2D representation of 3D shapes When architects design buildings, they often sketch 2D drawings to show what the building will look like from each side. These drawings are called plans and elevations.

3D shapes are described by their faces, edges and vertices. The faces can be the same shape or different, and a 3D shape could have a curved surface as well as flat faces.

Turning a 2D shape into a 3D object is now possible with an application like Paint 3D. In this article, we explain how to turn 2D objects into 3D objects using Paint 3D. Follow all the steps in ...

3D Shape Understanding Mesh R-CNN Although deep learning has enabled massive strides in visual recognition tasks including object detection, most of these advances have been made in 2D object ...

A new AI method enables the generation of sharp, high-quality 3D shapes that are closer to the quality of the best 2D image models. Previous approaches typically generated blurry or cartoonish 3D ...

In a blog post and papers, Facebook highlights a pair of AI models that can convert 2D objects into 3D shapes with high accuracy.

Researchers have developed a technique that programs 2D materials to transform into complex 3D shapes.

Technology Robots These 2D machines can shapeshift into moving 3D robots Mori3's triangular, modular design allows it to fuse with its companions, and could one day make it into space. By Andrew Paul ...