Tencent has released a streamlined version of its Hunyuan World Model 1.0 called "1.0-Lite." According to the company, this Lite variant is designed to run on ...

Microsoft has introduced a new experimental AI feature, Copilot 3D, allowing users to convert static 2D images into fully rendered 3D models without requiring specialised design skills. Available ...

Copilot 3D will turn your 2D images into 3D models. The tool is freely available to anyone, though you do need a Microsoft account. Microsoft suggests using an image with a single subject, even ...

Abstract: This paper poses object category detection in images as a type of 2D-to-3D alignment problem, utilizing the large quantities of 3D CAD models that have been made publicly available online.

Octane Edge Tools is a free Blender add-on from Otoy for creating mesh-based outlines with OctaneRender Toon Material. Controls for edge thickness, object selection, and NPR styles. Described by ...

For a couple of years now, I've been trying to find an excuse to buy a decent 3D printer. Friends and fellow Ars staffers who had them would gush about them at every opportunity, talking about how ...

Apple researchers released a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can generate 3D views from multiple 2D images. The large language model (LLM), dubbed Matrix3D, was developed by the company's ...

In the emerging world of BIM 2.0, there will be generic new BIM tools and expert systems, dedicated to certain building types. Higharc is a cloud-based design solution for US timber frame housing. The ...

Tencent has released version 2.0 of Hunyuan3D, an open-source generative AI system that creates textured 3D models from regular images. The system splits the work between two specialized components: ...

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