-ct-scan...
| quasarj wrote:
| Do they share the original CT scans?
| vincnetas wrote:
| Looks like yes. For example here :
| https://www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000727606?locale=...
| vincnetas wrote:
| Ok so whas looking where to actually download the models. Looks
| its here:
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| https://www.morphosource.org/catalog/media?locale=en
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| But you need to register account and file a request for each
| download.
|
| Edit: ok there is a filter option "Publication Status: Open
| Download" which gives you download without filing a request.
| jmakov wrote:
| Errot 405
| slimbuck wrote:
| Some of these would be better converted to 3dgs.
| pmags wrote:
| Note that MorphoSource is precisely the type of scientific
| resource that will be lost if Trump, Elon, and the DOGE-ies have
| their way.
|
| This has been jointly funded by NSF and the investigators home
| institution (Duke).
|
| Scientific databases, like this, but also many model organism
| genome databases have already been at risk because maintaining
| and curating high quality data is often seen as "not sexy
| enough". Many such resources are being forced to consider
| subscription models (e.g. [1]) to "keep the lights on".
| Ironically such resources are in fact critical for modern, high
| impact science.
|
| This is only going to get worse as the Trumpists and DOGE-ies
| continue to kneecap NIH, NSF, and other critical parts of our
| infrastructure.
|
| [1] https://veupathdb.org/veupathdb/app/static-
| content/subscript...
| seabass-labrax wrote:
| I find these kinds of projects really exciting. Does anyone know
| if the people behind this project have any connection to
| #ScanAllFish[1], which was also featured on Hacker News last
| year[2]?
|
| [1]: https://www.adamsummers.org/scanallfish
|
| [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40021458
| mzajc wrote:
| > Error 405 Slovenian users must use proxy.
|
| The project sounds interesting, but I can't see what it's about
| because they've apparently blacklisted (?) my entire country.
|
| ETA: Looks like this is just a news article. Perhaps linking the
| (less discriminatory) primary source would be a better idea:
| https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/overt/gallery/
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