With the growing popularity of 3D printing, and to a lesser extent, 3D scanning technology, interest in 3D models is now greater than it has ever been. This interest is especially notable in higher education,where biologists,chemists,historians,librarians, and many others have taken an interest in both the digitization of physical objects via 3D scanning technology as well as the reproduction of 3D models using 3D printing and similar on-demand manufacturing technologies