That’s why this photo of a squirrel is great: we know that its looks the same from both sites. It should also be a photo that looks similar on the other (hidden) site of the object. It would be an image that was taken from the side, as it makes modeling much easier. Getting the right picture for your 3D modelįirst, we looked for a picture of a squirrel and found this one. All you need is a single picture of the object you want to 3D print. No prior modeling expertise or software download is required. While online printing service like i.materialise facilitate the printing process itself, it often seems that there’s no way around 3D modeling.īut now the new modeling application Smoothie-3D offers a simple solution: A free online tool that makes creating 3D models as easy as possible and promises users a simple ‘Photo to 3D’ experience. One of the highest bars to pass to enter the world of 3D printing is learning how to create a 3D model. Now we put the app to the test: we converted a photo to a 3D model and printed it! Finding software for converting a photo to a 3D model Are objects from photos 3D printable? Recently, a new app made quite a stir: Smoothie-3D promised to provide an easy modeling tool that gets you from a single photo to a printable 3D model.
