DFX SplatCore Library · The Standard Work on Capture

Photography for 3D — From the Physical Object to the Digital Twin

Real objects, digitally within reach — how to turn photos into 3D.

Here you will learn from the ground up how photographs become digital twins — and how you have to shoot for it to succeed. No degree in computing is assumed, only a camera and curiosity. And this work has a stance: it advises rather than dictates. Because the pictures are made by the person behind the camera — not by the camera, and not by the software.

For anyone who can operate a camera First edition — all 11 parts complete Developed by Studio Heitzig

The parts of this work

Part 0 Why this work exists Fear arises through mystification. Seeing through it removes the fear — reassurance does not. Part 1 Two thousand years of vantage points For two thousand years the world was measured. Now it is reproduced — and your camera is the measuring instrument. Part 2 Photogrammetry, Gaussian Splatting, DFX SplatCore The old world measures the skeleton, the new one lays the skin over it. Your photos must satisfy both. Part 3 What a reconstruction really needs Every photo is a witness statement. See to it that all the witnesses tell the same story. Part 4 The five starting points First the starting point, then the camera: every path rewards different photos — but all of them reward intent. Part 5 What everyone says — and what is true Measure every rule against the six needs — then you will recognise every myth for yourself. Part 6 Setting the camera — advised, not dictated Aperture first, speed after, ISO last — and nothing changes any more until the series ends. Part 7 The hard cases Know the opponents: almost every hard case is a violation of the six needs — and almost every one has a mitigation. Part 8 Field to world The capture is the only link of the chain that cannot be repaired from afar. Whoever can capture holds the key. Part 9 The product twin: e-commerce An AI image can show anything. A twin can prove it. Part 10 The new livelihood Learn to capture once — three doors stand open: Preserve. Sell. Create. Appendices Appendix Most problems have the same origin — and the same solution: the six needs from Part 3.