3D Imaging

The ROM’s 3D imaging was created with an Arius3D laser scanner to create high-resolution detail and data. Three-dimensional objects that mirror their real-world counterparts were created using this information.

A select number of these 3D models are available for online viewing through ROM Images. View the following records, specifically the "Other Media" field:

Polar bear animal sculpture (ivory), 1940-1942 AD
Snow goggle (ivory), 300-500 AD
Cat mummy (bone, linen, paint), 30 BC-100 AD
Scarab (steatite), 716-702 BC

Many of the 3D models are included in the Shaping Canada: Our Voices and Stories program displayed in the ROM Digital Gallery.

All of our 3D models are available for licensing by third-party clients (see Permissions & Licensing for more information).
List of 3D objects available for licensing (pdf)

Podcast

3D Scanning at the ROM
November 02, 2006
Technician Matthew Hallett on the process and technology used to create 3D images of objects in the ROM's collections

Video Podcast (4 MB, 1m 31s)
Written Transcript (PDF)