Qlone

{{Infobox software

| name = Qlone

| screenshot = Qlone Screenshot.jpeg

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| developer = EyeCue Vision Technologies Ltd

| released = {{Start date and age|2017|06|15}}

| ver layout = stacked

| operating system = iOS 13.0 or later, Android 7.0 or later, macOS 12.0 or later, watchOS 7.0 or later

| language = English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish

| language count = 17

| genre = 3D scanning and editing

| license = Proprietary

| website = {{Official website}}

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Qlone is a 3D scanning app based on photogrammetry for creation of 3D models on mobile devices.{{Cite web |title=Free app turns your phone into a 3D scanner |url=https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2018/02/08/free-app-turns-your-phone-into-3d-scanner/110216906/ |access-date=2018-02-08 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=2018-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208191938/https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2018/02/08/free-app-turns-your-phone-into-3d-scanner/110216906/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=June 21, 2017 |title=なるほど、ARを使うか！専用マットを利用した3Dスキャンアプリ｢Qlone｣ (Japanese) |url=https://www.gizmodo.jp/2017/06/qlone-3d-scan.html |url-status=live |access-date=2017-06-21 |publisher=Gizmodo |archive-date=2017-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624004025/http://www.gizmodo.jp/2017/06/qlone-3d-scan.html }} The resultant 3D models can be exported for external use.

Qlone was featured at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2021.{{cite web |title=WWDC21: Apple's RealityKit 2 allows developers to create 3D models for AR using iPhone photos |date=8 June 2021 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/08/apples-realitykit-2-allows-developers-to-create-3d-models-for-ar-using-iphone-photos/ |access-date=2021-06-09 |publisher=TechCrunch |archive-date=2021-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609005719/https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/08/apples-realitykit-2-allows-developers-to-create-3d-models-for-ar-using-iphone-photos/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=WWDC21: Platforms State of the Union |url=https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/102/?time=2471 |access-date=2021-06-07 |publisher=Apple |archive-date=2023-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412060047/https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/102/?time=2471 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=WWDC21: AR Quick Look, meet Object Capture |url=https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10078/?time=756 |access-date=2021-06-07 |publisher=Apple |archive-date=2021-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116104839/https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10078/?time=756 |url-status=live }} It was also featured on BBC Click.{{cite web |title=Can AI beat a doctor? - BBC Click | date=4 July 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r211sTXjC4c&t=1023s |access-date=2021-11-28 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=2021-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128121538/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r211sTXjC4c&t=1023s |url-status=live }}

