Today we are working with Sunil to capture some 3D data for his research project. To do this, we are using the peel 3 scanner to capture detailed models of the crocodiles. Luckily they're very good at staying still, so that means we can, capture them very easily. and the scales on them are really good for tracking. So they got lots of detail, lots of texture in them. I'm Sunil Dhillon from the University of Warwick. I'm a PhD student that's in the fourth year now with three more years to go. And for my research it's about, Biomimetics and establishing Biomimicry solutions for engineering applications. So, the project is to effectively study animals that develop a lot of traction, but also animals that can actually, not so much gain friction but actually repel friction. So how they maximise durability. So here in Crocodiles of the World, we've actually been studying crocodiles, to basically study how their scoots can repel friction. So the shape of the scoots themselves, the distribution, the design, the interior design parameters such as the ripples around the fin area and the material composition really supports, their ability to prevent erosion, by simply reducing drag. Well, preventing drag. And at the same time, they could also prevent shear penetration from other animals so by other crocodiles, potential predators such as lions, tigers, and even other big cats such as jaguars, as well. Yeah Sunil got in touch about his PhD project, it certainly sounded very interesting. and we have some nice crocs or an alligator for sure that was a nice size to get a scan on, and it's no real big hardship for the alligator as well. We take them and we weigh them and we measure them, once a month. So while we've got it out, a quick scan of it is no problem to it. And it's just really interesting to see the research that can come out of things as well. Using the peel 3 we've managed to capture the crocodiles with 100 microns of accuracy, which would give Sunil lots of data which he can use in this research project. The surface of the crocodile, the scales on it, are really good for tracking because they've got so much detail, so much texture, the scanner can pick it up really easily and follow where it is, as it's scanning meaning we don't have use positioning targets as much. I thought it was really cool, actually. Really quick. so it was quite interesting to see how much it could actually pick up all those tiny little grooves and, learning from Sunil as well, having him explain what he's looking at, and how good they are and how fast they can be in the water and seeing it on the 3D scan, it actually connected together quite well. So it's always nice to learn more and more about how cool crocs are. Like, Claire, I'm the research officer here at crocodiles of the world. Hi, I'm Dan, I'm a technical engineer here at Solid Print. And today we're going to be using the peel three scanner to capture data for a research project. To do this, we're using the peel three to capture detailed models of the crocodiles. luckily, they have really detailed scales. This really helps the tracking and means we don't achieve targets on them. Using the peel three, we've managed to capture the crocodiles down to 100 microns of accuracy. Which means we've now got lots of data that someone can use in his research project.