Are you fond of drawing some random doodles? Have you ever imagined some magic tricks that would transform your boring 2D picture into a realistic 3D model? Well then, turning a 2D shape into a 3D ...

In this magazine 2D often gets overlooked, despite it being the primary dimension for AEC deliverables. But, as Martyn Day reports, new technologies are emerging to transform 2D drawings into models, ...

A few do's and don'ts speed the transition from 2D drawing to 3D modeling. Developers of 3D software say 70% or more of all designers and engineers still work in 2D. That's despite many advantages to ...

A neural field network can create a continuous 3D model from a limited number of 2D images, and it does it without being trained on other samples. Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering ...

SP3D, formerly known as Spare Parts 3D, has expanded its testing for THEIA, an AI-powered platform designed for automatic 2D-to-3D reconstruction, and is now accepting applications for early access.

Prehistoric cave drawings date back about 40,000 years. Ancient Egyptians used papyrus for paper. Artistic drawing flourished during the European Renaissance starting in the 14 th century. Now, ...