Qlone features

= 3D scanning =

3D scanning with Qlone requires the use of an included mat design.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-31 |title=3D Scanning keeps getting easier, and Qlone has really nailed it {{!}} Poc Network // Tech |url=https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/3d-scanning-keeps-getting-easier-and-qlone-has-really-nailed-it/ |url-status=live |language=en-US |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207110602/https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/3d-scanning-keeps-getting-easier-and-qlone-has-really-nailed-it/ }}{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Sam |date=2017-07-10 |title=EyeCue Vision Technologies unveil 3D scanning mobile app |url=https://www.tctmagazine.com/api/content/3f77eec6-656d-11e7-98af-0a5fbc963f88/ |url-status=live |website=TCT Magazine |language=en-gb |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409092306/https://www.tctmagazine.com/api/content/3f77eec6-656d-11e7-98af-0a5fbc963f88/ }}{{Cite web |date=2017-07-20 |title=New mobile app Qlone turns your smartphone or tablet into a high-resolution 3D scanner |url=http://www.3ders.org/articles/20170720-new-mobile-app-qlone-will-turn-your-smartphone-or-tablet-into-a-high-resolution-3d-scanner.html |url-status=live |website=3ders.org |language=en-US |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2022-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221201952/http://www.3ders.org/articles/20170720-new-mobile-app-qlone-will-turn-your-smartphone-or-tablet-into-a-high-resolution-3d-scanner.html }} The user prints the mat onto a sheet of paper, then places the object to be scanned in the centre of the mat.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-23 |title=Qlone - skanowanie 3D w domowych warunkach |url=https://www.komputerswiat.pl/aktualnosci/aplikacje/qlone-skanowanie-3d-w-domowych-warunkach/jxszv1q |url-status=live |website=www.komputerswiat.pl |language=pl |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2021-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208094602/https://www.komputerswiat.pl/aktualnosci/aplikacje/qlone-skanowanie-3d-w-domowych-warunkach/jxszv1q }}{{Cite web |date=2017-07-23 |title=Qlone: Η δωρεάν εφαρμογή που μετατρέπει το iPhone σε 3D-scanner |url=https://www.newsnowgr.com/article/1033410/Qlone-i-dorean-efarmogi-pou-metatrepei-to-iPhone-se-3D-scanner.html |url-status=live |website=NewsNowgr.com |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2021-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208095855/https://www.newsnowgr.com/article/1033410/Qlone-i-dorean-efarmogi-pou-metatrepei-to-iPhone-se-3D-scanner.html }} An augmented reality dome within the Qlone app guides the user through the subsequent scanning process.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-18 |title=Take Quality 3D Scans with Your iPhone Using the New Qlone App |url=https://3dprint.com/181387/qlone-app-3d-scans-iphone/ |url-status=live |website=3DPrint.com {{!}} The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing |language=en-US |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2022-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124230029/https://3dprint.com/181387/qlone-app-3d-scans-iphone/ }}{{Cite web |date=2017-06-25 |title=TOP 5 des vidéos de la semaine : Des imprimantes 3D chez Volkswagen, l'application Qlone pour scanner en 3D... |url=https://www.3dnatives.com/top-5-videos-25062017/ |url-status=live |website=3Dnatives |language=fr-FR |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2023-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415180033/https://www.3dnatives.com/top-5-videos-25062017/ }} The iOS version of Qlone allows scanning without the mat.{{Cite web |title=FAQ |url=https://www.qlone.pro/faq |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=qlone |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206015943/https://www.qlone.pro/faq |url-status=live }}

= 3D editing =

Qlone's editing features allow users to adjust 3D scanned models using texture mapping, polygon mesh size simplification, digital sculpting, cleaning and smoothing, and artistic effects.{{Cite web |last=Feitosa |first=Alessandro Jr. |date=2017-07-22 |title=Os melhores apps da semana para iPad e iPhone |url=https://gizmodo.uol.com.br/melhores-apps-ipad-iphone-209/ |url-status=live |website=Gizmodo Brasil |language=pt-BR |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2022-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629161126/https://gizmodo.uol.com.br/melhores-apps-ipad-iphone-209/ }}{{Cite web |last=سعود |first=أحمد |date=2017-07-20 |title=تطبيق Qlone لعمل مسح ضوئي للمجسمات للأيفون |url=http://www.n1t1.com/%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%82-qlone-%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AD-%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86/ |url-status=live |website=نيوتك {{!}} New tech |language=ar |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2021-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208095917/https://www.n1t1.com/%d8%aa%d8%b7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%82-qlone-%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%ad-%d8%b6%d9%88%d8%a6%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%8a%d9%81%d9%88%d9%86/ }}

