Abstract: Aspects relate to scanning a subject ear, including: capturing images of the subject ear; on a repetitive basis per image: automatically detecting a position of each of a plurality of key surface features on the ear within the image to determine a relative 3D orientation of the imaging lens to the ear; based on the determined relative orientation and positions of the key surface features within the frame, determining a relative 3D position of the imaging lens to the ear; outputting the determined relative 3D orientation and the determined relative 3D position; rendering: the determined relative 3D orientation and the determined relative 3D position; one or more targets, each target being a target relative 3D orientation and target relative 3D position of the imaging lens to the ear; and periodically updating the dynamic image to illustrate the most recently received determined relative 3D orientation and determined relative 3D position.

Abstract: A customization method and system for producing a product design customized for a selected environment by determining a deformation field between a mean shape of a 3D statistical shape model (SSM) of the selected environment to a new 3D scan by fitting the SSM to the new 3D scan data. And using the deformation field to deform a mesh of an existing Computer Aided Design (CAD) model of a product.

Abstract: A customization method and system for producing a product design customized for a selected environment by determining a deformation field between a mean shape of a 3D statistical shape model (SSM) of the selected environment to a new 3D scan by fitting the SSM to the new 3D scan data. And using the deformation field to deform a mesh of an existing Computer Aided Design (CAD) model of a product.