Identify a model that matches a 3d object

A method comprising:

• accessing, in a computing apparatus, a first scanned image, wherein the first scanned image corresponds to a scanned first area of a three-dimensional (3D) object;
• searching, by the computing apparatus, for models that match the 3D object;
• identifying, from the search, a first set of candidate models;
• identifying, from the first set of candidate models, a general identity of the 3D object;
• determining, from the identified general identity of the 3D object, another area of the 3D object that is to be scanned;
• and
• outputting, by the computing apparatus, an instruction to obtain a second scanned image of the determined another area of the 3D object.

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium on which is stored machine readable instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• access a first scanned image, wherein the first scanned image corresponds to a scanned first feature of a three-dimensional (3D) object;
• search for models that match the 3D object;
• identify, from the search, a first set of candidate models;
• identify, from the first set of candidate models, a general identity of the 3D object;
• determine, from the identified general identity of the 3D object, another feature of the 3D object that is to be scanned;
• and
• output an instruction to obtain a second scanned image of the determined another feature of the 3D object.