= File export =

Qlone exports directly to multiple 3D platforms including SketchFab,{{cite web |date=June 15, 2017 |title=Introducing Qlone with Sketchfab Support |url=https://sketchfab.com/blogs/community/introducing-qlone-sketchfab-support/ |access-date=2017-06-15 |publisher=SketchFab Blog |archive-date=2020-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022211427/https://sketchfab.com/blogs/community/introducing-qlone-sketchfab-support/ |url-status=live }} i.materialise,{{cite web |date=September 22, 2017 |title=3D Scan Real Objects with Qlone and 3D Print Them with i.materialise |url=https://i.materialise.com/blog/en/3d-scanning-app-qlone/ |access-date=2017-09-22 |publisher=i.materialise |archive-date=2019-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426122257/https://i.materialise.com/blog/en/3d-scanning-app-qlone/ |url-status=live }} Lens Studio for Snapchat,{{Cite web |title=Qlone, 3D Object Export - Lens Studio by Snap Inc. |url=https://lensstudio.snapchat.com/guides/3d/3d-software/qlone-3d-object-export/ |access-date=2021-11-23 |website=lensstudio.snapchat.com |archive-date=2021-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123150729/https://lensstudio.snapchat.com/guides/3d/3d-software/qlone-3d-object-export/ |url-status=live }} Shapeways and CGTrader.{{cite web |title=Scan with mobile app Qlone and upload your models to CGTrader directly |url=https://www.cgtrader.com/blog/scan-with-mobile-app-qlone-and-upload-your-models-to-cgtrader-directly-2017-06 |access-date=2017-06-15 |publisher=CGTrader |archive-date=2021-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117045514/https://www.cgtrader.com/blog/scan-with-mobile-app-qlone-and-upload-your-models-to-cgtrader-directly-2017-06 |url-status=live }} Models can also be exported in different 3D formats for use in other 3D tools – OBJ, STL, FBX, USDZ, GLB (Binary gLTF), PLY, and X3D.{{Cite web |last=BOSTANOĞLU |first=Emir |date=2017-06-18 |title=Hafta sonu ne indirsek: Qlone [Video] |url=https://www.log.com.tr/hafta-sonu-ne-indirsek-qlone-video/ |url-status=live |website=Teknoloji haberleri - LOG |language=tr |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2021-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208102651/https://www.log.com.tr/hafta-sonu-ne-indirsek-qlone-video/ }}{{Cite web |date=2017-07-23 |title=Бесплатное приложение Qlone превращает iPhone в 3D-сканер |url=https://www.digger.ru/news/besplatnoe-prilozhenie-qlone-prevrashhaet-iphone-v-3d-skaner |url-status=dead |website=Digger.ru |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=2021-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208092656/https://www.digger.ru/news/besplatnoe-prilozhenie-qlone-prevrashhaet-iphone-v-3d-skaner }}File:Qlone_3D_Face_Scan.gif

