2D Drawing To 3D Object Tool

legoburner writes, "Takeo Igarashi from the University of Tokyo has a very impressive java applet/program, called Teddy, which he describes as 'A Sketching Interface for 3D Freeform Design', and basically allows you to sketch in simple 2D and have it automatically converted to full 3D. The tool is certainly very impressive and there is a demonstration video available. The end product looks like a hand-drawn object instead of the usual clinical, perfect 3D objects that are designed using standard rendering tools." This impressive technology was presented at SigGraph 1999 (PDF); a commercial product based on it is available in Japan.

So...

[O'Laochdha]

What happens if you give Escher this thing?

My take on the video

[Rude Turnip]

Given the types of things the guy drew in the video, I think the penis gourd design industry is about to go through a fashion revival.

Re:Wow...

[Anonymous Coward]

I really like the fact that you can really create complex models with a handful of simple operations.

You can only create complex models if your complex model is composed of potatos.

I've used it and it needs some work

[Anonymous Coward]

Drawing a hypercube causes a stack overflow.

Quantum Slashdotting

[edwardpickman]

Damn that one I think got Slashdotted before it was posted. The Slashdotting effect seems to work on a quantum level. Websites are begining to antiscipate being Slashdotted so they are able to exceed their usuage before a story is even posted. I have to wonder if a site exists in an exceeded and unexceeded state? If you try to log on will it come up quota exceeded half the time and the other half the time load up properly? Okay we need to test this puppy. I need a cat and a pistol and a box. My room mate has two cats so we're covered there and I can even repeat the experiment. "Here kitty kitty. Want to play in the nice box?"

Yup... and

[larpon]

I.. for one.. welcome our new penis drawing overlords

Re:Wow...

[Anonymous Coward]

Potatoes ARE a complex carbohydrate.

Re:So...

[Amouth]

stack trace?????

great...

[biscon]

yet another 3d penis modeller..