Technological progress is not standing still. Making car keys from a photo is affordable today. Today, all you need to make a duplicate is a photo of the key. Computer technology experts from America have developed a new programme. However, it should be understood that caution should be exercised when working with such a service, as it may become a primary source for the production of keys.
Subtleties of the process
Making car keys from a photo can be a real revelation, as it is far from always the case that the vehicle owner has another copy of the key to make a duplicate. American researchers have developed software that can recognise a key from a photograph, scanning it to create a model of an analogue product. It should be understood that even a photograph posted on a web host that is accessible to all can be duplicated. Making car keys from a photo is now a simple process.
The innovation was presented at the conference, where demonstration experiments took place. In the first case, the photo was taken at close range using a smartphone camera. The photo was also taken with a camera from a distance of 60 metres. This allowed us to reconstruct the geometric parameters of the key from two photographs.
There were masters who could do this kind of work from a photograph before, but they were few and far between. These are top-class professionals. Currently, the programme does most of the work for the professionals. It is sufficient to specify the rap points on the key. Next, the workshop independently calculates the dimensions of the product elements based on the three dimensions, and determines the angles at which they are positioned relative to one another.
The production of car keys, as well as products for other types of locks, has become a much simpler process. Such an app is very useful and will make life easier for handymen, car and home owners in case of loss of keys. It is just worth treating them carefully, almost like a credit card, i.e. do not leave them anywhere in the presence of unauthorised people, and then there will be no problems.
