# Introduction to the 3D workflow 3D technologies are used in a range of different contexts in the cultural heritage, ranging from capturing archaeological monuments, historic buildings and landscape, to small objects for documentation, conservation, reconstruction, and to create virtual environments. A broad distinction can be made according to the size of the object to be digitized: * Small museum objects * Large museum objects * Buildings * Urban areas or archaeological sites * A portion of territory The size and type of object influences whether it is possible to work indoors or outside. It is then important to consider what needs to be captured: * Whole objects or component parts · * The viewpoints to capture data from · * External shape · Internal shape * Colour texture * Material reflectance --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://carare.gitbook.io/share-3d-guidelines/3d-process/context.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.