Waldo3D Find Similar 3D Rendering

Researchers from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno are working toward a clever solution for those interested in coming up with a 3D model of a 2D object, but who don't have either a 3D scanner or CAD/CAM modeling experience. Waldo3D, their idea, works in a simple four-step process to take a user from a simple photo upload to an STL model. While Waldo3D works as a search platform, finding the closest 3D rendering possible to the uploaded file, thus not necessarily coming up with a picture-perfect match, as the repository of files grows the closeness will increase. Find out more about the project in the full story: http://3dprint.com/59919/waldo3d-fin...odels-from-2d/


Below is a look at an uploaded image, found STL file, and 3D printed object:
http://3dprint.com/wp-content/upload...4/Capture7.jpg