The subject of the diploma research is the original wooden head of John the Baptist, which was found in the church of Saint John the Baptist by Lake Bohinj. The diploma thesis presents the process of 3D scanning, data processing, and the use of data for creating a spatial model, printing an object with a 3D printer, and creating a wooden copy of the statue of the head of John the Baptist. The head was also analysed for wood (identification of wood species). The modelling methods were based on the computer software ArtecStudio 18, Solidworks, SolidCam and UltiMaker Cura. We used 3D scanning with a non-contact method using a modern Artec Leo scanner. Printing of the 3D model was done on a 3D printer, and milling of the head on a CNC machine at the Department of Wood Science and Technology. Modern 3D scanning methods have many advantages in the investigation and preservation of cultural heritage. The method is very precise and non-destructive, and at the same time it ensures the acquisition and storage of data of the scanned object, and it enables at any time the investigation of many details that can otherwise be observed in situ only directly on the object itself. The added value of these methods is the production of copies and 3D models, which, in the case of valuable objects of cultural heritage, are only suitable for exhibitions and presentation to the general public. By touching replicas, even the blind and visually impaired individuals can experience these kinds of works of art.
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