Taking 2D objects and making them 3D

3D sweep is a new tool that will allow users to take 2D images and transform them into 3D objects. A team of researchers from the Interdisciplinary Centre in Israel and Tel Aviv University wanted to create this program in order to simplify the process of pulling out 3D shapes and objects from regular photos.

As you can tell by the video almost anyone can use this program. The user traces around the object to define the dimensions and then the outline will automatically snap the the object in the photo. The creators made it clear that users must understand that it doesn't work on every photo and the initial design was to allow users to have a more convenient method the create 3D objects.