60-second orbit + cloud
Subject holds still for 60 sec, you orbit with a phone, upload to cloud, done.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time
- About 30 min
- Cost
- Free quota tier
- Best for
- Memorial portraits, family captures, portrait-studio demos
Tools you'll use
- Polycam
- Luma AI
- Scaniverse
Step-by-step
- 01
Find soft lighting, stay still
Overcast window light or a softbox setup. Have the subject sit in a steady pose; eyes open, shallow breathing.
Open the chapter · Subject Taxonomy & Capture Strategy → - 02
Orbit in 60 seconds
Use 0.5× ultra-wide to orbit once around the subject, keeping the camera trained on head and chest.
Open the chapter · Camera Settings & On-Site Operation → - 03
Upload via Polycam Object mode
Pick Object (not Room). Cloud preview in 5–15 min.
- 04
Crop to head/shoulder or torso
Open SuperSplat, strip the background and ground, leave the bust or torso.
Open the chapter · Post-Processing, Cleanup & Compression → - 05
Gift the link / generate avatar
Share the link as a digital keepsake, or export .splat into a viewer to use as an avatar.
Open the chapter · Distribution & Display →
