3dsom

making 3d models of your proucts, from images.

here is something i knocked up in 30 mins:
http://www.skateasylum.co.uk/3dtest/skate.htm

(and it shows)

1) print out a special maker mat, put your product on it
2) take pictures of it, from various angles. i took 15 for my model.
3) load them up and 'draw around' your product's shape.
4) press go and watch the app spew out a flash movie, like the one linked above.

Pros:
- fucking cool
- REALLY works, even on complicated shaped things, with holes in them and such
- user friendly.
- will help you sell more of your difficult to describe products.
- no special tools required, just camera and the marker mat
(the app prints the mat for you)
- 30 day trial, FULL features and during the demo: "3D content created can be exploited commercially - no restrictions" (from the site)
- http://www.3dsom.com/proexamples/index.html

Cons:
- awkward to draw round (mask) accurately, my model is crappy, becasue i failed to do this.
- $800+ for the package to buy
- runs on windows (but rather fast in vmware too)

I liked it, overall, and i'll be using it, but i have issues with the time it takes to draw around the product using the primitive tools given by the editor.

so, overall, fucking cool: :thumbsup: i love it. :wub: