3D scanning is important because the ability to digitize awkward or troublesome shapes from the real world can really hit the spot. One can reconstruct objects by drawing them up in CAD, but when ...

While macOS Monterey (also known as macOS 12) brings several new features for users, the update also comes with significant improvements for developers with brand-new APIs that enable new ...

Got something you want to scan in 3D? It turns out you can use your iPhone with apps like Qlone, Scandy Pro, and Polycam, without any special hardware. With Apple rolling out Object Capture on MacOS ...

A new technique can model an entire 3D scene, including areas hidden from view, from just one camera image. The method relies on image shadows, which provide information about the geometry and ...

Imagine performing a sweep around an object with your smartphone and getting a realistic, fully editable 3D model that you can view from any angle -- this is fast becoming reality, thanks to advances ...

Computer vision startup Luma AI Inc. said today it has closed on a $43 million round of funding as it looks to build a new generation of generative artificial intelligence models capable of seeing the ...

Earlier this month, I detailed my experience with Apple’s new Object Capture API, which was introduced with macOS Monterey to let users create 3D models using the iPhone camera. Now developer Ethan ...

If you can 3D-scan it, you can 3D-print it – and Matter and Form has announced a super-versatile new way to do so. The Three system creates photorealistic, high-detail, full-color 3D scans of objects ...

Epic Games announced a new 3D scanning app for iOS and Android devices on Monday. It's called RealityScan, and as the name indicates, it turns photos you take with your phone into high-fidelity 3D ...

If you are a Windows 11/10 user, you can now easily add 3D objects to your PowerPoint presentations, Word, and Excel documents. Here’s how! Launch the PowerPoint app. Next, from the Ribbon menu ...

Use a 3D model when your document needs to display different perspectives of the same graphic in Microsoft Word. Microsoft 365 applications can fake 3D shapes and letters, but the effect is often less ...