Photo-Based Object Scanning on Android
Object Mode gives Android users a guided way to turn overlapping photos into a three-dimensional model. Start from the capture view, keep the subject inside the frame, and move steadily around it so Polycam can collect enough angles for photogrammetry. Automatic and manual capture controls make the workflow approachable for quick experiments as well as deliberate project work.
Good lighting, sharp images, and a clear path around the object help the reconstruction retain useful shape and texture. The in-app Learn entry gives beginners a route to scanning guidance, while the onboarding choices can tailor the experience for architecture, construction, engineering, real estate, facilities, manufacturing, insurance, or media work.
3D Review, Editing, and Model Export
After a capture is processed, Polycam can display the 3D result on the phone so users can inspect it from different angles before taking it elsewhere. Editing and review tools support a practical loop of checking the model, correcting the framing or scale, and deciding whether another scan would produce a cleaner result.
Export choices include familiar mesh formats such as OBJ, GLTF, FBX, DAE, USDZ, and STL, with availability varying by plan and capture type. That range helps move models into web viewers, 3D printing tools, design software, visualization pipelines, or game engines. Users should choose the format that fits the next application instead of treating every export as interchangeable.
Albums, Library, and Capture Organization
The Library and Albums areas keep capture projects from becoming a flat, difficult-to-search list. Users can create an album, add a name and optional description, and separate work by client, site, object type, assignment, or personal project. This structure is useful when the same phone is collecting reference models across several jobs.
A dedicated account and menu area brings plan management, billing, measurement units, location access, theme choices, and other preferences into one place. Clear project organization and settings matter once scanning becomes a repeated workflow: albums reduce time spent hunting for past captures, while measurement and location controls help keep model context consistent for the people who will review or reuse it.
Explore Models and Team Sharing
Explore adds a community-discovery layer beyond personal capture work. Users can browse trending models, search by subject, adjust filters, and switch to a map view when location adds context. This makes the app useful for studying how other objects or spaces were captured, finding visual references, and seeing what different scanning approaches can produce.
Captures can also be shared with collaborators or published to the Polycam community when the owner chooses. Album sharing and link-based access support reviews with clients, teammates, or classmates without passing a large project file from phone to phone. For designers, contractors, artists, and 3D hobbyists, this combination connects private project organization with a broader library of ideas.
