Ready to turn a simple photo into a professional 3D model? In today’s tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how to create a 3D model from one image using AI — no expensive software, no complicated workflows ...

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 ...

NVIDIA has built an artificial intelligence that can create a detailed 3D model of an object — all from just a single image of it. The system, dubbed the “differentiable interpolation-based renderer” ...

Gemini 2.5 Flash image model, popularly known as Nano Banana, is the rage on the internet these days with its popular 3D-model trend. Users on social media are using Gemini to turn their real-life ...

Structure from motion (SfM) is a photogrammetric range imaging technique for estimating three-dimensional structures from two-dimensional image sequences that may be coupled with local motion signals, ...

A new AI trend called Nano Banana is going viral. It uses Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image tool. This tool transforms photos into 3D figurines. Users can create miniatures of anything. The tool is free ...

3D scanning and 3D printing may sound like a natural match for one another, but they don’t always play together as easily and nicely as one would hope. I’ll explain what one can expect by highlighting ...

Use AutoCAD's "Extrude" and "Revolve" commands to turn 2-D designs into 3-D models. "Extrude" is how 3-D modelers to refer to the technique of stretching a 2-D shape into 3-D space. AutoCAD performs ...

Got a bunch of home-improvement dreams but you’re not quite sure where to start? Let a free or inexpensive three-dimensional floor plan program be your guide. While making a 3D model is no substitute ...

3D has a way of popping in and out of short-lived trends, but the ability to create a 3D photo without any added hardware could give the technology more staying power than 3D TVs. Shared to your ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...