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Subject:Re: Am I asking for the impossible (2D>3D)? From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:56:04 -0700
There is software like this. It takes 2d images, created 3d forms based
on the images and then maps the images to the forms. Unfortunately,
it's a plug-in tool for AutoCAD, which costs about $3500.
This is an impressive 2d-to-3d project at Stanford University, but I
don't think it would fit the particular application you have in mind:
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Erika Yanovich <ERIKA_y -at- rad -dot- com>
wrote:
> Hello Whirlers,
> Do you know of any piece of SW that can turn a 2D drawing (with 3D
> icons) into something like
>http://www.keymile.com/media/internet/applications/efm/Pic_EFM.jpg?
> Tech writers can't necessarily draw these fancier 3Ds, but if such a
> software exists they could help themselves rather than turning to a
> graphic artist.
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