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 ...

Try SAM 3D to create editable 3D models and meshes from images, with manual scale and rotate tools, helping beginners turn ideas into assets ...

I love going to the movies and trying out all the latest and greatest ways to enjoy a big-screen spectacle, but I’ve never been down with 3D films and those flimsy and uncomfortable spectacles. I didn ...

When it comes to 3D printing, sourcing files to print is half the fun or a daunting challenge, depending on who you ask. But if you want to take matters into your own hands, it can be worth ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Working from home by day, gaming and streaming by night? Defeating Wi-Fi dead zones is more important than ever. A mesh network system can help, and these are the best we've tested. I’ve been working ...

If this winter had you struggling to stream shows while the house was full of guests, treat yourself to a new router or mesh system and get everything up to speed again. Cutting-edge networking ...

A 3D shape with all straight edges and flat faces is a polyhedron. Other 3D shapes with least one curved surface are not polyhedra. A 3D shape with regular polygonal faces, meeting at equal angles, is ...

Python notebooks and utilities for making 3D triangle meshes watertight with minimal shape disruption. Works well also for multi-component meshes. The purpose of making meshes watertight here is ...

Abstract: Building an online 3D LiDAR mapping system that produces a detailed surface reconstruction while remaining computationally efficient is a challenging task. In this paper, we present ...