Amazing free tool lets you make 3D models from any photos. New gaming tool?
 

I was amazed by this. This new free tool called 123D Catch allows you to make 3D models from any series of photos (12 or more).

I was waiting for a tool like this to come along. It allows you to make 3D models of buildings, people, even aircraft, I presume!! As well as any equipment you find and can take photos of. I thought it would take 20 years for this technology to become available. Now it is here for free!

videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQcef...83326FFD767A1C

Related videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byqFZ...=plpp_play_all


Free tool:

http://www.123dapp.com/catch






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Very interesting, shame you have to make an account....I hate that, but I do like the look of the program.

Anyone tried it ?Any feedback?Looks amazing!

Looks very cool indeed.

WoW. Great model of a pub!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDsk8NdPVKs

stove

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmM0WX0ha_A

Car modelled from photos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jfvx54czBU

Building
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIVL_jDXZ1Q


A building, made from photos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUgjunLrqS8

Room with furniture made with this tool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qij3d...eature=related

Little girl lying down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J23gW...eature=related

Arch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzEbfsksnoQ



others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1ZEo...feature=fvwrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc-IDNbPmKo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixkQumdlQ-0

There are videos on Youtube showing how to reduce poly count and convert the models for use in 3D editors so that it would be possible for them to be used in games.

Sorry for posting so many links. But it is such a striking tool with so many possible uses.

Another nice building model
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFnixiqnEwk

One of the intersting things is that you can make models using old (WWII) photos, as long as you have different angles of view!!

Very nice video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HXkD7mCtjE

Well its ok for a bit of presentation or fun with your photo albums etc....

Photo Strata 3D on Mac has been out a while now.

A complete shadow free stable 3D render would be impossible from photos in an outside environment,
buildings and general landscaping so any importing would look strange with any in game modelling unless they were used in low level LOD's
that might save some time in object creation.

Looks like fun.



Just found this from M$ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXjhx...eature=related



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I think it's more than just a toy.
It simplifies model making. Or will do in the future when it has been refined.

Ammo box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaCeqkAjZlA

The models created by these kind of programs are far too "messy" for use in games.

Modelling real time assets requires a certain kind of 'style' in the way the shapes are made that computers are currently quite bad at.
Computers don't currently understand what parts of a shape are important, where symmetry should be or how to align contours.
These things are important when modelling for games, but require an imagination and understanding that computers currently lack.

These technologies are far more useful in video or film.