[ale] Hey Shapiro! New use for that 3D printer!

[Charles Shapiro]

Yeah, saw this when it appeared on the Makerbot website.  Cute, mildly
interesting.  Certainly easier than picking the lock and disassembling
it, which is how *I* made masterkeys back in the Day.  We also
experimented with plasticine key impressions, but I was never able to
make that work. I was impressed that this is actually working from the
key codes -- that probably gives a clue as to the warding on the lock,
which you'd need in addition to the actual coding on the key.  Of
course, any half-smart homeowner could foil this by rearranging the
tumblers in his locks and then cutting new keys from them.


-- CHS

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Preston Boyington
<preston.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Pete Hardie wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 13:52, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/02/3d-model-for-reprodu.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29
>>>
>>>
>>> Next step is to create the ability to devise a printed key from a digital
>>> image of the existing key.
>>
>>
>> Already done - Slashdot had a piece about a project that could make
>> keys from a photo of them
>>
>
> oh, I haven't seen that.  I wonder if it's like photofly from Autodesk:
>
> http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/photo_scene_editor/
>
> Highlights:
>
> Allows anyone with a digital camera to create near accurate 3D models
> from photographs using the web.
>
> Utilizes common point and shoot digital cameras.
>
> Harnesses the power of cloud computing to translate photos into detailed
> 3D models.
>
> 3D models can be manipulated by design software (e.g., AutoCAD,
> Inventor, 123D).
>
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