Industry use

Space rock scans for the European Space Agency{{cite web |title=Science of tele-robotic rock collection |url=https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2020/01/03/science-of-tele-robotic-rock-collection/ |access-date=2020-01-03 |publisher=European Space Agency}}{{Citation |title=Scanning rocks | date=19 December 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gollw6WX5YU |language=en |access-date=2021-12-08}}
Virtual exhibits for the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site{{Cite news|title=Virtual reality translates into real history for iTech Prep students |url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2018/may/11/virtual-reality-translates-into-real-history-for-itech-prep-students/ |access-date=2021-11-23 |newspaper=The Columbian |language=en-US}}
Augmented reality menus for the Madrid restaurant chain 80 Degrees{{Cite web |date=2021-02-07 |title=Códigos QR y realidad aumentada: la evolución de las cartas en los restaurantes |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/comer/tendencias/20210207/6224861/codigos-qr-realidad-aumentada-evolucion-cartas-llego-covid-19.html |access-date=2021-11-23 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}
Creation of cadaver models for educational neurosurgical simulations{{cite journal |last1=Gurses |first1=Muhammet Enes |last2=Gungor |first2=Abuzer |last3=Hanalioglu |first3=Sahin |last4=Yaltirik |first4=Cumhur Kaan |last5=Postuk |first5=Hasan Cagri |last6=Berker |first6=Mustafa |last7=Türe |first7=Uğur |year=2021 |title=Qlone®: A Simple Method to Create 360-Degree Photogrammetry-Based 3-Dimensional Model of Cadaveric Specimens |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=34662905&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2023-06-07 |url-access=subscription |via=EBSCOHost |journal=Operative Neurosurgery |volume=21 |issue=6 |pages=E488–E493 |doi=10.1093/ons/opab355 |pmid=34662905 |id={{ProQuest|2618029903}} }}{{cite journal |last1=Hanalioglu |first1=Sahin |last2=Romo |first2=Nicolas Gonzalez |last3=Mignucci-Jiménez |first3=Giancarlo |last4=Tunc |first4=Osman |last5=Gurses |first5=Muhammet Enes |last6=Abramov |first6=Irakliy |last7=Xu |first7=Yuan |last8=Sahin |first8=Balkan |last9=Isikay |first9=Ilkay |last10=Tatar |first10=Ilkan |last11=Berker |first11=Mustafa |last12=Lawton |first12=Michael T. |last13=Preul |first13=Mark C. |title=Development and Validation of a Novel Methodological Pipeline to Integrate Neuroimaging and Photogrammetry for Immersive 3D Cadaveric Neurosurgical Simulation |journal=Frontiers in Surgery |date=2022 |volume=9 |page=878378 |doi=10.3389/fsurg.2022.878378 |pmid=35651686 |pmc=9149243 |doi-access=free }}
MIT xPRO online courses in VR and AR technologies{{cite web |title=Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Online Program |url=https://executive-ed.xpro.mit.edu/virtual-reality-augmented-reality |access-date=2021-11-16 |publisher=MIT xPRO}}
3D models for Museums and Archaeological artifacts{{cite conference |last1=Lewis |first1=M. |last2=Oswald |first2=C. |url=https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLII-2-W10/107/2019/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W10-107-2019.pdf |title=Can an Inexpensive Phone App Compare to Other Methods when It Comes to 3D Digitization of Ship Models |conference=2019 Underwater 3D Recording and Modelling “A Tool for Modern Applications and CH Recording” |location=Limassol, Cyprus |journal=The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |publisher=Copernicus Publications |editor=International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |date=17 April 2019 |access-date=2023-06-07 |volume=XLII-2/W10 |pages=107–111 |doi=10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W10-107-2019 |bibcode=2019ISPAr4210..107L |s2cid=146021711 |id={{ProQuest|2585423206}} |doi-access=free }}{{Cite web |title=Submit your artefact |url=https://www.imaginedmuseum.uk/submit-your-artefact |access-date=2021-11-23 |website=www.imaginedmuseum.uk }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |date=2018-12-03 |title=Scholarship in 3D: 3D scanning and printing at ASOR 2018 |url=https://digitalorientalist.com/2018/12/03/scholarship-in-3d-3d-scanning-and-printing-at-asor-2018/ |access-date=2021-11-23 |website=The Digital Orientalist |language=en}}
3D models of faces and human bodies for Anatomy and Biology education{{Cite journal |last1=Iwanaga |first1=Joe |last2=Terada |first2=Satoshi |last3=Kim |first3=Hee-Jin |last4=Tabira |first4=Yoko |last5=Arakawa |first5=Takamitsu |last6=Watanabe |first6=Koichi |last7=Dumont |first7=Aaron S. |last8=Tubbs |first8=R. Shane |url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ca.23753 |access-date=2023-06-07 |url-access=subscription |via=EBSCOHost |date=2021 |title=Easy three-dimensional scanning technology for anatomy education using a free cellphone app |journal=Clinical Anatomy |volume=34 |issue=6 |pages=910–918 |doi=10.1002/ca.23753 |pmid=33984162 |s2cid=234497497 |id={{ProQuest|2558228906}} }}{{cite journal |last1=竹下 |first1=俊治 |title=生物の形態観察における3Dスキャンアプリの活用 |trans-title=Using of the 3D scanning application for morphological observations in biology class |language=ja |journal=学校教育実践学研究 |trans-journal=Hiroshima Journal of School Education |date=19 March 2021 |volume=27 |doi=10.15027/50609 |doi-access=free }}
3D face scanning for Digital dentistry and CAD/CAM dentistry{{Cite web |title=digital—international magazine of digital dentistry No. 1, 2024 |url=https://epaper.dental-tribune.com/dti/6602e9b89e979/#14 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=epaper.dental-tribune.com |language=en}}