1. An apparatus for measuring a three-dimensional shape of an object, the apparatus comprising: a pattern film containing a plurality of striped patterns, wherein the striped patterns are formed in at least one of longitudinal and latitudinal directions; a projecting section configured to project a plurality of striped patterns onto an object to be measured; a transporting section configured to move the pattern film along the at least one of the longitudinal and latitudinal directions such that the projecting section sequentially projects the pattern film onto the object; a photographing section configured to photograph the object with the plurality of striped patterns projected thereon at a predetermined interval of time; and an operational unit configured to estimate images of the object from the photographed images so as to obtain three-dimensional shape information for the object.