Abrasion Hologram Printer

An overview of the software for my Hologram Printer, which "prints" 3D holograms by scratching arcs into surfaces like plastic or metal. The printer was developed in 2009 at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
See Bill Beaty's site for more information on the phenomenon itself: www.amasci.com/...

[@thefrub]

Thank you for bringing this into the world, I bet someone with a mind like yours has done many things in the last 15 years

[@astroabood]

even after 14 years this mind blowing

[@brendawilliams8062]

My favorite yt video of all time. So thought provoking in so many ways. Imagine reading an ancient cave painting of a hand print in color. A civilization that reads by color. You could imagine forever.

[@I3RI3]

Bumping this way too late i think, but do you have a copy of the software available? we are trying to achieve this effect as well.

[@xpeace77]

A very nice Fusion between Art and Science.
Please post some examples when you`re finished with your prototype :)

[@Rpahut1]

so where is a teapot hologram?

[@daruyami]

very nice

[@mikemiller2748]

That's totally possible with this method. Just draw portions of an arc instead of a whole arc. When the viewer reaches the point where the reflection travels to the end of the arc, it disappears. I showed that in the video; the software supports generating these, but we never quite finished the printer. I plan on making one out of lego mindstorms later this year, though :)

[@aglarick]

Hello Mike, just by any chance is it possible to obtain a copy of the program just as it is. I'm trying to trace the circles corresponding to every point (just a simple picture of the circles works for me) and I just notice your program already does that. It is OK if you want an economic compensation for the copy of the software, just let me know the amount.

[@mikemiller2748]

In case you're still looking (sorry for the late reply), the source is available on github! github.com/mymikemiller/scratchhologram

[@leif1075]

Whyvis there NO AUDIO..can they fix it.

[@melody3741]

@@leif1075 the video doesn’t need audio.

[@myslef7636]

hello mike i was only 2 when you left that comment

[@Russellbeta]

Please do shading too, shallower scratches for shading please... oh and please be thinking of making this available to the public (at a cheap price). kudos ;)

[@JesseJenkins86]

Software for drawing scratch holograms. Now to print some scratch holograms with a 3d printer with a knife blade attachment.

[@ChrisCoulston]

Nice software interface. I wonder if you could use a 3d printer with a small delta z to print your images? Post more videos.

[@simons3943]

Hey 👋 I know its been a while since this video came out, but would you have a functional link to this software? That would be amazing!

[@owenkirschner5343]

Can you post a exe download for the software?

[@nunyabiznes33]

Nice. Sad that this would be hard to do manually though.

[@rimar2000]

WOW, awesome.

[@frontenbrecher]

now if someone would have a proper scratching unit.
etching should work though.

[@spamme.]

Bump :)

[@jackiemowery5243]

looks like it's time to drag out the old digital plotter from the 80s

[@hologirl6668]

Mike, how do I get a copy of your software? I've been doing some heavy-duty searching and can't find a copy. Raul's program isn't available anymore. I found some code on Ohloh and Sourceforge, but frankly don't know what to do with it. Can you help me out?

[@mikemiller2748]

I doubt you're still looking (sorry for the super late reply), but the source is now available on github! github.com/mymikemiller/scratchhologram

[@AlojzKolak]

@@mikemiller2748 how to open it after downloading ?

[@Drag0n_k]

thats the teapot from bloblox

[@timetraveller6643]

"Utah Teapot"