This is awesome. A Lego and 3D fanatic took a small Mario figurine, scanned it into a computer using the NextEngine 3D Scanner and used the data to create a near-perfect replica in Lego bricks, just ...

Google’s model, which is based on heretofore undisclosed photographs and other survey data, combines fearsome physical accuracy with unintimidating, toylike graphics, creating a peculiarly effective ...

Turn photos into 3D with Meta's SAM 3D, using SAM 2 masks and Gaussian splatting, so you can build assets quickly for ...

The model, called SHARP, can reconstruct a photorealistic 3D scene from a single image in under a second. Here are some examples.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin recently received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to ...

If you’ve ever tried learning Blender from scratch as I have, you know just how brutal the learning curve can be. I spent ...

From filmmaking to medicine, this software help creators and designers bring characters and prototypes to life. By Terry Sullivan Published Sep 25, 2023 5:55 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the ...

A very cool 3D model just posted today by ‘Gerardo64’ at the GEC Models Forum. Make sure you use the pan/tilt features to look at this in Google Earth after you download the 3D model of Unisphere.

Meshy, a startup in the AI design space, released Meshy-4 today, its latest AI-powered 3D modeling tool. The new version offers improved mesh geometry and a redesigned workflow, aiming to change how ...

The next breakthrough to take the AI world by storm might be 3D model generators. This week, OpenAI open sourced Point-E, a machine learning system that creates a 3D object given a text prompt.

On Friday, researchers from Nvidia announced Magic3D, an AI model that can generate 3D models from text descriptions. After entering a prompt such as, “A blue poison-dart frog sitting on a water lily, ...

Whether you are looking for the right software to fuel your latest design project or picking the best engineering program for a company or class, here’s the best 3D modeling software — and what makes ...