Ian_B Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Forgive my innocence as I'm just beginning to look into 3D printing. Is there a simple way to take a photo and convert it into a 3D printable file? I've heard Sketchup might be capable, but its website doesn't help! Regards Ian_B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flubrush Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 You might be thinking of photogrammetry where several pictures of a subject are used by software to generate a 3D file https://all3dp.com/1/best-photogrammetry-software/ ...or you go for 3D scanning software to run in your tablet https://www.3dnatives.com/en/top-10-low-cost-3d-scanners280320174/ Jim. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JimFin Posted November 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2019 There is a capability to do what you want on this site http://app.selva3d.com/transform but it is very limited. Works well with logo's and very simple images but dont expect too much off it. What sort of photo do you have in mind? One of the biggest issues may be to edit out all the "background" before you attempt to convert. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHOscale Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Sketchup has a drawing mode for tracing photographs called MatchPhoto. There are youtube videos that explain how to use. In essence the photograph is loaded and the 3 drawing axis are aligned with the image. Starting at the origin so the program has a reference you just draw along the axis tracing the photo. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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