Introduction to Total Appearance Capture Scanner (TAC7) and Services
Learn how the Total Appearance Capture (TAC) physical material scanner digitally captures and stores complex optical surface appearance characteristics, such as color, texture and gloss. From automotive paints with special effects, to leather grains and fabrics, hear how it is now possible to accurately replicate physical materials into the digital world.
Find out how TAC brings a new level of accuracy and efficiency to virtual design and empowers designers, 3D artists, material specifiers and marketers to improve communication with stakeholders, reduce approval cycles, improve product quality and get to market faster.
About the Presenters
Thomas Meeker
Thomas Meeker is the 3D Solutions Architect for X-Rite North America supporting the Total Appearance Capture (TAC) ecosystem. As a Technical Artist and Designer, he has a rich background in 3D modeling and animation that he is able to effectively apply in his X-Rite role to help product developers and manufacturers migrate to a more digital future.
Thomas Meeker is the 3D Solutions Architect for X-Rite North America supporting the Total Appearance Capture (TAC) ecosystem. As a Technical Artist and Designer, he has a rich background in 3D modeling and animation that he is able to effectively apply in his X-Rite role to help product developers and manufacturers migrate to a more digital future.
What people have said about Total Appearance Capture
"Total Appearance Capture technology has the potential to transform the automotive industry’s processes for designing products and creating marketing materials."
— Michael Russell, Autodesk
Capture. Communicate. Visualize.
Welcome to the smoothest and most accurate way to take real materials and migrate them into the digital world. Now, you can measure and model the appearance characteristics of a physical material with an entirely new level of accuracy, enabling unmatched realism and efficiency in virtual design.
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Featured Color Management Solutions
Learn more about the products featured in this webinar:
TAC7
The TAC™ Ecosystem is an award-winning appearance solution that enables an unmatched level of realism and efficiency in digital material capture and 3D design. Accurately and consistently share material appearance information across every step of the product development process to reduce design approval cycles and accelerate time to market.
Virtual Light Booth
Perfect for Automotive industries, the Virtual Light Booth is an immersive 3D visualization environment that presents materials with a high degree of realism.
PANTORA™ Material Hub
The X-Rite Pantora Material Hub is a controlling hub for X-Rite Total Appearance Capture (TAC) Ecosystem components, connecting digital material input sources with output destinations.