Virtual Body Measurements: Unlocking the Power of Mobile Body Scanning Technology

Why Are Virtual Body Measurements a Big Deal?

Traditional body measurements, often manual and error-prone, can now be replaced with the precision of digital body measurements. The days of laborious measuring tape rituals are becoming a thing of the past. With virtual body measurement technology, anyone can easily and accurately measure every contour and dimension of their body. Whether you’re a large-scale Made to Measure Fashion business, an individual tailor looking for precise measurements or an individual wishing to track fitness progress, mobile body scanning is a game-changer.

How 3D Body Measurements Solve Limitations in Manual Measurements

Directly linked to measurers’ skills and judgments, manual measurements can often lead to errors and variations. Additionally, different postures, compressed soft tissue from the measuring tape, and fatigue in the person being measured can also affect the outcome. 

The human body’s soft and elastic nature makes it difficult to measure accurately with a traditional tape measure. 

Factors like breathing and muscle contraction can lead to different measurement results even for the same person. For instance, the variance in inhalation and exhalation can lead to significant differences in bust measurements. Muscle contractions, especially when arms are extended, impact arm length measurements. 

Furthermore, individuals may adopt different standing postures, such as sticking out their chests when being measured.

With tape measuring, it’s also unlikely to achieve a perfect horizontal outline.

All of the above pose no challenge for 3D body measurements.

What is mobile body scanning technology?

Mobile body scanning technology uses a variety of sensors, such as cameras and depth sensors combined with AI technologies and 3D to create a 3D model of your body. This model can then be used to measure your body dimensions with high accuracy.

How does mobile body scanning work?

To use mobile body scanning technology, a smartphone or tablet with a camera and depth sensor is needed. Users can then download a mobile body scanning app or use web-based solutions like Mobile Tailor, and follow the instructions to create a 3D model of their body.

Once their 3D model is created, the AI measures body dimensions. For example, it can measure height, weight, bust, waist, hips, and inseam.

Mobile Tailor generates over 80 precise body measurements. Businesses can also use the 3D model to create custom-fitted clothing or track your fitness progress.

Use 3DLOOK’s Mobile Tailor and leverage the benefits of customer 3D models for a highly personalized fit. Easily export them as .OBJ files for seamless integration with pattern design and 3D fashion design software.

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Real-life Cases of Mobile Body Scanning

The widespread adoption of 3D body measurement apps has had a significant impact on various industries and consumers:

E-commerce and Fashion Industry

One of the biggest challenges in online shopping has always been the uncertainty of fit. But with 3D body scanning, e-commerce brands can now offer a more personalized shopping experience. Shoppers can use 3D body measurement tools to get their best size and try-on clothes virtually ensuring they choose the best size for their body and avoid the hassle of returning helping brands reduce return rates. 

Click to discover how Baynes & Baker, an NYC-based luxury suit brand, transformed their business with 3D body scanning technology. Learn how it expanded the brand’s reach, boosted profitability, and enhanced customer experience.

Fitness and Health Sector

Fitness enthusiasts can use mobile body scanning to track their body’s changes over time. This digital transformation allows individuals to monitor their progress in a more detailed and visual manner rather than relying solely on weight as a progress metric.

Customized Product Manufacturing

From custom-fit wearables to personalized ergonomic products, precise body measurements can ensure products fit like a glove. Industries like prosthetics, sports gear, and more can benefit immensely from body measuring solutions.

Explore how slø jeans and 3DLOOK have tackled the long-standing issue of finding the right fit for denim bought online significantly diminishing return rates while elevating customer satisfaction.

Mobile Tailor: Leading the Revolution in Mobile Body Scanning

No doubt, 3D body scanning technology is super cool, but what really makes it a game-changer is how easy-to-use apps and platforms bring that power to everyone. One such platform, leading the charge in this game-changing movement, is Mobile Tailor by 3DLOOK.

Get Body Measurements from A Picture

Mobile Tailor distinguishes itself as a groundbreaking body measuring solution that uses Advanced AI and 3D body scanning technology. With just two smartphone photos, Mobile Tailor can generate highly accurate body measurements. It’s not just about convenience; it’s about precision.

What makes Mobile Tailor unique:

• Intuitive: The platform is self-serve, easy to use, and offers a range of super cool features, like choosing from over 80 body measurements, enabling many types of businesses to get up and running instantly.
• Simplicity: Businesses can choose several ways to scan their customers from SMS to email, to adding a “Get Measured” button on their website. 
• Accuracy: Mobile Tailor app for body measurements has been trained on large datasets of people of all shapes and sizes in tight-fitted clothing enabling the AI to generate precise 3D models and highly accurate and consistent measurements validated by over 100 customers.
• Accessibility: The beauty of capturing body measurements from a smartphone camera is that it can be done anywhere, anytime. Only a mobile device is needed, so buyers can get precise body measurements from a simple photo.

Additional benefits of using Mobile Tailor:

• Time savings: You can save time by using Mobile Tailor to get measurements of your customers digitally online or ahead of an appointment. This means less time spent on measuring and more time spent on selling.
• Privacy: Mobile Tailor is privacy protected. Scans are deleted and never shared.
• Sustainability: Mobile Tailor minimizes clothing returns and waste contributing to sustainability initiatives and appealing to eco-conscious consumers.

Where is Mobile Body Scanning Technology Headed?

3D body scanning is poised to have a major impact on retail, apparel, and on-demand manufacturing that redefines how we shop. 3D models used in augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets will create highly immersive lifelike virtual shopping experiences no matter where you are.

Online shoppers’ bodies are scanned in one measurement process, with all relevant body measurements taken using the phone camera, without any additional effort. Shoppers can then rely on and use the 3D model of body measurements based on their precise body type and size, to try out and buy new clothing.

Accurate body measurements generated with mobile body scanning could revolutionize many aspects of our lives from health and well-being to fashion and entertainment setting the stage for the personalization of anything. 

Brands and industries that recognize the power of virtual body measurements and integrate solutions like Mobile Tailor into their ecosystem will undoubtedly be ahead of the curve, offering unparalleled value to their users.

3D Body Scanning Technology in Made-to-Measure and Custom Clothing

3D body scanning technology has been a groundbreaking development in the realm of tailored clothing, making it possible for anyone, anywhere to benefit from perfectly fitting customized and bespoke clothing. By precisely determining an individual’s body shape and size, this cutting-edge innovation through 3D body measurement apps provides customers with unparalleled ease and delight while dramatically reducing returns and waste associated with the fashion industry.

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