Tracing an image

[mihai.s]

How can I transform a 2d image into a 3d model?

If you have Photoshop there is a chance you have Illustrator, and you can get a good SketchUp model with a few steps: Open the PSD in Illustrator, choose the option to flatten the image. Select the flattened image, and choose Object, Image Trace, Make and Expand. Choose File, Export, Export as… and export a DXF or DWG. The default settings seem to do ok. Import that into SketchUp. There are some difficulties, if you are only using the Free web version, and even the free desktop Ma…

or with Jim’s plugin

How can I transform a 2d image into a 3d model?

Google is moving legacy sites to a new framework using Google Drive. This has corrupted my links ;( Try this one: spirix_bmp_tracer.rbz - Google Drive Sorry about that …

and with Inkscape

2D image to 3D model | Inkscape + SketchUp