Imagine snapping a photo of your favorite object, a vintage car, a family heirloom, or even your pet, and instantly transforming it into a lifelike 3D model. Thanks to Meta’s SAM 3D, this futuristic ...

What if you could turn a simple photo into a fully realized 3D model, all without spending a dime? Below, Matthew Berman takes you through how SAM 3D, an open source platform from Meta, is ...

Dylan Turck is a PC hardware, software, and gaming reporter who loves writing how-to guides and in-depth features on the latest tech products. When he's not shocking himself by pulling electronics ...

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 ...

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to take reference photos of an object from multiple angles to create accurate 3D models. This video covers the process of importing photos into Fusion 360, ...

Turns out stacking plastic like a cheapskate Rembrandt actually works.

At Rapid + TCT 2026, I came across an exhibitor that at first seemed like it would apply primarily to hobbyists. (I saw pet faces on keychains on display—how cool is that!) But then I saw the ...

AI can turn a single photo into a printable 3D figurine. Multiple AI systems quietly power each step of the process. Consumer tools make this workflow accessible at home. Writing for ZDNET has many ...

The model, called SHARP, can reconstruct a photorealistic 3D scene from a single image in under a second. Here are some examples. Apple has published a study titled Sharp Monocular View Synthesis in ...

On Tuesday, Tencent released HunyuanWorld-Voyager, a new open-weights AI model that generates 3D-consistent video sequences from a single image, allowing users to pilot a camera path to “explore” ...

Imagine designing a lifelike mini collectible of yourself with just a simple prompt. Sounds exciting, right? Well, that’s what Google’s Gemini Nano Banana is all about. If you’ve seen it popping up on ...