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New AI technology enables 3D capture and editing of real-life objects (techxplore.com)
submitted 8 months ago by onlinepersona to c/tech
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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 in AI.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hasn't this been around for several years already?

[–] onlinepersona 1 points 8 months ago

I think the 3D capture has existed for a while, I don't know about the editing.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean, this technology existed for literally decades, it’s called photogrammetry. The team here just seems to be doing photogrammetry using AI, which has also existed for a very long time.

[–] Lmaydev 1 points 8 months ago

Can I get a source for existing ones? Had a quick look and didn't find anything that spits out an editable 3d object.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Certainly not a new idea. You can install a free copy of Meshroom on your pc. Take a ton of photos of an object from multiple angles, dump them into the software, and let it process for a few hours. It will create a workable mesh you can use for additional modeling and 3d printing.

[–] BehindTheBarrier 3 points 8 months ago

AI had working 3d models in just seconds previously. Not sure about editing though, but this has that. Sure beats waiting a few hours if it's nearly instant.