Create 3D Models from Photos
12 09 2008By Joshua Koopferstock
If creating 3D models was as easy as taking photos, it is safe to say that the use of 3D would be far more widespread than it is today. From e-commerce to virtual tourism to casual games, reducing the cost and complexity of creating 3D models would have a widespread effect on multiple industries.
Feeling Software is making that possible. Over the last 2 years, we have worked to develop a technology that allows anyone to create 3D models with little effort and no training. Our goal: simplicity. You take a bunch of photos with a regular camera from any angle you please, and we automatically create a 3D model. The demo video below discusses our project in detail.
Feeling Software Demo from joshk on Vimeo.
We have thought of a variety ways that this technology can be applied to solve problems for consumers. For our readers, imagine that you could take photos of an object or scene, press a button, and instantly have a high-quality 3D model of that object or scene. If this technology were available today, how would you use it?
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Very interesting!
When and how will this sofware be available? what kind of licensing?
Hi guys, thanks for your comments. If you are interested in licensing this technology, please contact us by e-mail (enlighten3d@feelingsoftware.com). Currently we are considering several licensing and commercialization models for the Constructive technology.
Will there be a trial version? How much will the software cost?
Is that a really horrible point cloud I see there?
This is awesome! I would definitely be interesting in buying a piece of software like this. Any idea what it’ll end up costing?
The software is still under development and the pricing has not been determined exactly. In the end, the pricing will most likely depend on the application; if it is an application that will use this software 10 times a day, the pricing will not be the same as for someone who will use it once a month.
To those who left a comment, what kind of applications would you use this technology for?
Hi, I’m interest to be a betatester… is it possible?
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