# Apple Object Capture > Apple's photogrammetry technology that creates a 3D model from a series of photos. Also known as: Object Capture. Category: 360, 3D and output formats. Object Capture is Apple's photogrammetry technology, available on Apple platforms, that reconstructs a textured 3D model from a series of overlapping photographs of an object. It is available to developers as an API, so applications can turn their own photo sets into USDZ and other model formats. ## How PhotoRobot uses it PhotoRobot Controls integrates Apple Object Capture, which is why it can output 3D models in USDZ, OBJ with MTL, and STL. PhotoRobot's tutorial shows how to create a 3D model with Object Capture from photos taken on a PhotoRobot turntable. ## See on photorobot.com - [Object Capture: how to make a 3D model](https://www.photorobot.com/tutorials/object-capture-how-to-make-a-3d-model) - [Supported 3D model formats](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/photorobot-supported-3d-model-formats) ## Related terms - [Photogrammetry](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/what-is-photogrammetry-in-product-imaging): Generating a 3D model from many overlapping photographs of an object. - [3D model](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/3d-model): A digital three-dimensional representation of a product, made of geometry and textures, viewable from any angle. - [USDZ](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/usdz): Pixar-developed packaged 3D format with native support on Apple devices, widely used for AR. - [OBJ](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/obj): A widely supported, text-based 3D model format storing geometry and UV mapping, with materials in an MTL file. ## Where this term appears on photorobot.com Mentioned on 6 pages. Most relevant: - [How to Make a Simple 3D Model with Apple Object Capture API](https://www.photorobot.com/tutorials/object-capture-how-to-make-a-3d-model): See how to make a simple 3D model using Apple’s Object Capture API integrated with PhotoRobot’s Control & Automation software. - [3D Object Modeling in PhotoRobot Workflows](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/3d-object-modeling-demo): …the Frame, while our automated photography software integrates functionality for Apple Object Capture. - [3D eCommerce - What is it, Why it Matters, and Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/3d-ecommerce): Most recently, we experimented with Apple Object Capture to make a simple 3D model from photographs in under a few minutes. - [AR Product Visualization Using 3D & AR Platforms](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/ar-product-visualization): This takes only minutes with PhotoRobot, which scans photos using Apple Object Capture to generate the 3D model. - [PhotoRobot Controls Supported 3D Model Formats](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/photorobot-supported-3d-model-formats): This is thanks to CAPP’s integration of Apple Object Capture, which uses photogrammetry scanning to create a 3D model from photos. - [PhotoRobot’s Robotic Arm for 360 Object Photography](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/robotic-arm-360-object-photography): Categories: About PhotoRobot, Product Photography, Robots The Robotic Camera Arm for Impressive 360-Degree Object Capture.