What if you could take a simple 2D image—a sketch, a logo, or even a photograph—and transform it into a fully realized 3D model, ready for 3D printing or digital design? For years, this process ...

A new project called Khora Image aims to let you craft “3D art” from any 2D picture or photo. The digital fabrication technique, which Khora calls “subtractive printing,” carves any image onto a ...

Canon has launched HeightIQ, a new software application driven by artificial intelligence (AI), to simplify the conversion of a 2D image into a detailed height map. HeightIQ simplifies the enhancement ...

With Windows 8.1 around the bend, Microsoft is taking the opportunity to add support to the OS for 3D printing. As Microsoft’s Gavin Gear explains in a blog post on the topic, printing in 3D with ...