Workshop opportunity · October 2026

Heritage Documentation: Basic 3D Scanning for Objects and Structures

A two-day basic 3D scanning workshop in photogrammetry and LiDAR scanning—moving from image capture to 3D data generation.

Day 1 · Online
6 October 2026, Tuesday Evening
Day 2 · Kathmandu University Premises,Dhulikhel
8 October 2026, Thursday
Open to
Students, researchers and professionals
Poster for the two-day Basic 3D Scanning Workshop Open full-size poster ↗

Capture · Process · Create 3D

A phone or camera can do more than take photos.

What if a series of ordinary photographs could become a 3D model or measurable digital record? In this workshop, participants learn the fundamentals of photogrammetry and apply them to a real-world subject.

No specialist background is required. Curiosity and a smartphone with a good camera are enough.

From photographs to form

See a photogrammetric result.

This rotating digital model demonstrates the kind of three-dimensional output produced by processing overlapping photographs of an object.

  • 01 Photograph the object from multiple angles
  • 02 Align and process the image set
  • 03 Generate and review the 3D model

Final 3D object created using photogrammetry techniques.

Workshop programme

Two days, from principles to practice.

01

Online · Conceptual lectures

Tuesday Evening, 6 October 2026

  • Heritage documentation and digital methods
  • Photogrammetry, types and Structure from Motion
  • Applications in technical and non-technical fields
  • Photography, camera settings and image acquisition
  • Photogrammetric workflow, data and scaling
  • Introduction to LiDAR technology and scan data
02

Kathmandu University Premises, Dhulikhel · Demonstration and hands-on

Thursday, 8 October 2026

  • Photography tutorial and camera-setting experiments
  • Image acquisition and preparation
  • Photogrammetric data processing and 3D generation
  • LiDAR scanning exercise
  • LiDAR data processing and 3D generation
  • Online review and post-activity follow-up

What you will learn

Build a practical foundation.

  1. 01

    Understand the basic principles of photogrammetry.

  2. 02

    Plan a basic photogrammetric survey.

  3. 03

    Capture photographs suitable for photogrammetry.

  4. 04

    Generate 3D photogrammetric outputs.

The workshop does not include finished architectural outputs.

What to bring

Your smartphone is enough.

Mandatory: any smartphone with a good camera.

Optional equipment

  • Laptop
  • DSLR camera
  • iPhone Pro with LiDAR

Participants using a DSLR will also need a laptop for data processing. The LiDAR exercise requires an iPhone Pro.

Training fees

Simple fee structure.

Students (any institution) and individuals associated with Kathmandu UniversityRs. 2,200
Everyone elseRs. 2,500

Completion certificates will be awarded following submission of the post-workshop assignment. Minor prizes will be awarded based on assignment quality, performance and assessment score.

Who is this for?

No specialist background required. Curiosity is enough.

For anyone interested in capturing, documenting, measuring, mapping or digitally reconstructing heritage objects—including students, researchers, archaeologists, heritage enthusiasts and professionals.

6 & 8 October 2026

Ready to capture, process and create in 3D?